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

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[minestrone]

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

[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.

[woohoo]

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

[DaveB]

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

More workers for the hive

[Churchill]

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

Have you been getting broody?

[Pondlife]

Junior is 2 in December

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

[Churchill]

I emailed MS about a year ago and asked them how to get their software without paying for it, they asked me if I was a developer and I said yes. Within a couple of days they approved me for some kinda program which gives me access to everything MS ever released, all the way back to DOS.

I just wanted FoxPro for some legacy stuff so didn't bother with the legal download fest I could have indulged in.

Sorry C I can't remember what program they gave me access to but I'm sure an email to MS or a Google search will come up with something.

Cheers!

[Cliphead]

I emailed MS about a year ago and asked them how to get their software without paying for it, they asked me if I was a developer and I said yes. Within a couple of days they approved me for some kinda program which gives me access to everything MS ever released, all the way back to DOS.

I just wanted FoxPro for some legacy stuff so didn't bother with the legal download fest I could have indulged in.

Sorry C I can't remember what program they gave me access to but I'm sure an email to MS or a Google search will come up with something.

[Churchill]

Anyone in the family a student? Some schools participate if your little one has made Reception yet - I forget his age.

https://www.dreamspark.com/Student/Default.aspx

Junior is 2 in December

[Churchill]

Quick google suggests you can

Unable to set up CUDA in MS Visual C++ Express 2010 - Stack Overflow

I've been using Intel compilers recently and even more recently over to GNU - Anyone who flies a Tornado/Hercules/Hawk/Typhoon/A400M (with or without pasta) should tulip themselves!