Apple - ASP

[Visual Realm]

Where is the best place to learn asp if you are an apple user. Everyone always references to asp.net and all the big ones but is there a place that breaks it down for macs? Which brings me to my next question. Should i use asp if i am an apple user?

[ludwig]

it doesnt matter what OS you use. But it does matter if you wanna learn ASP you need to set up IIS and then start programming

[Forrest]

Do you have dual boot so you can run Windows? If so, download Microsoft's (free) Visual Web Developer Express.

[Visual Realm]

Ive heard about the Visual Web Developer Express, someone else recommended it. I dont have a dual boot though. Ludwig can you let me know a place that will teach me how to set up IIS.

[ludwig]

here you go
How to set up IIS to host your website. (http://www.no-ip.com/support/guides/web_servers/setting_up_iis.html)
Installing IIS on Windows XP Pro (http://www.webwizguide.com/kb/asp_tutorials/installing_iis_winXP_pro.asp)
How to set up your first IIS Web site (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323972)
Learnthat.com - Setting up IIS in Windows XP (http://www.learnthat.com/courses/computer/windowsxp/iis/)
How do I configure IIS to host my web page? (http://www.tech-faq.com/configure-iis.shtml)

[Visual Realm]

Thanks Ludwig. Much appreciated.

[chickens]

Basically, if you are running a mac the tools provided by Microsoft will not work. I would suggest running Windows in a virtual machine such as Parallels (http://www.parallels.com/en/products/desktop/) or VMWare Fusion (http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/). These will allow you to run Windows apps inside of OS X. I run both of them and VMWare is the best option in my opinion.

I know this is the ASP section of the forums, but if you are just learning a language on a Mac I would suggest something it supports. You would not need to do the extra work if you used PHP, Ruby, Python, Perl, or various other *NIX compatible languages.

You can easily code any language from any computer, it is just a matter of what tools are availble to you. ASP is Microsoft's proprietary language and therefore it works best if you run Windows.

[Forrest]

I know Dreamweaver does syntax highlighting and some type of code completion for asp and aspx, and I'm pretty sure dw runs on a Mac? You could get a Windows host, develop your code locally, and FTP it to your server. But that's far from ideal.