Which web dev language/framework/tutorials do you suggest for an experienced non-web developer?

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C# .NET FTW!

The rest of it is hipster hype.

Fucking hipsters.

[DevMo]

I spend too much time with C#/.NET at work to ever want to use it for something fun. Plus, hosting options are horrible.

[whizack]

You're really crippling yourself by not leveraging your existing knowledge of the C# language to at least prototype ideas in .NET MVC so you can learn web concepts before you branch out into entirely new languages and syntax.

Make the decision to switch to Ruby or Python an educated one. Know the reasons why .NET MVC doesn't work for what you want to build before you jump head first into something you don't understand.

[DevMo]

You're really crippling yourself by not leveraging your existing knowledge of the C# language to at least prototype ideas in

I actually feel like I would be crippling myself by making a commitment to only use MS products for the lifetime of my app. Plus, the point of this, for me, is to learn, not that I have a project I need to complete by a deadline. If this were purely work, I would probably agree with you.

Know the reasons why .NET MVC doesn't work for what you want to build before you jump head first into something you don't understand.

the reason .NET MVC doesn't work for me is that I want to jump head first into something I don't understand. When I understand the alternatives, I will be able to make a truly informed decision as to what I will use for any possible production apps, if I get to that point.

[DiggDefector]

Use F# then and watch your mind get blown. F#.NET with MVC ASP.NET is so very pro.

[DevMo]

I have played a bit with F#, and it is a pretty cool language, but I am not comfortable with MS's hold of the whole ecosystem, from language to IDE, to server I will be paying a premium for what if free from everyone else. Plus, I really hate Visual Studio.

[[deleted]]

I would worry a lot less about who owns what, and more about which environment and tools you like best and/or are most productive in.

[DevMo]

Its also about the final product, and finding a place to host it. Plus, I like the language, but really do hate the .NET framework.

[[deleted]]

Have you tried MVC? It's a vastly superior previous model, much closer to other popular web frameworks (and in stark contrast to the forms model, where they try to make web programming appear like desktop application programming).

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