The express edition isn't really for professional development tasks and is
really there to give students and beginners a handle on development without
the considerable cost of the professional or enterprise editions.
Remember that you can create DLL's with the command-line compilers that come
with the free .NET framework SDK. It's a little more work but it's possible
with not too much effort.
SharpDevelop is a great tool and it relies on the built-in abilities of the
SDK to make those features available.
If you're really dissatisfied with your purchase you might consider
contacting Microsoft or the vendor for a refund. I don't know for sure if
they do that but it's worth a try.
--
Bob Powell [MVP]
Visual C#, System.Drawing
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