December 2006
Intermediate to advanced
1312 pages
35h 17m
English
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6.1 Building .NET Applications with Visual Studio Express
Since its inception with Bill Gates and Paul Allen porting the Basic programming language to the Altair 8080, Microsoft has always strived to provide the best platform for application developers of all skill levels. While Microsoft focused primarily on professional and enterprise development in previous releases, with Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions, it decided to “go big” with beginners, students, and enthusiasts by making the tools permanently free, to enable the next generation of developers.
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Tool | Visual Studio Express Editions |
Version covered | 2005 |
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Summary | Five free, lightweight, easy-to-use, and easy-to-learn tools for the hobbyist, novice, and student developer. Products support Visual Basic, Visual C#, Visual C++, and Visual J#. Visual Web Developer Express is designed for web development. SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, a free, lightweight database, is also available as an optional component. |
License type | Microsoft EULA; applications built with Express can be distributed commercially |
Online resources | Visual Studio Express forums (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=68009), Visual Studio Starter Kits (http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/starterkits/), fun and cool projects ... |
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