ok, here's the deal. I'm a database programmer (at least that's how my job description reads), and my company has an upcoming project that requires a web site accessing a database. It's a very large system. My company is pro MS, and there's no way we'll get linux servers. But, i have been given a large say i what other tools we use for this project. IIS is a strong leader over apache, so much so that it may be a lost cause (i don't have much say in that area), but the others are up for contention. A while ago, a network engineer told the company had MSSQL server, and described it as "full blown SQL" implying MySQL (which i was using at the time) was an inferior product. I felt like saying "Just because it's MS doesn't mean it's the best out there, MySQL is just as good", but i had no real evidence to refer to, so i kept my mouth shut. I've never used JSP or ASP or java servlets or anything like that (although i know java). Has anyone here used these before, and if so, what are the advantages/disadvantages of each? I have some books on ASP and JSP that i am looking at at the moment, but any assitance would be appreciated.
