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1 comments about Microsoft Visual Studio Team Suite 2005 With MSDN Premium (CD & DVD).

1. The new MSDN pricing makes this out of reach for most individuals, however it isnt a sbscription designed for indivuals any longer.
   
   The package provides you everything the Old Unviersal Edition provides for, in addition it provides you with the entire TFS suite, which sadly is limited to 5 concurrent users. So unless you do need the VSTS in order to hone your skills, I for one dont see too many people shelling out 10K for this sadly.

5 comments about Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Developer.

1. I agree with others on this "There is NO restriction on functionality. Only restriction is on LICENSE." Great product.



2. This Devloper edition is running great on my Windows XP machine with SP2. I have no problems at all with it. It is feature rich and is restircted to a testing enviroment as opposed to a produciton enviroment. Well worth the money! If you need free, Microsoft has other SQL alternatives such as MSDE SQL desktop engine and a downloadble fully functional SQL Express 2005 verison of CTP (community Technology Preview) So many reasons to convert from Sybase there is not room here to list them.



3. I have been fighting with "FREE" tools, and this is the best $44 dollar investment I could have made. It makes working with the (MSDE) Microsoft Desktop SQL Engine very quick.



4. Price was excellent and product was in stock. Used expedited shipping and received my boxed product very quickly. All instruction manuals, codes, etc. in tact.



5. All software programmers are aware of SQL.. this is the real deal. A must have for databases..and servers.

No comments about Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server.

5 comments about Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Professional 2002.

1. I have been using Visual Studio for a long time (VB for 10 years, VC++ for 5 years). This is the best yet. Sure, the .NET platform is slow in taking off, but it is a MAJOR improvement and will take a while. The new IDE is used by ALL the languages and is fantastic. The debugging tools are an order of magnitude better. The online documentation is essential (make sure you load the whole thing, you will usually need it). Even the IntelliSense is improved. For VB long-timers, this version is probably a bigger improvement than any others, including the transitions of 16-to-32-bit and from interpreted to compiled. Software productivity is almost certain to explored -- once it catches on. The hype is real, but it will take time. This is what it was like before the Web took off -- the people in the know just "knew" it would happen, it is just a matter of time. Be on the front of the wave.



2. This studio is leagues beyond the last. Microsoft is easing the burden of developers by simplifying distributed application development using .NET. Sure, for instance, you can go in and manually write the low level COM interface connectors if you prefer to have the "stick shift" control and specific performance attributes etc., or you can rely on the built in functionality of .NET and speed the development process.

   It seems that with this platform there is a bit of a learning curve even for the most experienced developers because of the great differences. But the online help is dynamic and useful when you get stuck on something.

   Visual Basic is not Visual Basic now. They seemed to have completely renovated the way VB works.

   The Common language Runtime (CLR) makes it possible to create solutions by interweaving any of the languages included with the studio. I believe there is a way to import 3rd party or future MS designed languages as well. So if one language is better at a specific task, then you can switch to it.

   The integrated development environment (IDE) is meant to maximize developer productivity. In using it, I haven't experienced the contrary. I must mention that I do like the flexibility of working on web applications in .NET. You can use a grid layout like a form builder, or the flow layout like a web page editor.

   I noticed a couple of funny things so far, but not worth mentioning. It takes some getting used to, but this is certainly worth it.




3. If you do pure C/C++ programming without COM, VB or C#, you won't see much of an improvement. Code profiling for performance measurements is gone, which was available in MSVC 6 (Microsoft Visual C++ 6). So if you get this software, you should get something like Rational Quantify for performance testing.

   C# and .NET are the biggest additions to this environment over previous versions.

   Our development environment went through a few upgrade pains. The VS .NET 2003 version fixed many usability problems found in VS .NET 2002. The UI is much better than MSVC 6.0. As with most compiler upgrades, certain C/C++ language features changed, which took us a little time to resolve (e.g. , __FILE__ and a few other things). I recommend a phase in approach when migrating to this new environment. Don't jump into this environment.

   If you want to do real C/C++ programming, you need at least the professional edition. The Visual C++ .NET 2003 Standard edition doesn't do optimization, but the professional environment does do optimization. Sadly, you can't get just the C/C++ compiler. Fortunately, there are more optimization options in this compiler, and it has buffer security checks, which I have found useful a couple of times.

   The HTML editor doesn't create 100% valid strict HTML 4.01, but it's a better HTML editor than MSVC 6. It also makes it easier to edit basic CSS.

   I haven't used all of the nifty features of this environment, but it's a decent improvement over MSVC 6. It's way better than MetroWerks CodeWarrior 5, at least with regards to price (current CodeWarrior version is 8.0, but 5.0 had some stability issues when I used it). I can't compare it very well to Eclipse, since I haven't used it that often (I like Eclipse, which is freely available at http://www.eclipse.org/). CygWin is a little difficult to use at times, but the price is right (free).

   Overall I recommend Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional. If you're a casual C/C++ programmer, look elsewhere. This will probably be too pricey for you. If you're a professional programmer, you should consider getting this software. If you're a professional Windows programmer, you need this software because this is the future of Windows programming.




4. Absolutely fantastic - best programming experience out of anything else I've used. Surely beats the pants of any java IDE.



