ms visual C# standard edition? okay?

[Guest]

Can you anyone tell me if:

MS Visual C# .NET Standard Edition 2003 - G78-00077
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=20352990&loc=105&sp=1

....is a viable alternative to buying the fulling visual sutie which will
cost nearly a $1000?

I assume I will be able to:

1. write simple C# apps with it
2. Leverage custom components
3. Write for .ASP.net
4. Compile etc

.....is there any 'anything' suspect with this package offered above?

Thanks
Jason

 

[John Saunders]

Can you anyone tell me if:

MS Visual C# .NET Standard Edition 2003 - G78-00077
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=20352990&loc=105&sp=1

...is a viable alternative to buying the fulling visual sutie which will
cost nearly a $1000?

I assume I will be able to:

1. write simple C# apps with it
2. Leverage custom components
3. Write for .ASP.net
4. Compile etc

....is there any 'anything' suspect with this package offered above?

Some of the limitations are that it cannot use integrated source control,
and can only access Access databases and local SQL Server databases (MSDE).
It also lacks some of the project types.

John Saunders

 

[bruce barker]

you have to decide if the feature are worth it. you can do it all for free
if you want.

the .net sdk is free, and includes all the compilers, asp.net and a
debugger. .

if you need an ide, web matrix for asp.net is free, or you can use the
eclipse ide with its c# plugin. though for a $100 the standard edition is
ok. what you don't get is sqlserver (though you can use msde), and source
control.

for source control, look at cvs (sourceforge.net) which is much more
advanced than sourcesafe. while at sourceforge, pick up nunit for unit
testing, and nant for build scripts.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)


| Can you anyone tell me if:
|
| MS Visual C# .NET Standard Edition 2003 - G78-00077
| http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=20352990&loc=105&sp=1
|
| ...is a viable alternative to buying the fulling visual sutie which will
| cost nearly a $1000?
|
| I assume I will be able to:
|
| 1. write simple C# apps with it
| 2. Leverage custom components
| 3. Write for .ASP.net
| 4. Compile etc
|
| ....is there any 'anything' suspect with this package offered above?
|
| Thanks
| Jason
|
|
|

 

[Guest]

Thanks - but would I not be using sql server to connect to remote
databases...why would I need this inside C#.net..... do you think its viable
option to use this product?

Thanks
Jason

 

[Juan T. Llibre [MVP]]

It's a very viable option.

See http://msdn.microsoft.com/vcsharp/productinfo/faq/default.aspx
That page tells you, exactly, what it has and what it doesn't have.

For more information about vcsharp, see :
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vcsharp/productinfo/default.aspx

You might be able to get it a bit cheaper, too:
http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=683498&search=visual+c#+2003

You might find the C# Team's blog FAQ interesting, too.
http://blogs.msdn.com/csharpfaq




Juan T. Llibre
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