ASP.NET Web Pages questions

Question

I'm new to ASP.NET, but have been using PHP for many years. I have started on a educational program, where we are forced to learn ASP.NET, and I'm trying to find the best way.

As i understand there are three different development models you can choose between, when you code ASP.NET:

• Web Pages
• Web Forms
• MVC

I found out that "Web Pages" seems to be easiest model to use, because it reminds more about PHP than the other two models.

So i have some questions about the model "Web Pages":

• Is the model (Web Pages) as powerful as the other two models in terms of built in utilities, just like PHP has a lot built in functions.
• Can you do OOP using the model?
• Can you do functions?
• I don't know how advanced the model is, so the questions is if this model restricts me in building something that you can only do with the two other model?
• Can i use c# using the model.
• Do you have any links to advanced tutorials about this model.

Thanks.

Answer 1

The Web Pages model is just one entry point to developing dynamic sites using ASP.NET. Behind it is the same .NET library that lies behind the other two entry points: Web Forms and MVC. Whatever you can do in MVC and Web Forms, you can also do in Web Pages. You are not restricted to a subset of functionality.

Both C# and VB (your language choices for Web Pages) are fully object-oriented, so you can use OOP as much as you like when developing with Web Pages.

I have written a lot of articles on using Web Pages for web site development, including many that feature advanced OOP-based concepts such as Code-First development using the Entity Framework, and incorporating class libraries into an ASP.NET Web Pages site for data access code.