TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
Subject:RE: ASP or JSP? From:"Richard Smith" <Richard -dot- Smith -at- windriver -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 5 Jun 2001 10:49:44 -0700
Peter,
Your people are reccommending asp or jsp as a choice of language in which to
code the server side scripts (pages) that will access the database. The
basic idea is to use the language (or derivative) your developers are
familiar with.And be sure your choices are not limited to those alone. There
are some other (better some might say) solutions available. Another
consideration is which server you will use, and whether or not you have the
ability to reconfigure it.
There are many server side solutions that have database connectivity. ASP
and JSP have the momentum because they have the marketing machines behind
them and legions of developers who already know how to code VB and JAVA.
As with all choices, none is better than the other, and if you or the
developers know VB, then ASP might be your best choice. If you, or they,
know Java, then JSP might be the best choice. If they know C, then php might
be the best choice. Php (www.php.net) is rapidly gaining popularity among
the big players. Zope (www.zope.org) is another setup that is gaining
traction.
Generally, the actual database you use is a seperate choice. Typically, all
of these server side solutions have connectivity to ODBC compliant DBs, SQL
compliant DBs, Oracle DBs, Sybase DBs, Informix DBs, and so on. I remember a
recent MicroTimes print article on the pros and cons af the various DB
implementations, try to find archives on thier site.
HTH
--Richard
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bounce-techwr-l-53077 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
> [mailto:bounce-techwr-l-53077 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com]On Behalf Of Peter Shea
> (USF)
> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 10:02 AM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: ASP or JSP?
>
> I am trying to decide on databases to use on my organizations website. A
> techie suggested ASP or JSP. Is anyone familiar with these?
*** Deva(tm) Tools for Dreamweaver and Deva(tm) Search ***
Build Contents, Indexes, and Search for Web Sites and Help Systems
Available now at http://www.devahelp.com or info -at- devahelp -dot- com
Sponsored by Cub Lea, specialist in low-cost outsourced development
and documentation. Overload and time-sensitive jobs at exceptional
rates. Unique free gifts for all visitors to http://www.cublea.com
---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as: archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.
