.net on Linux

[Shift838]

I have never messed with Linux, but was wondering if ASPX can be supported on Linux platforms. Can Visual Studio .net be used to develop in asp .net and vb .net on windows while connected to a linux server.

I need a linux server to support:

.net 2.0
Web Services
Visual Studio development
asp and aspx pages

CAn this be done, if so how and what software will i need?

Thanks,

 

[sleipnir214]

I recommend you start with the Mono Project:

http://www.mono-project.com

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[TrojanWarBlade]

What exactly are you expecting the linux server to do for you?
It does not natively run windoze apps and tools but it does run many things that can be used on both.


Trojan.

 

[Shift838]

I want to be able to develop a web application in asp .net with vb .net for the code behind and run this all on linux if possible utilizing MySQL for the database.

Easy to do on a windows server of course.. but not sure about linux.

 

[ericbrunson]

I don't believe VB has a linux counterpart. ASP is simply embedded code in HTML templates, there are plenty of things that do that. Look at Mono, but don't think you're going to design something in visual studio and plunk it on a linux server. It ain't gonna happen. Learn a real programming language, you'll be a better person for it. ;-)

 

[TrojanWarBlade]

LOL!

If you want to use Linux and MySQL then why not look at Perl or PHP. Either will allow you to access your database from a web interface on any platform.

If you truly need ASP and / or .net etc then you don't understand linux at all. Linux is not a platform for those technologies (if I can use such a term!) since they are proprietary and NOT open source and NOT platform independant.



Trojan.

 

[RhythmAce]

If you have to run a linux server as you say then I'd forget about vb all together. I agree with TrojanWarBlade. Go with php.

 

[sleipnir214]

I, too, recommend forgetting completely about VB. The only real strength as a programming language VB has is that it can program the Win32 GUI quickly. Once you leave the Win32 realm, there's really no point to VB.

On a Linux box, you have a plethora of languages to choose from. As well as the aforementioned perl and PHP, you have ruby, python, c-language, C++. Someone sooner or later is going to tell you that the One True Language is lisp, and it's available on Linux, too.

And the true beauty of all this is that you won't have to pay for a compiler for any of these languages.

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[TrojanWarBlade]

This is all very true.
The big advantage of the linux world is choice, and lots of it.
The only downside is that (as yet) most people are still controlled by the Microsoft mentality.
When you learn that you don't need M$ to get results, then you'll start to see many benefits from linux.
Like stability, reliability, virus resistance, and many other things besides.



Trojan.

 

[sleipnir214]

Well, I wouldn't bandy about terms like "Microsoft mentality" -- some people could interpret that in a derogator manner. Besides, it's easy for anyone to get too locked in to a particular technology, and it has been my experience that folk with a lot of Microsoft experience have often never had to deal with anything else. This is in contrast to Linux folk, who often are forced to make their techologies work with Win32.

And like deep-sea fish, I've seen more than one Microsoft person explode when brought up too quickly.

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[TrojanWarBlade]

Very good.
Made me chuckle.
And very true.
But the M$ mentality comment was not meant to be derogatory although I guess I was typecasting M$ developers to some extent.
But you are absolutely right. We must treat them gently, the shock can sometimes be too much (and what is that if you are not typecasting too?!).

I do, however, stand by my comments.


Trojan.

 

[kordaff]

I suppose some of that typecasting comes from working with products based on M$ systems that couldnt be safely remotely restarted (like having to unplug the ethernet on a certain I-Commerce type application's data base server just to get the thing restarted and working again...)

Working with Unix based apps that I could restart easily (including hard reseting the machine and getting a system core dump from the restart) from 2100 miles away was just so much easier.

You dont host 4000 web hosting customers on one windows box... (note that number is at least 3 yr old)