"Martin Nicholson" <mgnicholsonNO-spam@hotmailNOspam.com> wrote in message
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> Can anyone enlighten me as to what "ASP.NET Web Matrix" is? Is this some
> VS.net "light" version, or what? Anyone use it?
>
> Here's a link to an article about it:
> http://www.asp.net/Default.aspx?tabindex=0&tabid=1
>
> TIA, -marty nicholson
>
>

"Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]" <Steve@Orr.net> wrote in message
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> Yes it's basically VS.NET light - and it's only for ASP.NET development.
> VS.NET is better overall, but you can't beat the price of web matrix:
free!
>
> --
> I hope this helps,
> Steve C. Orr, MCSD, MVP
> http://Steve.Orr.net
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>
>
>
> "Martin Nicholson" <mgnicholsonNO-spam@hotmailNOspam.com> wrote in message
> news:OeUR97DnDHA.392@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Can anyone enlighten me as to what "ASP.NET Web Matrix" is? Is this
some
> > VS.net "light" version, or what? Anyone use it?
> >
> > Here's a link to an article about it:
> > http://www.asp.net/Default.aspx?tabindex=0&tabid=1
> >
> > TIA, -marty nicholson
> >
> >
>
>

"George Birbilis" <birbilis@kagi.com> wrote in message
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> > New WebMatrix have feature what beat VS.NET - WYSIWYG in page design for
> > controls instead
> > of strange grey boxes.
>
> What do you mean? Even VS.net2002 can do that (maybe you have that option
on
> [off by default] that shows placeholders instead of live server-side
> controls?)
>
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> New WebMatrix have feature what beat VS.NET - WYSIWYG in page design for
> controls instead
> of strange grey boxes.