I took as class in ASP.Net last week, and I liked it so much, I changed my web hosting to a company that allows me to use all of the different .Net Frameworks. As a lazy human being, I admire the ability to "do things" with less work. I can put together a single template and use it on every page, with a specific content block available for child pages.

I can link to a database, and draw in data with drags, drops and code. I can have my data displayed in any which way I want. I can add a datagrid that sorts - with very little work!

I'd been working with php for awhile now, and while I don't mind it, I really like the ease of use that .Net gives me. Sure, I can find a nice IDE for php if I dig, but I already have Visual Studio. Also, I'm lazy. Most of php coding involves typing lots of code in a language I'm not as familiar with. If I need to code a .Net page, I can use VB - one of my first languages. VB is one of the easiest languages to use, and I've been playing with it since I started coding (okay it was basic back then).

So while I'm not sure how .Net will fit into my time here, but it's a very cool technology, and I encourage you to play with it if you like developing.