Author: Matthew Hull
Date: 15:21:17 08/10/04
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On August 10, 2004 at 18:17:28, Eugene Nalimov wrote: >On August 10, 2004 at 18:16:14, Matthew Hull wrote: > >>On August 10, 2004 at 18:05:21, Eugene Nalimov wrote: >> >>>On August 10, 2004 at 17:38:31, Matthew Hull wrote: >>> >>>>... >>>> >>>>How much does a C compiler cost for Windows? Ouch! >>>> >>> >>>Free tools available from Microsoft alone: >>> >>>Visual C++ Toolkit 2003 -- compiler, linker, etc.: >>>http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/vctoolkit2003/ >>> >>>Beta of Visual Studio 2005 Express, including compiler, linker, GUI editor, >>>debugger, project system, etc.: >>>http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express/visualc/default.aspx >>> >>>You may want express editions of other MS languages. See >>>http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/ for Visual Basic, Visual C#, Visual J#, >>>SQL, Visual Web Developer. >>> >>>If you want complete documentation for Visual Studio 2005, you have to download >>>express edition of MSDN library from >>>http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=30100&clcid=0x409 (additional 200 or >>>300Mb), or you have to tell Visual Studio to use help from the Internet. >>> >>>You are getting highly standard-compiant compiler with either of those >>>downloads. If you want to develop Windows programs you probably want to download >>>Windows SDK that includes Windows headers and libraries, for details see >>>http://weblogs.asp.net/brianjo/archive/2004/08/08/211085.aspx. >> >> >> >>Why does MS sell _expensive_ developement packages if they are in reality, free? >> >>Thanks, >>Matt > >Because full package includes more, of course. Are there not also distribution restrictions for things built with the free tools? Thanks, Matt > >Thanks, >Eugene > >> >>> >>>Thanks, >>>Eugene
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