Noobie question

[Don803]

I am an VB 6.0 & ASP programmer, and am getting ready to learn / switch to ASP.NET.
Do I need VS.NET, or can I get by with just VB.NET?
I have VS 6.0 now, and only use the VB portion. I do not like interdev, and prefer to code asp using an editor. I have been told that asp.net is more like VB 6.0(which I like), and I should give it a try.

Don803

 

[jasonsalas]

You won't be able to use VB6 to code in .NET, and the language itself is completely different.

However, you don't necessarily need VS.NET, although it's great for learning. You can write web apps using VS.NET, or better yet, the free utility ASP.NET Web Matrix, available at

http://www.asp.net.

Failing this, you can do just as well in Notepad.