ASP – Ladder of Programming
Asp.net is an open source Server-side web application framework which is used to produce dynamic web pages and also allows programmers to build dynamic web sites,web applications and web services.
Since its first release in January,2002 (dot).NET framework has come a long way.
Today it not only supports creation of Desktop applications but also supports web applications as well.
In terms of Web ,(dot).Net Framework has achieved new heights. It now extends its services for not only window applications (in the form of Windows Forms) but alsohas advanced its reach in cloud computing via Windows Azure.
Now one can easily host his/her website on the cloud servers provided by Windows Azure on the push of a single button.The Latest Tools (like Microsoft Visual Studio 2013) supporting the latest Framework i.e. Framework 4.5 offer these services.
In addition to the above mentioned services , now Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 has value added services to support and develop Windows phone applications supporting the latest 8.1 Windows version.It has built in emulators to give the developer a never before experience with the availability of numerous and user friendly tools at his disposal to help shape his ideas into reality.
Combined with the latest languages with additional support for Javascript , JQuery , Ajax, Css , etc. to name a few , asp.net has etched its name in being one of the most popular Languages to opt for and undoubtedly the best Choice for the budding programmers all over the globe.
As far as backend is concerned one need not to worry. It Supports all the Microsoft SQL Server versions beginning from SQL Server 2005,2008,2010,2012,2013 to the latest i.e. SQL server 2014 as Microsoft Visual Studio,the most widely used development tool all over the globe comes from the fine works of Microsoft software engineers ,coincidently which is also the creator of various SQL Server versions till date.
From the aforesaid information one can easily deduce the reason why (dot).NET Framework and Asp.net are so much popular among the software engineers around the globe.