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    Michael Sync
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    Ref : http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/bb841434.aspx Who can buy the MSDN subscription??? I mean, among the developers.. The salary range for developer in my area are between USD 1600 and 2000. (I know there are some developers who used to get around $100~$500 per month in some countries.) So, how can we buy this MSDN subscription ($1199)??

    Visual Studio Professional Edition with MSDN Professional ($1,199)

    Thanks and Regards, Michael Sync ( Blog: http://michaelsync.net)

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      Ref : http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/bb841434.aspx Who can buy the MSDN subscription??? I mean, among the developers.. The salary range for developer in my area are between USD 1600 and 2000. (I know there are some developers who used to get around $100~$500 per month in some countries.) So, how can we buy this MSDN subscription ($1199)??

      Visual Studio Professional Edition with MSDN Professional ($1,199)

      Thanks and Regards, Michael Sync ( Blog: http://michaelsync.net)

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      Vasudevan Deepak Kumar
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      At least for now, it is like buying a luxury car!

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        Ref : http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/bb841434.aspx Who can buy the MSDN subscription??? I mean, among the developers.. The salary range for developer in my area are between USD 1600 and 2000. (I know there are some developers who used to get around $100~$500 per month in some countries.) So, how can we buy this MSDN subscription ($1199)??

        Visual Studio Professional Edition with MSDN Professional ($1,199)

        Thanks and Regards, Michael Sync ( Blog: http://michaelsync.net)

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        Christian Graus
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        I think you're misinformed. No-one in the west makes $500 a month, unemployment benefits are far more than that. I could well afford $1200 for MSDN.

        Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )

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          I think you're misinformed. No-one in the west makes $500 a month, unemployment benefits are far more than that. I could well afford $1200 for MSDN.

          Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )

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          Michael Sync
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          Christian Graus wrote:

          No-one in the west makes $500 a month

          Yeah.. What about Asia? In Myanmar, the most of senior developers got between $100-$300 (max: $500 (so hard to find the company that can that much but there are 2 or 3..)) .. In India, the most of fresh grads got between $400-$1500. $1000 - $1500 in Thai.. $1600- $2000 in S'pore.

          Thanks and Regards, Michael Sync ( Blog: http://michaelsync.net) "Please vote to let me (and others) know if this answer helped you or not. A 5 vote tells people that your question has been answered successfully and that I've pitched it at just the right level. Thanks."

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            I think you're misinformed. No-one in the west makes $500 a month, unemployment benefits are far more than that. I could well afford $1200 for MSDN.

            Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )

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            Llasus
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            In Philippines: $220 ~ $500 for fresh graduates. :)

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            • V Vasudevan Deepak Kumar

              At least for now, it is like buying a luxury car!

              Vasudevan Deepak Kumar Personal Homepage
              Tech Gossips
              A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all - he's walking on them. --Leonard Louis Levinson

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              yeah. I want to buy MSDN subscription and Visual Studio Professional version.. but I can't... so, I hav to enjoy with Express versions..

              Thanks and Regards, Michael Sync ( Blog: http://michaelsync.net) "Please vote to let me (and others) know if this answer helped you or not. A 5 vote tells people that your question has been answered successfully and that I've pitched it at just the right level. Thanks."

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                Christian Graus wrote:

                No-one in the west makes $500 a month

                Yeah.. What about Asia? In Myanmar, the most of senior developers got between $100-$300 (max: $500 (so hard to find the company that can that much but there are 2 or 3..)) .. In India, the most of fresh grads got between $400-$1500. $1000 - $1500 in Thai.. $1600- $2000 in S'pore.

                Thanks and Regards, Michael Sync ( Blog: http://michaelsync.net) "Please vote to let me (and others) know if this answer helped you or not. A 5 vote tells people that your question has been answered successfully and that I've pitched it at just the right level. Thanks."

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                Christian Graus
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                "(I know there are some developers who used to get around $100~$500 per month in some countries.)" implied that this was as much as dev makes in *any* country. In the West, some devs make within that range per hour. Of course, that's not average, but it's possible. I don't recall Singapore being especially cheap, I'm surprised you get paid so little.

                Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )

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                • M Michael Sync

                  Ref : http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/bb841434.aspx Who can buy the MSDN subscription??? I mean, among the developers.. The salary range for developer in my area are between USD 1600 and 2000. (I know there are some developers who used to get around $100~$500 per month in some countries.) So, how can we buy this MSDN subscription ($1199)??

