RickSpace

So, you want to learn how to program in the .NET languages of VB.NET and C#? Or maybe you already know how to program in those languages but you don’t have the scrill to go out and buy the newest version of Visual Studio.NET because you’re in college, or you are for some other reason financially strained (I know this situation all too well). Well, fear not friendly-friend; Just over the last little bit today, I’ve evaluated a couple pieces of software that should make life more enjoyable (affordable) and have one on the burner that I will evaluate which could bring this whole thing together.

First off, despite the title and the first paragraph, as far as I can tell you WILL need to have a Windows Operating system on a machine, and be running Microsoft’s .NET Framework Version 2.0 or greater (I think that’s the greatest atm).

Now that we’re past that, let’s look at a couple tools that may be old news to many, but perhaps you aren’t aware of them.
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