What is good package for web application development..?

I am comfortable with with JavaSevlets and Jsp.. Is it good for actual development( in terms of afforts(cost, time) and size of team) .. Or me should go for other technologies(like DotNET ,PHP or other).. Please tell what are the technologies which are being concert as the robust one

What is good package for web application development..?
Well, the answer to your question is 'it depends'. There are many great choices for web application development. If you are looking to become a contractor or employee in a company here are the technologies typically used. I work for a Fortune 100 company and will respond based on that.





By far the single most popular development done for small to medium size businesses is using PHP. It is a great language to know if you are trying to find work for small, medium and some large websites. However, large companies my tend to shy away from PHP due to support and licensing. For example, my company does not allow PHP in the Enterprise.





If you are looking to work for a large consulting firm then learning Java/J2EE or .NET would be great. Large corporations favor environments like these because of the support, tools and enterprise robustness.





Given that there is a rise of new web technology such as Python that is growing but not adopted widely yet.





Frankly, there are many great choices, but if you choose PHP, .NET or Java/J2EE you should be in great shape for the future.





I hope that helps!
Reply:It depends on what you know and what do you need to accomplish. Each of PHP, .NET, Java, Ruby/Python(Django) has it's own advantages and disadvantages.





Java is popular specially in big business as it scales nicely but I personally dislike Java because they've complicated it too much. Thought, I don't have much experience with it.





ASP.NET is excellent but has the licensing issue. Your clients will usually need to use Microsoft's server software and it increases $$$ they will need to pay.





Ruby/Python(Django) are also excellent and their philosophy is refreshing but are less popular and you will find little harder web hosting for them (specially for Django) but it's not a problem in dedicated environment.





PHP is well known programming language. Supported almost everywhere, it's scales as much as Java, and you have some pretty good web frameworks for it, I like the most and use CodeIgniter.





So, on the end it depends on your personal preference and your goals mostly.





Hope this helps a little.