                  Visual Studio Professional Edition with MSDN Professional ($1,199)

                  Thanks and Regards, Michael Sync ( Blog: http://michaelsync.net)

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                  ghle
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                  Michael Sync wrote:

                  So, how can we buy this MSDN subscription ($1199)??

                  I've registered for ISV which gets you the MSDN. All for $399 - cheaper than Viagra. This was the least expensive route I found.

                  Gary

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                    "(I know there are some developers who used to get around $100~$500 per month in some countries.)" implied that this was as much as dev makes in *any* country. In the West, some devs make within that range per hour. Of course, that's not average, but it's possible. I don't recall Singapore being especially cheap, I'm surprised you get paid so little.

                    Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )

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                    Michael Sync
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                    Christian Graus wrote:

                    I don't recall Singapore being especially cheap, I'm surprised you get paid so little.

                    1 USD = 1.5 S$. A lot of developers (not only me :) ) in Singapore used to get around S$ 2500 ~ S$3000 (so, 1600 and 2000 USD).. but if you are in higher positions (team lead or project manager) then you will get more.. For me, this is my first time to work in S'pore.. so, I can't ask so much money for now... The only important thing is that I need to get the "employment pass" to stay in there.. "moving to the west" is my dream.. :)

                    Thanks and Regards, Michael Sync ( Blog: http://michaelsync.net)

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                      Ref : http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/bb841434.aspx Who can buy the MSDN subscription??? I mean, among the developers.. The salary range for developer in my area are between USD 1600 and 2000. (I know there are some developers who used to get around $100~$500 per month in some countries.) So, how can we buy this MSDN subscription ($1199)??

                      Visual Studio Professional Edition with MSDN Professional ($1,199)

                      Thanks and Regards, Michael Sync ( Blog: http://michaelsync.net)

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                      Brady Kelly
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                      As a salaried developer I expect my employer to buy the MSDN subscription.  If I was independent, overheads like that would be worked into my rate, which would be significantly higher than my current salary.  As it is, for side jobs I charge just less than twice the hourly equivalent of my salary.  Except for pro-bonos.

                      My head asplode!

                      Calling all South African developers! Your participation in this local dev community will be mutually beneficial, to you and us.

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                        Michael Sync wrote:

                        So, how can we buy this MSDN subscription ($1199)??

                        I've registered for ISV which gets you the MSDN. All for $399 - cheaper than Viagra. This was the least expensive route I found.

                        Gary

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                        Michael Sync
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                        What is ISV? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_software_vendor ? http://www.isvonline.com/ ? http://www.isv.org/index.htm ? Can you tell me how to do that??

                        Thanks and Regards, Michael Sync ( Blog: http://michaelsync.net) "Please vote to let me (and others) know if this answer helped you or not. A 5 vote tells people that your question has been answered successfully and that I've pitched it at just the right level. Thanks."

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                          Ref : http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/bb841434.aspx Who can buy the MSDN subscription??? I mean, among the developers.. The salary range for developer in my area are between USD 1600 and 2000. (I know there are some developers who used to get around $100~$500 per month in some countries.) So, how can we buy this MSDN subscription ($1199)??

                          Visual Studio Professional Edition with MSDN Professional ($1,199)

                          Thanks and Regards, Michael Sync ( Blog: http://michaelsync.net)

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                          *shrug* That's a bit shy of two weeks' salary. If i was required to buy it myself, i'd be irate - but my employer takes care of providing me the tools necessary for my job. It's MSDN, subscription access to various products for testing purposes. I doubt too many people buy subscriptions for the fun of it.

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                            "(I know there are some developers who used to get around $100~$500 per month in some countries.)" implied that this was as much as dev makes in *any* country. In the West, some devs make within that range per hour. Of course, that's not average, but it's possible. I don't recall Singapore being especially cheap, I'm surprised you get paid so little.

                            Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )

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                            Michael Sync
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                            Christian Graus wrote:

                            some devs make within that range per hour

                            then, $18000 per month? ( ($100 x 6) x 30 = 18000 ) Wow! it's too much.. Are you all from West got that much??

                            Thanks and Regards, Michael Sync ( Blog: http://michaelsync.net) "Please vote to let me (and others) know if this answer helped you or not. A 5 vote tells people that your question has been answered successfully and that I've pitched it at just the right level. Thanks."

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                              What is ISV? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_software_vendor ? http://www.isvonline.com/ ? http://www.isv.org/index.htm ? Can you tell me how to do that??

                              Thanks and Regards, Michael Sync ( Blog: http://michaelsync.net) "Please vote to let me (and others) know if this answer helped you or not. A 5 vote tells people that your question has been answered successfully and that I've pitched it at just the right level. Thanks."

