Free to develop?

[johansenng]

Hi,
I went through the microsoft site, and found that actually i can download the .Net SDK for developing/deploying programs for free.

Pardon my ignorance, but is creating/deploying windows application, exe.. free?? As in it is similar to java, whereby you are free to program and deploy it. Just that its the IDE that will cost $$$. (as in e.g Kawa for Java and Visual basic.net for window aaplication).

If what i mention above is true, can i summarize and say that everyone have the rights to create window applications without buying microsoft products like visual basic.net/C#,...(as they are only the aids in creating e.g window application??)

Thanks

 

[john]

It is just Visual Studio, the IDE, which costs money.

If you do all your work by hand, or use a different IDE, you can deploy your applications however you want, without having to pay Microsoft. Unless you use one of their controls that require a license to distribute.

 

[johansenng]

Thanks

Thanks for the information...

Sorry but ive still got a few doubts, hope you can help me to clear them.

-Are the components youve refered to, e.g Crystal, etc?

-Say a application is created, will there be any means to track back (purely from the installed application files/setup files), which IDE it was developed on (version/license..etc of IDE)?

[What i am refering to is like the scenerio of e.g Dreamweaver on html, whereby there is purely no linkage back to the software by the output (in this case, html)]

Thanks again

 

[john]

Yes those are the types of components Im talking about.

Whether or not the application can be tracked back to a particular IDE, I really dont know. Why would it even matter anyway?

 

[johansenng]

thanks

Thanks for the information again.

I am just curious to know whether it works like other free IDEs..
Coz i think they dont leave footprints in the output.

Thanks

 

[mutant]

IDEs like VS.NET and SharpDevelop are being built using the same technology so there shouldnt be differences.

 

[pjv]

There are differences in code output that could be picked up if you use the designers in SharpDevelop and Visual Studio. Of course, neither product requires use of the designer so its probably impossible to tell. Not that it really matters to anyone if you used the IDE or not.

BTW Ive spent weeks trying almost every free/shareware programmers editor on the internet and I think youll find Crimson Editor to be the best for c#. None of the others seem to have its combination of features and stability (not to even think about speed).

-- Pete, who has nothing to do with Crimson whatsoever.

 

[johansenng]

thanks

Hi,
Thanks for the informative replies... I really appreciate it.