On 4/29/06, Denny Valliant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hmmm... is everything really free in aspland? I thought that idea > ran counter to microsoft's MO. ;-) You're not talking about using > mono or something right?
Well, there's an express version of the IDE that's free, and there are ways to score the standard edition for free (*cough* www.learn2asp.net, sign up, click 3 download buttons *cough* don't have to actually download them *cough*). There are also other IDEs like the OSS SharpDevelop (Kinda like using Eclipse instead of Sun Java Studio). All the compiling and everything is free, you can do it via cmd if you like, just download the SDK. All the help docs come with the free SDK. Deploying is free, though your IDE may limit the types of deployment it supports, but you can always manually hack it. Running your software is also free, be it on client PCs or on web servers through IIS. What you don't get for free is the advanced IDE features, mostly like class diagramming and advanced deployment options, plus team system integration (team system is like scm plus loads of collaboration and project management), and you don't get the server OS software for free (but you can find Win 2003 web edition for around $300), and you can run it through Win2000 if you like). Then, of course, your development OS (should be XP Pro) isn't free. There's a chance you're using these OSes already, bringing the cost down to pretty much nothing. I'm not beign negative, and i'm not saying it's better or worse than any other platforms. I'm just telling it like it is. -nathan strutz http://www.dopefly.com/ (yes, still on .cfm, and will be for a long time) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:239174 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
