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PRODUCTS Visual Studio Express consists of the following separate products:
Visual Basic Express Despite the fact that it is a stripped-down version of Visual Studio, many improvements were made upon Visual Basic 2005 from Visual Basic .NET 2003. Some of these changes were subtle, while others changed the way most developers using Visual Basic worked. Here are some of the changes made:
The Express Edition has the following limitations:
Visual Web Developer The Visual Web Developer is a free web development tool that allows anyone to evaluate the web development and editing capabilities of the other Visual Studio 2005 editions at no charge. Its main function is to create ASP.NET websites. It has a WYSIWYG , drag-and-drop user interface designer; enhanced HTML & code editors; a (limited) database explorer; support for other web technologies (e.g., CSS, Javascript, XML); and integrated, design-time validation for standards including XHTML 1.0/1.1 and CSS 2.1. Being an Express IDE, it lacks certain features, such as the Accessibility Checker, the ability to create standalone Class Library Projects (which can be done by the other language-specific Express Editions), and the extensibility support necessary to load third-party add-ins and macros. Visual C++ Due to the popularity of this free compiler, numerous popular programming libraries have been or are being modified to compile under This, including Irrlicht and Valve's Source Engine . The Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition can be used to compile .NET applications immediately after installation. In order to compile native Win32 applications, one needs to download and install the Platform SDK and to configure it. {Link without Title}
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Main article: SQL Server Express This is basically a free, light-weight, and redistributable edition of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 . It provides an integrated data storage solution for developers writing Windows applications and Web sites that have basic data storage needs. SQL Server 2005 Express replaces MSDE 2000 and significantly expands on its feature set. The SQL Server Management Studio Express can also be downloaded to provide graphical user interface in administering the SQL Server 2005 Express. Another interesting feature that should be noted, unlike other free database servers, SQL Server 2005 Express Edition has no workload throttle. The Express Edition has the following limitations:
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