SharpDevelop experience?

Discussion in 'AutoCAD' started by Jimmy Bergmark, Jul 31, 2004.

  1. Jimmy Bergmark, Jul 31, 2004
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  2. Does any of you have experience of using SharpDevelop for .net programming?
    - Its FREE
    - the developers LISTEN and add content/functions based upon user feedback
    - no gaurantee that it'll remain free or supported - but MS could kill
    Visual Studio for something else, too.
    - missing some of the cool toolls that come with advanced versions of
    Visual Studio
    - some free COM controls for AutoCAD bomb the SharpDevelop IDE but not VS

    All in all, it depends on your preference. I use both - VS at the office
    and SD at home. I have even successfully flip-flopped projects between the
    two. Once I gleaned SD's concept of COMBINES, I liked their approach better
    because I work on mostly large projects. I steer people to SD all the time
    especially if the office won't spring for VS or they are looking for
    something at home.

    -- Mike
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    Mike Tuersley
    CADalyst's CAD Clinic
    Rand IMAGINiT Technologies
    ___________________________
    the trick is to realize that there is no spoon...
     
    Mike Tuersley, Aug 3, 2004
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  3. Jimmy Bergmark

    clintonG Guest

    Visual Studio 2005 Express is a series of new development tools
    said to be released under $100 that are now in beta and should
    be evaluated as they should -- one may presume -- lead to a
    smoother path to professional development...

    http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express/

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    <%= Clinton Gallagher, "Twice the Results -- Half the Cost"
    Architectural & e-Business Consulting -- Software Development
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    clintonG, Aug 3, 2004
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  4. Very cool - thanks I hadn't seen this yet. 'Course I'll stilll stick with
    SD unless the express stuff is free =)

    -- Mike
    ___________________________
    Mike Tuersley
    CADalyst's CAD Clinic
    Rand IMAGINiT Technologies
    ___________________________
    the trick is to realize that there is no spoon...
     
    Mike Tuersley, Aug 4, 2004
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  5. Jimmy Bergmark

    clintonG Guest

    The Express applications are free while in beta but the rumor mill says
    -- not official yet -- that retail price -- if any -- will be less than
    $100.
    Apparently, SQL Server 2005 Express is intended to replace MSDE
    which has always been free and supports the presumption that the
    Express edition will also remain free.

    Personally, I think Microsoft has too many development tools
    going on right now. Its not that there is not a need for tools
    but they are all somewhat different and do not interoperate with one
    another which is the real 'holy grail' I have been waiting for.
     
    clintonG, Aug 5, 2004
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  6. That was the nice thiing about the DOS days, all I need was an editor like
    norton commander's internal one or blackbeard or pfe and life was good =)
    Today there are so many but none seem to do everything I want/need ~ if
    they do, there is too much in them and it makes them useless. One of these
    days.....

    -- Mike
    ___________________________
    Mike Tuersley
    CADalyst's CAD Clinic
    Rand IMAGINiT Technologies
    ___________________________
    the trick is to realize that there is no spoon...
     
    Mike Tuersley, Aug 5, 2004
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