.net: Is it the answer to my programming questions?

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Iron Messiah

Maybe you guys can help me out with what must be a really rudimentary
question. You see, I am currently designing an app for gaming (not a game
per-se, but a tool for games). However, although I can design extremely
well (I am in the process of finishing up the design document as I write
this), I have only passable programming skills in vbasic. I am considering
adopting and learning .net for this program for reasons I will explain
below, but I honestly don't understand its full capabilities and would like
a bit of info.

I know what I am looking for... an environment that will allow me to create
programs that will be based on the web and will allow a user to log onto a
server to use the program instead of having any sort of client on his or her
computer.

The program will handle data (not really massive amounts either, mostly
character generation) and voices (sort of like a voice chat). It will also
serve a host of other functions. I am, however, concerned about speed of
use and how much of a server drain such a program might present if many
users are utilizing it.

Can someone give me some basic .net info that can help me decide if it is
the way to go? Will .net even do what I have (admittedly sketchily) laid
out here? In short, what does .net actually *do*? Any constructive help
would be appreciative, and any tips would be helpful. Thanks.

--SJP--
 
..NET is perfect for web apps. I am not sure I would want to create
characters on a server, per se, but I do not see a reason, technically, why
not. If you are talking avatar type programs (virtual rooms), .NET is fine.

If you are truly creating game characters, for a game, you can deploy the
app with no touch (an executable that is downloaded from a web app), but
this will require .NET on the user's computer and pretty much excludes
pre-XP clients. This would reduce server load, however, as the server
interaction would be for download of the app. You can have the app talk back
to the server via web services, if you need the character creation
information after complete.

Without better understanding the app, I can only speak in generalities,
however.

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Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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