Guinness Mann
10/2/2003 10:37:00 PM
In article <eqN2$oRiDHA.2224@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>, _no_spam@nospam.com
says...
> I'd like to purchase Visual C# .Net for learning purposes only since it's a
> lot cheaper than Visual Studio (note that I'm a very experienced C++
> developer). Can someone simply clarify the basic differences. Ok, Visual
> Studio has C++, VB and J++ thrown in plus some extra bells and whistles (I
> already have some minimal experience) but are both IDE's essentially the
> same (including the same IDE support for creating forms, ADO.NET DataSets,
> etc.). When I eventually move to Visual Studio permanently I don't want to
> face an entirely new learning curve. Thanks.
I'd check to make sure that the SQL server stuff is in C#.Net.
Consider that if you can qualify for an Academic discount, you can get
the full VS.NET for about $80.
One class at a local community college (in *anything*) gets you a
student Id which qualifies you for the Academic discount (even if you
never go to class <wink>). You can't do production work with an
Academic edition, but for "learning purposes only" it can't be beat.
-- Rick