C# Visual Studio Express

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Joe G \(Home\)

HI All,

I'm confused about the C# the free downloadable versions.

I'd like to develop simple windows forms and access the serial and usb ports
etc.

Is there a free version of C# Visual Studio Express.

Can I deploy my program on some elses computer ?

What's free and what's not free?

Hoping you can help clear it up.

Joe
 
Joe said:
HI All,

I'm confused about the C# the free downloadable versions.

I'd like to develop simple windows forms and access the serial and usb ports
etc.

Is there a free version of C# Visual Studio Express.
Yes.

Can I deploy my program on some elses computer ?
Yes.

What's free and what's not free?
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The entire "Express" version is free. It is missing some features as
compared to the retail version of Visual Studio, one of the most notable
being no multi-thread debugging support (you can break in and debug any
thread you want, but the IDE doesn't provide a way for changing the
thread being examined at the moment...the only way to inspect a thread's
state is to have the debugger break in that thread somehow).

There are other things the "Express" version doesn't have, but many
people will never notice, especially if you're writing "simple windows
forms". For the most part, the output from the compiler is exactly the
same as for the retail version. If I recall correctly, the "Express"
version even supports Setup and Click-Once projects for deployment.

Pete
 
Joe said:
I'm confused about the C# the free downloadable versions.

I'd like to develop simple windows forms and access the serial and usb ports
etc.

Is there a free version of C# Visual Studio Express.

Can I deploy my program on some elses computer ?

What's free and what's not free?

Hoping you can help clear it up.
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http://www.microsoft.com/express/support/faq/

check answer #3 and #7.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...B0-B575-47AB-9FD8-4EE067BB3A37&displaylang=en

compares Express Editions with other editions.

Arne
 
Joe G (Home) said:
HI All,

I'm confused about the C# the free downloadable versions.

I'd like to develop simple windows forms and access the serial and usb
ports etc.

Is there a free version of C# Visual Studio Express.

Can I deploy my program on some elses computer ?

What's free and what's not free?

Hoping you can help clear it up.

Joe
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Thanking all of you for your replies ... Joe
 
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