Skip to content
  • Categories
  • Recent
  • Tags
  • Popular
  • World
  • Users
  • Groups
Skins
  • Light
  • Cerulean
  • Cosmo
  • Flatly
  • Journal
  • Litera
  • Lumen
  • Lux
  • Materia
  • Minty
  • Morph
  • Pulse
  • Sandstone
  • Simplex
  • Sketchy
  • Spacelab
  • United
  • Yeti
  • Zephyr
  • Dark
  • Cyborg
  • Darkly
  • Quartz
  • Slate
  • Solar
  • Superhero
  • Vapor

  • Default (No Skin)
  • No Skin
Collapse
Code Project
  1. Home
  2. The Lounge
  3. Express

Express

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved The Lounge
questioncsharp
22 Posts 14 Posters 0 Views 1 Watching
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • R Rage

    Could somebody tell me which features are NOT in the Visual C# Express edition but are in the normal one ? The Microsoft website only tells what is in, but not what is missing. Can you do something productive with it, or are essential parts missing ?

    D Offline
    D Offline
    Dario Solera
    wrote on last edited by
    #3

    No User Control designer support, no add-ins, each "language" has a separate application (VC#, VC++, VWD, etc.), but there are surely more features that the Express editions don't support.

    If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality. A mental illness, maybe - but not a personality. - Charlie Brooker My Photos/CP Flickr Group - ScrewTurn Wiki

    1 Reply Last reply
    0
    • R Rage

      Could somebody tell me which features are NOT in the Visual C# Express edition but are in the normal one ? The Microsoft website only tells what is in, but not what is missing. Can you do something productive with it, or are essential parts missing ?

      G Offline
      G Offline
      Gavin Taylor
      wrote on last edited by
      #4

      Visual Studio 2008 Product Comparison[^]. Personally every important thing I use is missing from the express packages so I've never even bothered to really look at them.

      Gavin Taylor

      R 1 Reply Last reply
      0
      • R Rage

        Could somebody tell me which features are NOT in the Visual C# Express edition but are in the normal one ? The Microsoft website only tells what is in, but not what is missing. Can you do something productive with it, or are essential parts missing ?

        L Offline
        L Offline
        leppie
        wrote on last edited by
        #5

        The only things I miss from the Express editions is: 1. No multiple different projects in a solution. 2. No support for source control.

        xacc.ide - now with TabsToSpaces support
        IronScheme - 1.0 alpha 4a out now (29 May 2008)

        B G 2 Replies Last reply
        0
        • R Rage

          Could somebody tell me which features are NOT in the Visual C# Express edition but are in the normal one ? The Microsoft website only tells what is in, but not what is missing. Can you do something productive with it, or are essential parts missing ?

          D Offline
          D Offline
          Dave Parker
          wrote on last edited by
          #6

          No support for mobile PocketPC / Smartphone applications.

          1 Reply Last reply
          0
          • R Rage

            Could somebody tell me which features are NOT in the Visual C# Express edition but are in the normal one ? The Microsoft website only tells what is in, but not what is missing. Can you do something productive with it, or are essential parts missing ?

            H Offline
            H Offline
            hairy_hats
            wrote on last edited by
            #7

            Currently no support for the Silverlight 2 Beta dev tools (or is that the other way round?).

            1 Reply Last reply
            0
            • R realJSOP

              You can find this via google. The bottom line is that if you're on a budget, and you're buying it for home use, it makes sense to get the Standard version.

              "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
              -----
              "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

              H Offline
              H Offline
              hairy_hats
              wrote on last edited by
              #8

              John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

              The bottom line is that if you're on a budget, and you're buying it for home use, it makes sense to get the Standard version.

              Depends on how serious you are, £270 (US$500*) for occasional hobby programming just isn't worth it. * - edit: Bastards! It's only $270 if you buy it in the US. Complete bastards.

              R M 2 Replies Last reply
              0
              • R realJSOP

                You can find this via google. The bottom line is that if you're on a budget, and you're buying it for home use, it makes sense to get the Standard version.

                "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                -----
                "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

                R Offline
                R Offline
                Rage
                wrote on last edited by
                #9

                John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                You can find this via google.

                Precisely what I failed to do, that is why I asked here. The link Gavin provided was what I was looking for.

                1 Reply Last reply
                0
                • G Gavin Taylor

                  Visual Studio 2008 Product Comparison[^]. Personally every important thing I use is missing from the express packages so I've never even bothered to really look at them.

                  Gavin Taylor

                  R Offline
                  R Offline
                  Rage
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #10

                  Thanks.

                  1 Reply Last reply
                  0
                  • H hairy_hats

                    John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                    The bottom line is that if you're on a budget, and you're buying it for home use, it makes sense to get the Standard version.

                    Depends on how serious you are, £270 (US$500*) for occasional hobby programming just isn't worth it. * - edit: Bastards! It's only $270 if you buy it in the US. Complete bastards.

                    R Offline
                    R Offline
                    realJSOP
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #11

                    Can you imagine how much the Pro version is if standard is equivalent to $500? Geeze.

                    "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                    -----
                    "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

                    H 1 Reply Last reply
                    0
                    • H hairy_hats

                      John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                      The bottom line is that if you're on a budget, and you're buying it for home use, it makes sense to get the Standard version.

                      Depends on how serious you are, £270 (US$500*) for occasional hobby programming just isn't worth it. * - edit: Bastards! It's only $270 if you buy it in the US. Complete bastards.

                      M Offline
                      M Offline
                      MidwestLimey
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #12

                      I got VS2005 Standard for $10 :D


                      I'm largely language agnostic


                      After a while they all bug me :doh:


                      H 1 Reply Last reply
                      0
                      • R realJSOP

                        Can you imagine how much the Pro version is if standard is equivalent to $500? Geeze.

