1. Back in 1997 when the majority of web sites
were being served from UNIX servers I chose
to use Windows servers. I chose Windows
servers because they gave the fastest server
side development environment with ASP and
Access databases. I could cut my teeth on
server side programming without killing my
brain trying to learn Perl and CGI.
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2. I am an entrepreneur I don't care much for technology for
technologies sake I care about technology for what it can do for us as
humans Business is where we can bring about products and services
that we can all gain value from and improve our lives Windows servers
allowed me to focus less on the technical aspects and focus more on the
business rules, functions and features of the products and services I
wanted to deliver
3. At that time my sites were simple directories for real estate, motor cars
and local sites Over the following 2 years I got more excited about the
Windows platform as a means for more and more people like me to bring
about innovations to the internet - fast Windows continues to be a great
platform to develop dynamic, interactive, database driven sites with ASP,
ASP Net with Access or SQL Server database back ends This is a
wonderful platform to learn the basics of what it takes to develop such a
site
4. ASP and Access provide a solid environment for anyone to learn the
basics of coding and databases The work produced with ASP and
Access can be easily converted to ASP Net and SQL Server to be far
more scalable (handle more people using the site at one time) ASP is a
server side programming language based on Basic Basic is a beginners
programming language
5. Access is a simple desktop database application available with Microsoft
Office that provides many wizards and tools to quickly develop a
functional database You will find many learning resources, tutorials and
free code and samples for both ASP and Access across the internet
Once you have developed or copied and pasted some code and server
side databases together you will gain an incredible amount of confidence
You will naturally move on to more advanced projects You will also be
open to a whole new world of freely downloadable web applications
(open source and generally free) to modify and try on your sites
6. In doing this you will come across sites written in PHP and ASP net
requiring MySQL or SQL server databases If you are running your sites
on a Windows server you can plat around with the whole world of server
side scripting languages: from ASP to PHP, ASP Net and even Perl! The
Windows Server hosting environment will help a beginner gain
confidence and skills in the basics of developing a dynamic web
application Then it will allow you to progress to more advanced web
applications using a mix of ASP, ASP
7. Net, PHP with MySQL and SQL server back-end A good Windows host
will allow you to run ASP, ASP net and PHP with MySQL or SQL server
all on the one site You will find a Windows hosting account will give you
far more freedom and flexibility to run a wide range of web applications
and allow you to get a dynamic web site up and running fast Today I still
prefer to prototype a site with ASP and then once proven move it to ASP
8. Net or PHP so it is scalable ASP allows me to quickly get my ideas up
and running fast With feedback and if it is successful I can invest more
time in a more appropriate language for the application with ASP Net or
PHP A Windows hosting environment provides me this flexibility
9. If you're looking to start in the world of developing web sites or
want to take your web design skills to the next level, the world cheap
hosting of Windows hosting is a good place to start It will allow you to
develop your skills with a very simple coding language and database with
ASP and MS-Access The Windows hosting environment will feel familiar
with concepts you are used to, from using the Windows operating system
on your desktop or notebook And when you're ready to take your
projects further with ASP
10. Net or PHP your Windows server will be able to handle that too In a
world where time is money and both are in short supply, flexibility is key
A Windows hosting environment will provide you with the necessary
flexibility to save both time and money and get your web projects up and
running faster
