Visual Basic.NET Standard

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Jun 23rd, 2003, 01:17 PM
phrozeman

Visual Basic.NET Standard

Hi there

Soon i will start programming VB.NET again (did this a few months ago, but i liked vb6 better ;))
I am using a copy of VS.NET, yes i know i am wrong, but i only used it to see if i liked the new VB language. Now i wanna buy a legal version VB.NET, only problem is i don't know wich version.

I saw 2 versions here in Holland:
VB.NET Standard 2002 and VB.NET Standard 2003

Is there a big difference between those two, and are there any other versions instead of the 'Standard' version?

Is Standard good enough, or do u prefer an other version (if there are any others)

Please give me some advice, becose that software is everything but cheap :D
Jun 23rd, 2003, 01:18 PM
Memnoch1207

get 2003...it's the latest and most recent version.

AFAIK, "Standard" just means you're only getting the "one" language...i.e. Visual Basic.NET... and the .NET Framework, but none of the other bells and whistles like you would get if you purchased Visual Studio.NET.
Jun 23rd, 2003, 01:20 PM
phrozeman

Damn you are fast, i didn't even pressed the Submit button yet :D

ah, ok
Thought there also would be a 'Enterprise' version, but thats only for Visual Studio.Net i just saw on ms.com
Jun 23rd, 2003, 01:23 PM
Cander

Yes 2003. New stuff. Faster and better IDE. The first vesion was kind of rushed and was missing certain tools. 2003 is more complete.
Jun 23rd, 2003, 01:27 PM
Memnoch1207

Here's a quote from an article comparing Visual Studio.NET 2002 and 2003

Quote:

When compared to Visual Studio.NET 2002, Visual Studio.NET 2003 is faster and more feature rich, but there isn’t anything included that makes it much more than a huge service pack.

Here's the articles conclusion.
Jun 23rd, 2003, 01:28 PM
Cander

2003 is better becuase it is 2002 + 1.

:D
Jun 23rd, 2003, 01:29 PM
Memnoch1207

Would that be like saying Windows ME is better because it is Windows 98 + 2? :D
Jun 23rd, 2003, 01:33 PM
phrozeman

Quote:

Originally posted by Cander
2003 is better becuase it is 2002 + 1.

:D

LOL

Well, thats a good reason :D

Anyway gonna go for 2003, just need to find some shops who sell them, becose here in NL there are not so many computer stores selling it :rolleyes:

Thanks for the help ;)
Jun 23rd, 2003, 01:35 PM
Cander

Quote:

Originally posted by Memnoch1207
Would that be like saying Windows ME is better because it is Windows 98 + 2? :D

ME is 98 - 1,068 making it suck.