C# 2005 not packaged without Visual Studio?

[Guest]

Hello,

This is a stupid question. I cannot find any information if we can buy
Visual C# 2005 without purchasing the whole Visual Studio 2005... can you do
this like you can purchas C# 2003 by itself?

Visual studio costs like $800! And we have to buy 2 licenses or more for our
team here... we are a small company.

Thanks all for reading this.

Rob K

 

[Bob Powell [MVP]]

You can download the 2.0 framework, which includes compilers, for free.

Alas this won't work with your 2003 IDE.


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[Robert Jeppesen]

As always, the SDK is free.
For now, All of the express editions are free too.
You should look into the express editions, they are quite capable.

 

[Guest]

Thank you for replying Robert.

I am using the Express edition for experimentation. But according to the
license, I don't think we can actually develop and release any software
through our company with it, can we? I will have to go read up on it again
tomorrow.

Rob K

 

[clintonG]

Hello Rob. Check out your options with the Microsoft Partner Program,
specifically the Empower ISV Program. It may be well worth your while.


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[Lloyd Dupont]

Thank you for replying Robert.

I am using the Express edition for experimentation. But according to the
license, I don't think we can actually develop and release any software
through our company with it, can we? I will have to go read up on it
again
tomorrow.

Express is free and completely yours.
You could do whatever you want with it, including writing commercial
software!
question #4:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/support/faq/

but it doesn't include set-up project, performance session, unit testing,
class designing, cross language debuging, etc....
I found all of that somewhat frustrating.

if you want the cheapest version with commercial grade quality, here you go
US$299
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/products/vsstandard/default.aspx

 

[Robert Jeppesen]

To be honest, I wouldn't know.
I don't use it. And who in their right mind have ever read a software
license?

 

[Robert Jeppesen]

Still pretty cheap.

 

[Peter]

And if you have read the license how do you know what it means, unless you
have a law degree and good at interpreting the law?

 

[Robert Jeppesen]

My point exactly. "Scroll down all the way to imply that you've read and
understood the terms of agreement"
- Uh what was that?

 

[carion1]

There is a new competency for Custom development as well. If your team is 5
people or less you could license the entire team with Visual Studio 2005
Professional by just becoming a partner (1450 USD). If you prove the Custom
Development competency you receive Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for
Software Developers.

https://partner.microsoft.com/US/competency/cdsolutions/40020230

 

[Guest]

Thank you all for helping out. It is very much appreciated!

Rob K

 

[clintonG]

Thanks for bringing that to our attention carion but the competency benefits
are for certified partners only. The Empower ISV Program is the road to
certification.

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