ASP.Net 1.x has a deal-breaking flaw
ASP.Net 1.x has a deal-breaking flaw
I've been thinking about the lack of template support (aka Master Pages) native to ASP.Net 1.x and I've decided that even despite the fact I find .Net to be the best coding framework ever, I am pretty much writing off ASP.Net 1.x as crap for one simple single reason, a total lack of template support.
To me, a template based website is the cornerstone of web development, any amateur or professional site uses a template based design and I can't imagine what MS was thinking when they didn't add native support. Because of this I think I will hold off my ASP.Net developmentprojects until .Net 2.0 comes out, which isn't very far away actually, just a couple months. For the time being I'll concentrate on Web Parts, which are like mini ASP.Net pages that don't need a template as they are input into other MS servers (currently only Sharepoint 2003).
I hate to be a one topic decision maker but I really feel a lack of native template support is as horrendous as if ASP.Net 1.x lacked support for FORM's POST method and we would have to code everything around GET methods. That's how strongly I feel.