To be more marketable should I learn C# or Asp.net while studying my Sql Server DBA courses?

I was told to not just learn SQL Server 2005 but also asp.net and C#. What do you guys think?

To be more marketable should I learn C# or Asp.net while studying my Sql Server DBA courses?
I agree completely. You will be much more attractive as a job candidate if you have at least a general understanding of the way ASP.Net and C# interact with SQL Server, including the basics of the syntax structure of each, as well as how each operates.
Reply:My advice would be to learn C#. Check out the link. It lists the top 50 programming languages worldwide, and C#, C++, and C are all in the top 10. ASP.NET isn't on the list. C# is a rising language, and, of the two, it will be the more useful language in the future. Not that learning ASP is bad or useless, I simply believe C# is the better choice.





Edit: Wow, brain freeze there. I'm so used to VB. Definitely learn C#.
Reply:ASP.NET can be written in C#


So, focus on C# - then later on you can apply it to the web VIA asp.net
Reply:ASP.NET web services and web sites are written using a .NET language such as C#, VB.NET, Managed C++, etc. So if you learn C#, you have the tools to create ASP.NET projects.