I am currently using Dreamweaver Ultradev for web development to visually design web pages, I am capable of the usual minimal programming languages (HTML, DHTML, Javascript, VB, C++, ETC). My department is about to embark on a project of a data driven site (I currently only maintain two static information heavy sites). There is also, in the next year or two, a requirement to move to XML and possibly XSL as the government is insisting we take the leap away from HTML. I have average knowledge of web technologies, a little of databases and extremely little on XML. I was wondering what people might suggest for the best server/client side languages and technology to approach. I have bits and pieces of information but am missing the scheme of what might be required for the entire project to be cohesive. I would even take links or sources of information to do research. I thought that people who work with technologies real world would be the best beginning resource. I have read a little but a lot of information is so biased one way or the other, that I thought I would start with the Dreamweaver biased first, as that is the only definite so far =)
A little bit of specs:
People accessing -up to 500 within the next few years
Server technology for database/server possibly SQL server for ease of use and lack of professional developers.
Dell server
Only IE environment

Thanks bunches!!!

The fact that you are going IE only / SQL server, basically all Microsoft, would suggest that ASP/VBScript would be the Scripting language.

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I am just wondering about the support of XML and possibly the functionality of ASP with that. I am also wondering if anyone has concerns with SQL server or anything else to point me in the right direction.

XML is still not standardized as it should be. ASP.NET will make a change in that field. As for databases... SQL is very good solution if you're not ready to spend a lot of money on ORACLE. I'm waiting for real XML support inside of SQL Server. Untill then... It all depends on what you want to do. If you're not planning to exchange data between different sites and DB's there's no real need for XML right now. Just learn how to use ASP and SQL Server and you'll be on a good way for creating allmost everything you need.

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I am just wondering about the support of XML and possibly the functionality of ASP with that. I am also wondering if anyone has concerns with SQL server or anything else to point me in the right direction.


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Viktor Farcic

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I suggest that you stay with HTML. XML and XSL aren't standars that are supported by a lot of browser I think only IE does.