Need Suggestion for best Component Library for C#
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Hi, Very new to C#, and to .Net for that matter (been doing mainly legacy stuff for 20 years). Well, .Net is incredible, but one thing that bums me out is that I pretty much have to trash all the 3rd party component libraries that I have invested my money in over the years and essentially start over. I've been perusing ComponentSource.com and ran across ComponentOne Studio Enterprise (http://www.componentsource.com/products/componentone-studio-enterprise/index.html). This is coming out of my personal funds, and $899 is *ouch*, but it seems to have just about everything to get a good start. What do you all think? Any other suggestions to get some good components without making me broke? Thanks to you all, J Miller
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Hi, Very new to C#, and to .Net for that matter (been doing mainly legacy stuff for 20 years). Well, .Net is incredible, but one thing that bums me out is that I pretty much have to trash all the 3rd party component libraries that I have invested my money in over the years and essentially start over. I've been perusing ComponentSource.com and ran across ComponentOne Studio Enterprise (http://www.componentsource.com/products/componentone-studio-enterprise/index.html). This is coming out of my personal funds, and $899 is *ouch*, but it seems to have just about everything to get a good start. What do you all think? Any other suggestions to get some good components without making me broke? Thanks to you all, J Miller
What do you actually need the components for? While ComponentOne are good components, they cover both ASP.NET and WinForms. They also deal with reporting, grids and so on and so on. I've tended to lean more towards DevExpress, and just picking the parts that I need rather than paying for everything. (You can also buy the components individually from ComponentOne). For UI's, I'm currently using DevComponents. It's a very good product and Denis is continually updating it. Plus, with DevExpress and DevComponents, you can get the source code fairly inexpensively as well.
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What do you actually need the components for? While ComponentOne are good components, they cover both ASP.NET and WinForms. They also deal with reporting, grids and so on and so on. I've tended to lean more towards DevExpress, and just picking the parts that I need rather than paying for everything. (You can also buy the components individually from ComponentOne). For UI's, I'm currently using DevComponents. It's a very good product and Denis is continually updating it. Plus, with DevExpress and DevComponents, you can get the source code fairly inexpensively as well.
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What do you actually need the components for? While ComponentOne are good components, they cover both ASP.NET and WinForms. They also deal with reporting, grids and so on and so on. I've tended to lean more towards DevExpress, and just picking the parts that I need rather than paying for everything. (You can also buy the components individually from ComponentOne). For UI's, I'm currently using DevComponents. It's a very good product and Denis is continually updating it. Plus, with DevExpress and DevComponents, you can get the source code fairly inexpensively as well.
Please visit http://www.readytogiveup.com/ and do something special today. Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
I would suggest since they are coming out of your personal funds you go with the DevExpress components. I know every once in a while they offer some of the components free, like their editor controls. DevExpress
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