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Which technology/language(s) for a better data-driven interactive web experience?
We're presently running Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server and using IIS to host a website which contains ASP and HTML pages. Right now some of these pages refer to databases (Access/SQL) on the server to deliver dynamic content to the user, but not on the scale we'd like. I'm wondering which technology or technologies should be pursued to achieve a more dynamic, robust, live web application.
Some of the features we'd like to provide include both static and drag-and-drop-interactive spreadsheets (a-la Excel pivot tables), dynamic forms, and charts and graphs. We're looking for a clean and simple interface which doesn't require much of the user. My present server-side coding experience is with VBScript/ASP.
I know this is a broad question. I'm open to all suggestions.
Thanks,
Michael
Some of the features we'd like to provide include both static and drag-and-drop-interactive spreadsheets (a-la Excel pivot tables), dynamic forms, and charts and graphs. We're looking for a clean and simple interface which doesn't require much of the user. My present server-side coding experience is with VBScript/ASP.
I know this is a broad question. I'm open to all suggestions.
Thanks,
Michael
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mackenga is right, Java is a great language, but having spent a great deal of time developing in both environments, I still promote .NET over Java. Java is great if your confined to a non windows platform or if your desktop app needs to be compatible with other platforms, but overall, I find it clunky. If you can, learn both, and you'll be better developer for it. Ultimately, you'll find what you like best, but please, don't make a decision on platform politics. Best of luck to you!
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