Difference between asp and asp.net

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Domnic picture Domnic · Jan 4, 2010 · Viewed 45.7k times · Source

What is the difference between asp and asp.net?

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mopoke picture mopoke · Jan 4, 2010

"Classic" ASP uses vbscript for its code. ASP.NET allows you to use C#, VB.NET and other languages. ASP.NET gives you access to all the tools which come with the .NET framework and allows you to write object-oriented code.

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