Migrating from ASP to ASP.NET - ASP.NET Pros
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Although at first glance it may seem that ASP.NET is simply a minor upgrade from ASP due to the name similarities, don’t let the name mislead you. Rather than enhancing the technology found in ASP, Microsoft’s release of the .NET Framework and ASP.NET offers a completely new way of developing applications. ASP.NET contains many new features that allow for greater developer productivity and enhanced application scalability and stability. Microsoft made these features available while still allowing “classic” ASP applications to run on the same server as ASP.NET applications. This is possible due to a new .aspx file extension used by ASP.NET Web pages. Note, however, that running ASP.NET Web applications requires Internet Information Server (IIS) 5 or higher. In order to understand best practices for migrating existing ASP applications to ASP.NET, let’s take a look at a few ASP.NET features starting with language supportand code compilation. However, there are many advantages to porting your application from ASP to ASP.NET. Some of the biggest advantages include:
- Increased performance: Microsoft tests have shown that ASP.NET applications can handle two to three times the requests per second as classic ASP applications.
- Increased stability: Processes are closely monitored and managed by the ASP.NET run time, so that if one misbehaves (leaks, deadlocks), a new process can be created in its place, which helps keep your application constantly available to handle requests.
- Increased developer productivity: New features like server controls and event handling in ASP.NET help developers build applications more rapidly and in fewer lines of code. It is also easier than ever to separate code from HTML content.
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