Vis Studio 2003??? or wait for 2005??
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Hi All, I am a student. I think i would like to buy the acedemic version of visual studio 2003. Right now , i am only learning C, but i want to progress onto C++ and Java. I am particularly intersted in working with the little handheld devices as well. I have heard that there will be a new version comming out soon. Is it better to wait at this point for me? Does anyone know when the new version of Visual Studio is comming out? Also, if there are any students out there that already have the acedemic version and could tell me how they are finding it please? Thanks very much "i'm on me Learner's mate"
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Hi All, I am a student. I think i would like to buy the acedemic version of visual studio 2003. Right now , i am only learning C, but i want to progress onto C++ and Java. I am particularly intersted in working with the little handheld devices as well. I have heard that there will be a new version comming out soon. Is it better to wait at this point for me? Does anyone know when the new version of Visual Studio is comming out? Also, if there are any students out there that already have the acedemic version and could tell me how they are finding it please? Thanks very much "i'm on me Learner's mate"
The Academic licenses are available for schools or institutions only. If your school is part of this program, you'll have access to the Visual Studio version 2003 Academic Edition by consulting the school's Computer Administrator. If you're just starting C++, Visual Studio is a good choice. However, the current version 2003 is inadequate when it comes to programming for .Net Framework (Managed C++ is buggy/crappy). The version 2005 will introduce the C++/CLI Standard, which makes it very easy to use the power of C++ with the managed framework. The 2005 version is designed as a mainstream platform for Windows Longhorn programming. But, like said, if you're starting up with C++, I suggest you go to the local library and borrow a 'Learn Visual C++ in 26 days' or something similar. These books usually come with the Standard or Educational edition of the Visual Studio version in question, so they are the most cheap and risk-free way to start using Visual Studio. When version 2005 is released, you should invest your money to it. An alternative to all this is the MSDN Academic license, which will entitle your school's students to downloading the Academic versions of all Visual Studio products, with a limited access to the MSDN Library CD-ROMs, which, if I may add, are ESSENTIAL to coding with Visual Studio. The internal help files are just inadequate. Naturally you can read the online version of MSDN for free, but it's much easier to use the CDs as they are incorporated to the F1-help system of Visual Studio. In conclusion, first get a free version by borrowing a book bundled with Visual Studio. When version 2005 is released, invest your money on that one, or get your school to join the MSDN Academic Alliance. For more information about the MSDN licenses, consult the MSDN Website. For more information about the Academic Program, see the MSDN Academic Alliance website -Antti Keskinen ---------------------------------------------- The definition of impossible is strictly dependant on what we think is possible.
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Hi All, I am a student. I think i would like to buy the acedemic version of visual studio 2003. Right now , i am only learning C, but i want to progress onto C++ and Java. I am particularly intersted in working with the little handheld devices as well. I have heard that there will be a new version comming out soon. Is it better to wait at this point for me? Does anyone know when the new version of Visual Studio is comming out? Also, if there are any students out there that already have the acedemic version and could tell me how they are finding it please? Thanks very much "i'm on me Learner's mate"
I have a Student edition of Visual Studio 6, and have used Borland C++, Visual C++ and Visual C++.Net and the .Net software is completely different from Borland C++ and is very different from Visual C++ 6. Visual Basic.net has become different altogether from Visual Basic I think they've tried to make it more like Visual C++ but none of the original methods work for instance you can't have indexed arrays for buttons any more. I think Borland C++ is better all round it would appear to work faster and seems to take up less memory.