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                              ghle
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                              Michael Sync wrote:

                              What is ISV?

                              Through MS Partner Program, its an Independent Software Vendor. https://partner.microsoft.com/US/program/programoverview/programbenefits

                              Gary

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                                *shrug* That's a bit shy of two weeks' salary. If i was required to buy it myself, i'd be irate - but my employer takes care of providing me the tools necessary for my job. It's MSDN, subscription access to various products for testing purposes. I doubt too many people buy subscriptions for the fun of it.

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                                Michael Sync
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                                Shog9 wrote:

                                my employer takes care of providing me the tools necessary for my job.

                                ya.. but they won't allow me to take the installer to install in my personal machine, right? so, i will still need to use VS express to develop my pet projects...

                                Thanks and Regards, Michael Sync ( Blog: http://michaelsync.net) "Please vote to let me (and others) know if this answer helped you or not. A 5 vote tells people that your question has been answered successfully and that I've pitched it at just the right level. Thanks."

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                                  Shog9 wrote:

                                  my employer takes care of providing me the tools necessary for my job.

                                  ya.. but they won't allow me to take the installer to install in my personal machine, right? so, i will still need to use VS express to develop my pet projects...

                                  Thanks and Regards, Michael Sync ( Blog: http://michaelsync.net) "Please vote to let me (and others) know if this answer helped you or not. A 5 vote tells people that your question has been answered successfully and that I've pitched it at just the right level. Thanks."

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                                  Shog9 0
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                                  Michael Sync wrote:

                                  so, i will still need to use VS express to develop my pet projects...

                                  Yeah. Or a text editor and GCC. If you're into the .NET stuff, you can download the SDK and do command line builds there as well. VS Express is pretty decent though.

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                                    Christian Graus wrote:

                                    some devs make within that range per hour

                                    then, $18000 per month? ( ($100 x 6) x 30 = 18000 ) Wow! it's too much.. Are you all from West got that much??

                                    Thanks and Regards, Michael Sync ( Blog: http://michaelsync.net) "Please vote to let me (and others) know if this answer helped you or not. A 5 vote tells people that your question has been answered successfully and that I've pitched it at just the right level. Thanks."

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                                    Christian Graus
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                                    No, the average starting wage I would say is $30-$40k. We work an 8 hour day, you work 6 ? ( I work 16, but.... )

                                    Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )

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                                      Michael Sync wrote:

                                      What is ISV?

                                      Through MS Partner Program, its an Independent Software Vendor. https://partner.microsoft.com/US/program/programoverview/programbenefits

                                      Gary

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                                      Michael Sync
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                                      Thanks... But it is sad that I don't own a company..

                                      Thanks and Regards, Michael Sync ( Blog: http://michaelsync.net) "Please vote to let me (and others) know if this answer helped you or not. A 5 vote tells people that your question has been answered successfully and that I've pitched it at just the right level. Thanks."

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                                        No, the average starting wage I would say is $30-$40k. We work an 8 hour day, you work 6 ? ( I work 16, but.... )

                                        Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )

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                                        Michael Sync
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                                        Christian Graus wrote:

                                        the average starting wage I would say is $30-$40k.

                                        Wow!! $40K per month.. That's amazing..

                                        Christian Graus wrote:

                                        We work an 8 hour day, you work 6 ?

                                        We work 8 hrs a day too. but we don't count breakfast hour ( 30 mins),lunch (1 hr ) and cafe time ( 30 mins)... I worked 8 hrs (sometimes, more ) in Office.. After office hours, I take time to participate in this forum, try to read about C# 3.0 and etc, do blogging.. I spend so much time in front of computers every day.. but .... (I should have born in West.)

                                        Thanks and Regards, Michael Sync ( Blog: http://michaelsync.net) "Please vote to let me (and others) know if this answer helped you or not. A 5 vote tells people that your question has been answered successfully and that I've pitched it at just the right level. Thanks."

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                                          Michael Sync wrote:

                                          so, i will still need to use VS express to develop my pet projects...

                                          Yeah. Or a text editor and GCC. If you're into the .NET stuff, you can download the SDK and do command line builds there as well. VS Express is pretty decent though.

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                                          Michael Sync
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                                          :) ya. When I was using .NET 1.1, I used to use SharpDevelop.. Now, I thank to MS for releasing VS Express. :)

                                          Thanks and Regards, Michael Sync ( Blog: http://michaelsync.net)

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