Hi,

Can any body tell me, What are the benifits to convert the application asp.net 1.1 to 2.0.

Thanks,

naveed.

naveedbaig:

Can any body tell me, What are the benifits to convert the application asp.net 1.1 to 2.0.

Most of the benefits are the new controls and tools for faster development, and new features.

Things like all the login controls, provider models, master pages, the new data bound controls, table adapters etc

To develop new applications in .NET 1.x would be awful compared to .NET 2.0 so if you are contemplating on a new web application between 1.1 and 2.0, then go 2.0 without a doubt unless there are some requirements or constraints that prohibit .NET 2.0

If you are wanting to migrate to .NET 2.0 then i would look at it carefully. If you are in maintenance/support mode then I do not see a reason to upgrade to 2.0 as it may brnig you problems where you need to spend time to debug/convert code, especially if the web application is complex.

If you have a .NET 1.1 app that you want to extend features over time and can see potential with the new .NET 2.0 features, then go for it. Web development in .NET 2.0 is much easier then 1.1.

Here are a list of changes in 2.0

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fa1h9d0d(VS.80).aspx

http://quickstarts.asp.net/QuickstartV20/aspnet/ 

Hi,
Lots of benefits and futures are come across the .net version 2.0
If you want full details and the difference between version 1.0 and 2.0 kindly go through the following link
http://quickstarts.asp.net/QuickstartV20/aspnet/

thanks jimmy q,

Is there any benifit to the end user. I mean all the above featurs are related to the development mode.

I want to know, What would be the other benifits to the end user that are not in .net 1.1.

For example. 2.0 is a latest technology then 1.1, therefore it is faster then .net 1.1 etc 

naveedbaig

naveedbaig:

Is there any benifit to the end user. I mean all the above featurs are related to the development mode.

Some of the new data bound and UI controls would benefit the user, like the data list control and gridview controls are much improved.

With 2.0 you can use ASP.NET AJAX so users can experience AJAX with little development time.

naveedbaig:

I want to know, What would be the other benifits to the end user that are not in .net 1.1.

Benefits in development time often transfer to user beneift as it means you have more tmie to do things to impress the user, when otherwise you would be spending time doing other things.

Someone can develop a PHP site and it would look exactly the same as a .NET 1.1 or 2.0 web site because end of the day it is all rendered as HTML. 

naveedbaig:

For example. 2.0 is a latest technology then 1.1, therefore it is faster then .net 1.1 etc 

I wont go as far and say 1.1 is faster than 2.0 as I would not know, but even if it was faster it would be negigible and not noticeble by end user. 

Thanks for Explain,

There is last thing, plz let me know, According to your 2nd last statement

"Someone can develop a PHP site and it would look exactly the same as a .NET 1.1 or 2.0 web site because end of the day it is all rendered as HTML. "

I assume there is no need to convert the application which is working fine.

naveed.

naveedbaig:

I assume there is no need to convert the application which is working fine.

As i said before it comes down to your needs.

If you are doing this website as a hobby, by all means upgrade and try it out.

IF this is a production system then you need to evaluate carefully, does the new features bring any advantage that outweighs the potential risks

e.g. is application an ongoing development or in support/maintenance mode 

thanx