Lessons & Other Thoughts

Everything is relatively straightforward so far with the lessons and reading. I have to get used to the php.net format. I find it a little cryptic and not so clear for the beginner. Some of the pages I couldn't make any sense of despite numerous readings. The class textbook, however, lays information out simply and in a manner easy to follow. Php.net seems like it should be helpful, so I'm optimistic that it eventually will not look like Greek.

After reading Lessons 1-3 and chapter 1-2 of the book, I do have a few questions about choosing .php vs .aspx. If based on what the client uses, is this specifically for large clients that will be self-hosting on their own servers and clients that will somehow be integrating their website with their intranet? Most of my clients are small businesses that are solo practitioners, artists, photographers, writers, or small firms that don't have servers and the type of operating system they use may vary. Does it matter what operating system a small client is using? Isn't the primary concern what type of servers the host has? I get the sense that it is only with large corporate clients with in-house servers and lots of integration that this is really a concern. Would be good to have small client/big client scenarios (to the extent they differ) in class discussion and lesson readings.