DaleB wrote:
> Hi Kristen:
> Thank you for your detailed reply.
> And now, I have a related question.
>
> Several years ago, I purchased Visual C++ 5.0 and Viusal Basic 5.0.
> IThey wer running under Windows 95 at the time.
> Do you know if there is a current "full-blown" edition of VC++ or VBasic that
> runs under WIndopws Vista Home Premium Edition or if these older versions
> will. I do not know hopw complete the "express" version are relative to the
> version you buy (or bought at that time). Any ideas ?

VB 5 is (thankfully) dead, and has been replaced by VB.NET. VC++ still
exists.

The current version of Visual Studio is 2005, but 2008 should be
released "by the end of November" (which almost certainly means 30th).

The 'Express' version is pretty good. The only real limitation is that
it doesn't support plugins. This tends to be more of a problem for
professional developers (I don't know how I'd live without
TestDriven.NET or Visual SVN - and I know many others couldn't live
without Resharper). For individual developers who are not coding full
time, the Express version is very good.

Alun Harford