re:
a real VS.net 2005 for small projects?
Not only for small projects.
re:
If we just want to develop ASP.net web pages using VB.net, will these
Express Products good enough for our needs?
For web projects using VB.NET, you'll only need Visual Web Developer.
The other Express products are for Console/Windows executables,
one for each development language.
re:
Any limitations?
Here's a handy feature comparison chart :
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa700921.aspx
In particular, if you need to :
1. develop for mobile devices
2. create/modify tables and stored procedures remotely
3. use a Class Designer and/or Object Test Bench
4. edit XSLT and not just XML
5. use deployment tools
6. use Crystal Reports
7. have source code control
8. execute remote debugging
9. have 64-bit compiler support
....you'll need at least VS 2005's Standard edition.
If you don't need those capabilities, you'll do fine with VWD.
Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
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"Jeffrey" <cj*******@gmail.comwrote in message
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Just found out that there is an Express Products edition for VS 2005, and it
is free for downloading from Microsoft web site. Is this just an evaluation
version? Or a real VS.net 2005 for small projects?
If we just want to develop ASP.net web pages using VB.net, will these
Express Products good enough for our needs? Any limitations?
TIA,
Jeffrey