What is the cheapest legal way to get hold of Visual Studio?

[Churchill]

I first read this as "Junior 2 is in December"

Have you been getting broody?

[DaveB]

I first read this as "Junior 2 is in December"

More workers for the hive

[woohoo]

Bizspark, takes two mins to apply and up to 5 days to be accepted. You get everything for 3 years.

[suityou01]

I use Microsoft Partner network. Costs around £340 for the year and you get access to everything. Includes a full MSDN subscription, and all the OSs and Office tools you can eat.

You have to sit a numpty technical test online which takes around 10 mins and even suity could pass it.

[minestrone]

You don't get this amount of trouble with java.

[Cliphead]

Bizspark, takes two mins to apply and up to 5 days to be accepted. You get everything for 3 years.

That's it. I couldn't remember what it was called since I haven't signed in for ages.

[woohoo]

That's it. I couldn't remember what it was called since I haven't signed in for ages.

Yeah for my plan "B" I registered for Bizspark, but I'm getting near the 3 year mark. So just re-registering with my contracting company. I moved some of my websites over to an Azure VM so wanting to keep that free as I use about £100 each month, plus all the other software is nice.

Just a note, looks like the Bizspark people have dropped the exit fee after the 3 years. I think it was £100 or $100.

[VectraMan]

I use Microsoft Partner network. Costs around £340 for the year and you get access to everything. Includes a full MSDN subscription, and all the OSs and Office tools you can eat.

Does that include Visual Studio, because last time I looked all these fancy programmes didn't. And anyway, £340 every year or one off £500 fee?

Express doesn't allow addins, and I'm guessing that's what you need for CUDA.

[suityou01]

Does that include Visual Studio, because last time I looked all these fancy programmes didn't. And anyway, £340 every year or one off £500 fee?

Express doesn't allow addins, and I'm guessing that's what you need for CUDA.

Yes it's included.

[lilelvis2000]

Express version is free.

Pro is the next level now (they removed Standard to sneakly increase minimum price level) - going above it does not make much sense unless you want to be tied up into Microshaft source control tulip.

Does Microsoft tie you into Team Explorer thingi (forget what it's called!) at Ultimate level? I'm using Pro with AnkhSVN plugin just fine at moment.

Presently I'm on the Action Pack Dev. subscription. Gets you 3 licences of VS and some other bits.