[2bHalfMad]

mellery451 has pointed out the idea on starting with something I am comfortable with so i can build my app/project within the minimum timeframe/cost. On the thought of ASP.NET MVC, would you be able to clarify further what you meant by underrated? As in terms of amount of users, or something else? I guess the only reason that lured me in when I first started was the separation of view, model(data) and control that allows you to put things at where it should be, and as a result of that, it helps for further maintenance. I know there are alots of open source frameworks out there that also incorporate MVC concept which really re-emphasise the importance of separation. Thank you kindly.

[MartinCron]

I say it's underrated because a lot of people dismiss anything out of Redmond. There's a stigma that .NET Coders are just corporate drone code monkeys who don't care about their craft. Sure, some of them are, but there are plenty of very serious programmers working in the .NET platform.

You can write good code or bad code in any language, but the (many) frameworks that promote the MVC separation of concerns tend to nudge you toward making better code.

I agree with mellery451, stay in your comfort zone to get the product out quickly. Just be sure to venture outside of your comfort zone every once in a while. If I never went outside of my comfort zone, I would still be a Perl hacker.