Can C-sharp (C#) be used for web app building?

Question

Hello I'm a web designer. I wanted to look at a new programming i know php works but, then again people are telling me that its going to die in a few years and that C-sharp (C#) is going to take over yet I cant find any thing on it being used can any one tell me if its a good programming to learn and where i can find videos or books on learning it

Answer 1

I don't know about PHP going away anytime soon. It runs huge amount of websites based on the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySql, PHP) model. Also it is free.



Anyway, to answer your question, C# can be used to develop console (windows applications), web applications, and new platforms like Silverlight that have a foothold in both web and PC environments.



If you are a student, Microsoft will GIVE you a copy of their professional software. Go to dreamspark.com to see if you qualify. If you aren't student, you can still start for free with MS Express software development IDE, Visual Web Developer. Download at



http://www.microsoft.com/express/vwd/



There are, dare I say, millions of websites using C# and ASP.NET? I program websites all day using C# and ASP.NET. There are many advantages and a few disadvantages of using ASP.NET. It is certainly taking over ColdFusion in many companies. Many companies are consolidating on MS platforms:

Windows

SharePoint

SQL Server



and knowing C# will allow you to communicate with all those products.



There are many books on C#. Jesse Liberty has a good reputation for decent books. The "Head First" series is also nice, if you like their writing style. Also, I like books from Manning publisher.



You can learn a huge lots from the Microsoft websites for ASP.NET



http://asp.net



Good luck

Answer 2

Yes C# can be used for web development. C# however is a programming language like VB.NET, Managed C++ and F#. The Frameworks for building web application within the .NET arena are Web Forms or MVC.



While I do not believe that php is going anywhere any time soon due to the LAMP model it may well take a blow due to the recent announcement that more of the .NET framework will be open sourced as time goes by. This may well bring over a lot of PHP programmers to the .NET Framework.



If you are planning on working within enterprises that can afford the Visual Studio, Windows Server, etc licenses then I would say .NET is the better choice, however if you are more into the open source, freelance, model then PHP might be a better option. Saying this however lots of large companies use PHP.

Answer 3

Microsoft has a good collection of training videos.

You can get VS2008 Express for free, work through a few of the videos and see what you think.

Answer 4

I've made a whole course on it. Check it below.

https://www.udemy.com/masteraspdotnetbasics/#/

Answer 5

Sure, you can use it for ASP.NET development



http://www.sitepoint.com/article/c-asp-net-developers/

http://www.deitel.com/articles/csharp_tutorials/20060128/index.html

http://webproject.scottgu.com/CSharp/