ASP (Active Server Pages) -full form, extension,Server Technologies

Active Server Pages (ASP), also known as Classic ASP, was introduced in 1998 as Microsoft's first server side scripting engine.


ASP is a technology that enables scripts in web pages to be executed by an Internet server.

ASP.NET pages have the extension .aspx, and are normally written in VB (Visual Basic) or C# (C sharp).

User controls in ASP.NET can be written in different languages, including C++ and Java.

ASP.NET Programming Languages

This tutorial covers the following programming languages:

Visual Basic (VB.NET)
C# (Pronounced C sharp)

Server Technologies

This tutorial covers the following server technologies:

Web Pages (with Razor syntax)
MVC (Model View Controller)
Web Forms (traditional ASP.NET)

extension


Classic ASP files have the file extension .asp
ASP.NET files have the file extension .aspx
ASP.NET files with Razor C# syntax have the file extension .cshtml
ASP.NET files with Razor VB syntax have the file extension .vbhtml