Hello Friends,

    We've been using ASP.Net since quite long time and have seen it evolving.  At present, ASP.Net has taken the top position against its contenders.  Do any of u think Java, PHP, Coldfusion has the capability to beat ASP.Net?  I understand its tough to foresee.. but just want to know your views.  Pls share your views.

I'd start off by suggesting you google this...this topic has been beaten to death...nearly as bad as "which is better"....

Personally, they will all probably co-exist till there is a significant change in the underlying processes. HTML based sites will, in my opinion, be gone... Distributed apps parsed dynamically over the internet will be the mainstay. Something similar has been around for a while but (to my knowledge) nothign is near the model I foresee....

Apps that are pure code, compiled, rendered and displayed on the fly, platform independant with backends that are agnostic. No one would know, or care, if their app is local or not... The only tricky piece will be disconnected mode, but that's another discussion....

Does that sound like "pie in the sky", sure....but I really foresee that as the next evolution.

They all have the strengths and weaknesses.  I personally think asp.net is doing well because of the integrated dev environment (visual studio) that pulls it together so well.

 Sorry guys i gave wrong subject text.. I just wanted to know your views whether any of asp.net's competitors can beat Microsoft.. I see no chance. I wonder what PHP would be thinking of giving in its next versions !!!!!

"ASP.Net has taken the top position against its contenders"

Well this is purely from your own point of view, I know of many Java developers who would turn this on it's head and say can any of their competitors beat Sun! I come from mainly a Java background but have been dabbling in .NET recently, and yes there are some advantages over Java, but there are also many shortcomings, which I can see. For example the Java class libraries and API documentation beat .NET's hands down, IMHO. Java's tag library's are also much more extensive and the expression language simplifies front end coding no-end, which I have yet to see an equivalent in .NET (although there is just as likely to be one). However the main advantage I see with .NET is the ease of setting up the development environment/application server, both of which can be a pain in Java. Like one of the previous posters said, they will always co-exist until there is a fundemental change in the way we develop apps or the underlying technologies. In the mean time each has their advantages/disadvantages, just choose the one that suits you the best!

I developed in PHP for many years and think the biggest advantage of PHP over ASP.NET is, that it's very easy to learn. If somebody is completly new to software- or webdevelopment he will be overstressed with ASP.NET. This is because you're not forced to develop object orientated in PHP and webservers are much more cheaper.

ASP.NET biggest advantage over PHP is, that you develop very fast and more easily secure with less effort. The AJAX control toolkit of ASP.NET is also unbeaten.

I think the most important factor is where they tend to get used -- they tend to fill different niches. ASP.NET is most at home in corporate, enterprisey environments. PHP dominates the world of open source web applications (think WordPress/MediaWiki/phpBB etc) and shared hosting plans. Ruby on Rails and Python (with Django/TurboGears/CherryPy) are particularly popular with trendy startups, the Web 2.0 crowd, and so on.

@jammycakes

Ruby and also ruby on rails is more as a trend in japan. It's one of most popular programming language there.