Visual C# express is dead on Windows 8

[Tim Sprout]

I'm wondering what this group thinks of Microsoft's decision to
discontinue free development tools for windows desktop applications. I
am a hobbyist who loves coding in C#. I freely distribute various
desktop applications I write to a dozen or so work colleagues.

$400 to $500 as quoted in the below article doesn't sound too bad for
Visual Studio Professional, I guess, but one article I saw quoted $1200
plus $800 a year license (or subscription?) fee.



http://arstechnica.com/information-...op-software-development-is-dead-on-windows-8/



-Tim Sprout

 

[alex]

I'm wondering what this group thinks of Microsoft's decision to discontinue free development

tools for windows desktop applications. I am a hobbyist who loves coding in C#. I freely
distribute various desktop applications I write to a dozen or so work colleagues.

$400 to $500 as quoted in the below article doesn't sound too bad for Visual Studio Professional,

I guess, but one article I saw quoted $1200 plus $800 a year license (or subscription?) fee.

http://arstechnica.com/information-...op-software-development-is-dead-on-windows-8/


-Tim Sprout

If you want a free IDE for C#, you should consider #develop http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/
Perhaps it is still not as polished as VS, but works really well for me. I miss a few features found in VS Pro,
but I still prefer this environment to Microsoft's. There is a bunch of #develop features which all MS IDEs lacks.

Alex

 

[Jeff Gaines]

I personally think it's kind of dumb of Microsoft, but then I think their
whole approach to Windows 8 is kind of dumb. Within the context of that
approach, their choice about the VS options can make some sense.

Oh, I don't know.

An OS that is designed to run just one program at a time in full screen
mode, I don't remember that before. Oh wait, I do, it was DOS 6.2 I think...

 

[Arne Vajhøj]

tools for windows desktop applications. I am a hobbyist who loves coding
in C#. I freely
distribute various desktop applications I write to a dozen or so work
colleagues.
I guess, but one article I saw quoted $1200 plus $800 a year license (or
subscription?) fee.

If you want a free IDE for C#, you should consider #develop
http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/
Perhaps it is still not as polished as VS, but works really well for me.
I miss a few features found in VS Pro,
but I still prefer this environment to Microsoft's. There is a bunch of
#develop features which all MS IDEs lacks.

I also prefer SharpDevelop.

Arne

 

[Ernst Sauer]

Am 29.05.2012 22:55, schrieb alex:
....

If you want a free IDE for C#, you should consider #develop
http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/
Perhaps it is still not as polished as VS, but works really well for me.
I miss a few features found in VS Pro,
but I still prefer this environment to Microsoft's. There is a bunch of
#develop features which all MS IDEs lacks.

Is it possible to run VS/C#-Express and #develop on the same computer
without having problems?

Thanks
Ernst

 

[Arne Vajhøj]

Am 29.05.2012 22:55, schrieb alex:

Is it possible to run VS/C#-Express and #develop on the same computer
without having problems?

Yes.

Arne

 

[Arne Vajhøj]

I'm wondering what this group thinks of Microsoft's decision to
discontinue free development tools for windows desktop applications. I
am a hobbyist who loves coding in C#. I freely distribute various
desktop applications I write to a dozen or so work colleagues.

$400 to $500 as quoted in the below article doesn't sound too bad for
Visual Studio Professional, I guess, but one article I saw quoted $1200
plus $800 a year license (or subscription?) fee.

http://arstechnica.com/information-...op-software-development-is-dead-on-windows-8/

I think it will have some negative impact. Some people will be
pissed off.

But many people will just write Metro apps.

And other will switch to some of the alternative IDE's:
* SharpDevelop
* Eclipse with Emonic
* MonoDevelop

Arne

 

[Arne Vajhøj]

I'm wondering what this group thinks of Microsoft's decision to
discontinue free development tools for windows desktop applications. I
am a hobbyist who loves coding in C#. I freely distribute various
desktop applications I write to a dozen or so work colleagues.

$400 to $500 as quoted in the below article doesn't sound too bad for
Visual Studio Professional, I guess, but one article I saw quoted $1200
plus $800 a year license (or subscription?) fee.

http://arstechnica.com/information-...op-software-development-is-dead-on-windows-8/

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudi...-studio-express-2012-for-windows-desktop.aspx

Arne

 

[Tim Sprout]

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudi...-studio-express-2012-for-windows-desktop.aspx

Arne

I am very pleased by this news. Thanks to all for your replies.

I am also glad to learn of alternative IDE's for C# programming.

-Tim Sprout

 

[Arne Vajhøj]

I am very pleased by this news. Thanks to all for your replies.

I am also glad to learn of alternative IDE's for C# programming.

It can be very healthy for ones perspective to learn about
alternative tools.

Arne