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Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Professional Upgrade
Saturday, 06. March 2010. 12:46
Amazon.com Review
Visual Studio .NET is a superb, next-generation development tool. At its heart is the .NET Framework, a runtime engine and class library that enables rapid application building for both Windows and Web applications. The runtime engine handles housekeeping tasks, like memory management, while also providing fine-grained security and version awareness. The class library reduces the code needed to build rich applications. Visual Studio .NET also provides a slick visual e… More >>
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Professional Upgrade
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March 6th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
I have installed the Visual Studio .NET without any errors, but the development environment will not start. I have tried the installation, reinstallation on Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home, Windows 2000 Professional. The development environment will not start in ANY of the environments. All I get is the following error appears: “The application cannot start.”
I have followed all of the instructions in the Microsoft support article “PRB:Visual Studio .NET IDE Does Not Open When Started (Q306905). None of the fixes suggested work.
To make matters worse, I spent 3 weeks waiting for Microsoft to send me replacement CD’s because the original software package was missing CD #3. Then, I was sent the wrong version of Visual Studio. I finally get the correct version, now the
garbage will not start. This is REALLY too much!
My only hope is that this type of poor quality will finally bring Microsoft down and bankrupt the arrogant little Mr. Gates.
Rating: 1 / 5
March 6th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
The latest, greatest version of Visual Studio .NET is a necessity for any serious programmer. Microsoft’s answer to Java and other competing platforms. In my opinion, this will put Java to rest once and for all. The new version of Visual Basic included is a major advancement. This product is cutting edge!
Rating: 5 / 5
March 6th, 2010 at 3:59 pm
Up until a year ago I think I would have been praising Microsoft for yet another great product…then IBM release eclipse 2.0, and everything changed. Eclipse has an amazingly solid interface, great version control integration, and incredible ease of use. And… oh by the way, tons of features you don’t find in VS.NET, like code formatting/ beautifying (no I’m not talking about changing the font), easy file manipulations, *real* pre-compile time code checking, and did I mention it was free and can be run in both Windows and Linux? Ahh… so you say I’m not a java programmer, eclipse is useless to me….WRONG!!! A Project is already underway to add .NET support, specifically C#.
Head to head eclipse is hands down the clear winner, but hey I suggest you draw your own opinions. Download eclipse and see for yourself.
Rating: 3 / 5
March 6th, 2010 at 5:11 pm
Finished a Java course a few months ago and thought, ok, as far as oop goes, Java is top notch, but boy, oh boy, do the IDE’s out there for Java stink! Then I got a hold of VS.NET and started learning C#. Wow! What a killer combo! Even using C# with the free SharpDevelop is better than Java and the incredibly bad Forte. I’ll admit JBuilder is pretty good, but no way does it compare to VS.NET. And yes folks, you WILL see .NET applications running on Unix, Linux and Mac very soon, so start learning now!! Gee, you think this might give Sun less to wine about? We’ll see.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 6th, 2010 at 5:30 pm
I must say, this is one of MS greatest works, but it won’t benefit everyone, particularly c++ programmers. C++ Programmers get very little from the .NET platform, so this isn’t considered a must upgrade for them. For VB Developers, it’s a different story. If you want to stay competitive in you field, you should get this product. It provides so much more power and confidence to VBers, that it’s definetly the next logical step. You guys will just love the New.OOP.Capabilities. Read more on the topic on msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio. Don’t just base your purchase on these reviews.
I’m sure you’ll experience love at first sight… The way MS incorporated so many features in this product. It can replace Query Analyser, InterDev and many other separate utilities. Enjoy it.
Rating: 5 / 5