Asp.net Features and Advantages

ASP.NET is a compiled, .NET-based environment; you can code the applications in any .NET compatible language, including Visual Basic .NET, C#, and JScript .NET. Additionally, the entire .NET Framework is available to any ASP.NET application.

ASP.NET has been designed with scalability in mind, with features specifically tailored to improve performance in clustered and multiprocessor environments. With built in Windows authentication and per-application configuration, you can be assured that your applications are secure.

You can use Web Forms or XML Web services when creating an ASP.NET application, or combine both depending on your need. Both of them allows you to use authentication schemes, cache frequently used data, or customize application's configuration.

ASP.Net allows programmers to develop web applications that interface with a database. The advantage of ASP.Net is that it is object-oriented and has many programming tools that allow for faster development and more functionality.

There are 2 aspects of ASP.Net make it fast, compiled code and caching.

Prior to DOT Net Framework, the code was interpreted into machine language when your website visitor views your page. Now, with ASP.Net the code is compiled into machine language before your visitor ever comes to your site.

Caching is the storage of information that will be reused in a memory location for faster access in the future. ASP.Net allows programmers to set up pages or areas of pages that are commonly reused to be cached for a set period of time to improve the performance of web applications. I have used caching in many of my applications with few records, static and frequently used data.

ASP.Net automatically recovers from memory leaks and errors to make sure that your website is always available to your visitors. Programmers can actually write their code in any of the supported .Net languages like VB.Net, C#, and JScript.Net. In the Learning series, we will be using C# since it’s the widely used language across many companies.

An ASP.NET Framework application is deployed to a server simply by copying the necessary files to the server. No server restart is required, even to deploy or replace running compiled code.

Security is one of the major advantage, you can use built in Windows authentication and also you can set the security configuration by application.