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?
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
Do you have dual boot so you can run Windows? If so, download Microsoft's (free) Visual Web Developer Express.
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.
here you go How to set up IIS to host your website. Installing IIS on Windows XP Pro How to set up your first IIS Web site Learnthat.com - Setting up IIS in Windows XP How do I configure IIS to host my web page?
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 or VMWare 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.
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.