DO I buy visual studio 2008 professional or just Use the Free Visual Web developer Express
I want to develop a website from scratch but will like to know if I should use the free visual web developer express 2008 or buy the visual studio 2008 professional. What does the Visual studio professional offer more than the free version(visual web developer express 2008).
ps. I have tried to make numerous search on the difference but couldn't find one. I need clear and conscise information about the differences. I just want to be sure if I really need to purchase the professional or just use the free version.
Also if I use the visual web developer express now can I easily change later in the future if need be... on the scalability of work done. I want to create a website that has many functionality and open to more if need be.
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You will have less control by default. Still you can create a web page. You need to do in using grid view list view
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hariram Here is an exhaustive comparison of Visual Studio Products.
Visual Web Dev is pretty powerful in its own right. Couple that with SQL Server 2008 Express and either Visual Basic 2008 Express or Visual C# 2008 Express and you have a very nice platform...and all for free!
I use Visual Studio 2008 Standard (less expensive than the Pro version) and VWDExpress, and I also use Expression Web2. And have found that they work nicely together. Expression Web's strong suit is the layout/design-side of web development. It's a nice app, too.
The bottom line, I suppose, is where you see your development work headed, down the road. Still, the VS Express apps are a great way to get started with VS products, and again, you can't beat the price.
-Preston
Preston Birdwell
Columbia, CA USA
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Preston linkyossy:
I want to develop a website from scratch but will like to know if I should use the free visual web developer express 2008 or buy the visual studio 2008 professional. What does the Visual studio professional offer more than the free version(visual web developer express 2008).
ps. I have tried to make numerous search on the difference but couldn't find one. I need clear and conscise information about the differences. I just want to be sure if I really need to purchase the professional or just use the free version.
Also if I use the visual web developer express now can I easily change later in the future if need be... on the scalability of work done. I want to create a website that has many functionality and open to more if need be.
Obviiously Visual Studio Professional And Team Suite are better than the Web Developer express you can download the trial and try out your self
Refer here for comparision and trial download
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa700921.aspx
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mudassarkhan Like you, I recently faced that decision. For me, I decided to buy the Professional version of VS. The deciding factors for me, were many of the tutorials I found online made reference to templates that don't exist in the express versions. I suppose if one is a proficient and experienced developer, they can create their own templates. Being new to VS and developing, this counted me out.
Aside from a rich collection of templates, the pro version offers macros and debug tools not found in the express version. There are many other differences, but these were the deciding factors for me. I'm very happy with my choice.
Good luck
Sherri
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chipwitch I have just renewed my MSDN Premim Pro subscription (year 3 of 3) to keep my use VS2008 Pro going.
I have not used the test features of VS2008 Pro (as I use NUnit) and the only items I miss from Team version is integrated FXCOP and Code Coverage.
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