What's wrong with ASP.Net?

Question

Microsoft

I looked at the trends on Google and was a little disappointed.

It turns out that interest in ASP.Net is falling. So?
I remember in 2008-2009 there was a lot of attention to MS technologies at our institute (while I was studying). Now the focus is shifting towards OpenSource technologies.
But is ASP.Net really that bad?
For work, you need to pass the ASP.Net certification. Now I've thought about it. Is it worth wasting time on a technology that is fading away?

Answer 1

My advice to you is to never take the Google trend seriously, and even more so to rely on its data when choosing your profession.
ASP.NET does not go anywhere and is more alive than all the living, it's just that the keywords have become more narrowly focused: MVC, WebAPI, SignalR, etc. And this year, the discovery of the C# compiler (Roslyn) and the ASP.NET source stack will further spur demand for the technology. In addition, the fact that WebAPI and SignalR can now work safely outside of IIS (thanks to OWIN) is a huge plus, and MVC will catch up with them in the next update, along with vNext, which will greatly simplify deployment by compiling on the fly and the ability to deploy the application along with everything framework. And about the convenience of coding VS 2013, R #, Web Essentials, support for LESS, SCSS out of the box, Browser Link and a ton of goodies, I generally keep quiet.
In general, it's better to think twice before making this or that decision;)

Answer 2

ASP.NET - OpenSource
next version of mvc 6 (vNext) is also OpenSource
so feel free to continue using OpenSource