alp0001 Posted July 2, 2003 Posted July 2, 2003 I'm thinking of getting VB .NET 2003 rather than the Studio version due to costs. Are there any pros/cons that I should be aware of in getting this version vs the Studio version? I tried the free IDE SharpDevelop (http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/), but there are some bugs in the C# part and the VB part doesn't have a form designer. I assume there are no other free IDEs for VB .NET (with a form designer). In case anyone is interested, this is where I will get one: http://shopper.cnet.com/Microsoft_Visual_Basic_NET_2002_Standard/4014-5_9-7675774.html?tag=pl Quote My name in binary (from ASCII): 01000001011001000110000101101101 010100000110010101110100011100100110100101100101
wyrd Posted July 2, 2003 Posted July 2, 2003 If you're a student of some kind I'd buy the academic version of Visual Studio. It's identical to professional. Quote Gamer extraordinaire. Programmer wannabe.
alp0001 Posted July 2, 2003 Author Posted July 2, 2003 (edited) If you're a student of some kind I'd buy the academic version of Visual Studio. It's identical to professional. Nope (not a student), just looking for a simplified version without all that extra jazz that is included (still mostly a cost issue though). Edited July 2, 2003 by alp0001 Quote My name in binary (from ASCII): 01000001011001000110000101101101 010100000110010101110100011100100110100101100101
wyrd Posted July 2, 2003 Posted July 2, 2003 In that case just get SharpDevelop and use C#. I honestly think just buying the nitty gritty for $100 (or whatever it costs) is a total waste, especially when there's a free IDE and the .NET SDK is free as well. The whole point of buying Visual Studio is for all that "extra jazz." If SharpDevelop doesn't perk your interest try Mono; http://www.go-mono.com/ Quote Gamer extraordinaire. Programmer wannabe.
alp0001 Posted July 2, 2003 Author Posted July 2, 2003 (edited) I wouldn't mind using the C# part of SharpDevelop, but it seems to be a little buggy. I will look into the link you provided though. I should probably also mention that this would just be for hobby purposes and I don't need all those extra features that I will never use. Edited July 3, 2003 by alp0001 Quote My name in binary (from ASCII): 01000001011001000110000101101101 010100000110010101110100011100100110100101100101
alp0001 Posted July 3, 2003 Author Posted July 3, 2003 In regards to the link: Where is their IDE? (http://www.go-mono.com/tools.html) Also, looks like there is some kind of IDE, but it runs off of Linux (look for Windows.Forms): http://www.go-mono.com/screenshots.html Quote My name in binary (from ASCII): 01000001011001000110000101101101 010100000110010101110100011100100110100101100101
*Experts* mutant Posted July 3, 2003 *Experts* Posted July 3, 2003 If its just for a hobby then buy the Standard version, what you wont be able to do you can do with the command line, like compiling DLLs or controls. Stanard is not so bad if you only need basic features. Quote
*Gurus* Derek Stone Posted July 3, 2003 *Gurus* Posted July 3, 2003 Please read my post in our very informative FAQ. Also, in regards to Mono-- it is not an IDE, and therefore not what you are looking for. Quote Posting Guidelines
alp0001 Posted July 3, 2003 Author Posted July 3, 2003 Please read my post in our very informative FAQ. What I was looking for was more information like: what you wont be able to do you can do with the command line, like compiling DLLs or controls Also, found the following link to be interesting (plus related links at the right): http://msdn.microsoft.com/vbasic/productinfo/features/default.aspx Thanks anyways, ALP Quote My name in binary (from ASCII): 01000001011001000110000101101101 010100000110010101110100011100100110100101100101
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