                        "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                        -----
                        "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

                        H Offline
                        H Offline
                        hairy_hats
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #13

                        $1030[^] or so. Bastards. Living in the UK is a total rip-off at times if you want to buy US-sourced products.

                        M B M 3 Replies Last reply
                        0
                        • H hairy_hats

                          $1030[^] or so. Bastards. Living in the UK is a total rip-off at times if you want to buy US-sourced products.

                          M Offline
                          M Offline
                          Mladen Jankovic
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #14

                          :wtf: MSDN Pro (with VS Pro) subscription costs only 170$ more!

                          [Genetic Algorithm Library]

                          1 Reply Last reply
                          0
                          • H hairy_hats

                            $1030[^] or so. Bastards. Living in the UK is a total rip-off at times if you want to buy US-sourced products.

                            B Offline
                            B Offline
                            Brady Kelly
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #15

                            Ha, you don't have an exchange rate of R7.73/USD. :( That works out close to my house payment.

                            Unscrambling Eggs: Decompiling ASP.NET

                            1 Reply Last reply
                            0
                            • L leppie

                              The only things I miss from the Express editions is: 1. No multiple different projects in a solution. 2. No support for source control.

                              xacc.ide - now with TabsToSpaces support
                              IronScheme - 1.0 alpha 4a out now (29 May 2008)

                              B Offline
                              B Offline
                              Brady Kelly
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #16

                              leppie wrote:

                              1. No multiple different projects in a solution.

                              WTF? :doh:

                              leppie wrote:

                              2. No support for source control.

                              Has there ever been support for reliable source control?

                              Unscrambling Eggs: Decompiling ASP.NET

                              1 Reply Last reply
                              0
                              • L leppie

                                The only things I miss from the Express editions is: 1. No multiple different projects in a solution. 2. No support for source control.

                                xacc.ide - now with TabsToSpaces support
                                IronScheme - 1.0 alpha 4a out now (29 May 2008)

                                G Offline
                                G Offline
                                Gideon Engelberth
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #17

                                You can, in fact, have multiple projects in a solution. They just have to be the same language. If you can't see the solution in the solution explorer, go to Tools->Options->Projects and Solutions and check "Always show solution". Then you can right-click on the solution and select Add->New Project...

                                L 1 Reply Last reply
                                0
                                • G Gideon Engelberth

                                  You can, in fact, have multiple projects in a solution. They just have to be the same language. If you can't see the solution in the solution explorer, go to Tools->Options->Projects and Solutions and check "Always show solution". Then you can right-click on the solution and select Add->New Project...

                                  L Offline
                                  L Offline
                                  leppie
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #18

                                  Gideon Engelberth wrote:

                                  You can, in fact, have multiple projects in a solution. They just have to be the same language.

                                  Hence why I said "No multiple different projects in a solution." I guess 'mixed' would have been a better choice of word.

                                  xacc.ide - now with TabsToSpaces support
                                  IronScheme - 1.0 alpha 4a out now (29 May 2008)

                                  1 Reply Last reply
                                  0
                                  • H hairy_hats

                                    $1030[^] or so. Bastards. Living in the UK is a total rip-off at times if you want to buy US-sourced products.

                                    M Offline
                                    M Offline
                                    Marshall
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #19

                                    Steve_Harris wrote:

                                    Living in the UK is a total rip-off at times if you want to buy US-sourced products.

                                    The higher price is to offset the cost of translating from American to English. :-D

                                    _If you continue to do the same things you always did,
                                    don't be surprised if you get the same results you always got.
                                    _

                                    1 Reply Last reply
                                    0
                                    • M MidwestLimey

                                      I got VS2005 Standard for $10 :D


                                      I'm largely language agnostic


                                      After a while they all bug me :doh:


                                      H Offline
                                      H Offline
                                      hairy_hats
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #20

                                      Hmmm...did it come with a clear case and a hand-written label by any chance? :-D

                                      D 1 Reply Last reply
                                      0
                                      • H hairy_hats

                                        Hmmm...did it come with a clear case and a hand-written label by any chance? :-D

                                        D Offline
                                        D Offline
                                        dandy72
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #21

                                        Steve_Harris wrote:

                                        Hmmm...did it come with a clear case and a hand-written label by any chance?

                                        Don't be so quick to judge. I got my full version of VS2008 Standard as a freebie at the Heroes Happen Here event.

                                        1 Reply Last reply
                                        0
                                        • R Rage

                                          Could somebody tell me which features are NOT in the Visual C# Express edition but are in the normal one ? The Microsoft website only tells what is in, but not what is missing. Can you do something productive with it, or are essential parts missing ?

                                          A Offline
                                          A Offline
                                          Ashley van Gerven
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #22

                                          These are the main ones I think: - no class designer - minimal refactoring tools - no source control integration - no addins/macros - minimal debugging functionality - far less project templates - no installer projects (I think)

                                          "For fifty bucks I'd put my face in their soup and blow." - George Costanza

                                          CP article: SmartPager - a Flickr-style pager control with go-to-page popup layer.

                                          1 Reply Last reply
                                          0
                                          Reply
                                          • Reply as topic
                                          Log in to reply
                                          • Oldest to Newest
                                          • Newest to Oldest
                                          • Most Votes


                                          • Login

                                          • Don't have an account? Register

                                          • Login or register to search.
                                          • First post
                                            Last post
                                          0
                                          • Categories
                                          • Recent
                                          • Tags
                                          • Popular
                                          • World
                                          • Users
                                          • Groups