5. I ordered this software from zuouw, and he informed me that it was actually an academic version. I was unaware of this. I thought from the ad that it was the professional version. This person actually refunded my money. I wish everyone in america upheld the business ethics that zuouw upholds. This was a very pleasant experience for me due to the fact that zuouw is a very ethical human being.
   Thank you very much zuouw
   Billy

No comments about Visual dBase 7-Professional, The Fastest Way to Deliver Business applications-Version7.

5 comments about FileMaker Pro 7 (Mac).

1. This Filemaker is the best version yet! Highly recommended!



2. I have been using Filemaker 7 for Mac for 2 motnhs now. I am so happy with all the improvements they have made. Hands down this is the best database program (Mac or PC) ever made. A must buy!



3. The improvements made over version 6 are monumental! A must have for database users and users of previous versions! A+++++



4. I'm a database professional, one of the few MySQL Certified Professionals in the country. I've been familiar with dBase, InfoFile, Clarion, Microsoft Access, FoxPro, Oracle, SQL Server and PostgreSQL, most since their earliest incarnations.
   
   I've been tinkering with FileMaker since version 3 (1995). It never seemed much more than an oh-so-slightly souped-up version of the database in ClarisWorks/AppleWorks.
   
   I've always evaluated FileMaker's time-limited downloads, but was never impressed.
   
   But version 7 is a quantum leap, highly matured. If you want a replacement for the buggy and unstable Microsoft Access, here it is.
   
   On a note, I bought a copy of FileMaker 7 on eBay. When I registered it, FileMaker told me that it was a pirated copy, which diminished my opinion of that online service.
   
   I believe that if "a software is good enough to use, it's good enough to pay for". On a shoestring budget, I needed to find the best price, and it was here on Amazon.



5. FileMaker Pro 7 (and it's new version 8) have one leg up on Microsoft Access: the are cross-platform. You can use FileMaker on Macs and PCs. Microsoft doesn't make an Access for Mac, either stand-alone or bundled with Office.
   
   If you don't know how to use Access, if you don't know too much about relational database management systems, FileMaker is probably for you. It's much easier to use than Access. But if you have invested the time to learn Access enough to do the basics - create tables, complex queries, and forms, and to produce useful reports - stick with Access.
   
   Switching to FileMaker means learning a whole new system, and once you do, you will not be any more productive than you already are.

1 comments about FileMaker Pro 8.5 Advanced Win/Mac.

1. O FileMaker é um software que permite que você crie seus próprios programas 100% customizados às suas necessidade sem exigir que você seja um expert em programação, na verdade você nem precisa saber nada de programação para poder criar seus próprios programas.
   Robusto, confiável, com milhares de aplicações pré-elaboradas para que você só precise "encaixar" os scripts prontos nos seus programas é um software fascinante e que oferece também uma série de lay-outs (programas) em diversos segmentos (produtividade, gererenciamento, estoque, inventário entre outros) para que você já possa começar a usar imediatamente tanto como base para traduzir e customizar em português quanto como para usar como programa final. O software e os manuais são em inglês.
   Com dedicação, estudo e treinamento um expert em FileMaker é capaz de transformar em programa praticamente qualquer rotina empresarial que necessite de dados para serem catalogados, cruzados e analisados. Nos Estados Unidos o FileMaker é usado em aplicações de todos os tamanhos incluindo alguns bancos de dados gigantescos em aplicações críticas de grandes organizações e essa flexibilidade de poder atender demandas desde pequenas empresas até mega organizações com o mesmo conceito básico de scripts e lay-outs é algo que torna o FileMaker tão especial. A empresa FileMaker inc é uma empresa independente que faz parte da Apple Inc famosa pela inovação e qualidade de seus produtos e por ter criado também o Ipod e o Iphone. Consulte-me se desejar ajuda com o seu FileMaker no Brasil. [...]

5 comments about Microsoft Visual Basic Deluxe Learning Edition Version 5.0.

1. If you are a poweruser looking into programming, Visual Basic is the best language for you to start in. This "book/kit" contains everything you will need, however it is designed more for those who want to learn how to program, not those who already know another langauge and want to just learn Visual Basic.



2. The self-paced training manual clearly defines a solid understanding of the way Visual Basic works. By the time you finish this book you will be ready to tackle more advanced topics with confidence. This is an excellent choice for people with no programming experience as well as those of us with experience and/or formal training in other languages.



3. Excellent book - the practicality and teaching methods of this book are second to none. I had no prior experience of Visual Basic and after using this pack I'm confident of my vb abilities. Great job Michael. However, one question, where do I go from here ?. I want to learn more so have you an intermediate book at all ?



4. FINALLY! Someone gets it right. Being a Computer Engineer and programming expert, I was concerned about buying a package to learn Visual Basic. When learning other languages, I usually found it easy to just learn by crunching code, using only references. I am shocked at how affective this package is. It contains everything you need. Four CD's with help files, Visual Basic 6.0 (without all of the professional features) and 1.1GB of information by the Microsoft Developers Network (MSDN). One of the books included in this kit is a step by step approach to programming in Visual Basic. Although the book was written for the beginner, I have found it very interesting. It is a good book because it allows both novice and advanced users to learn at their own pace, without getting bored. The other book is the programmer's guide that accompanies the professional and enterprise versions of Visual Basic. This book is an excellent supplement, once one has finished the step by step manual.



5. dear sir i would like to have the fundemental book which is with examples like object+usage+1 example that IS for all objects if u have any book like this for VB 6.0 OR VB 5.0 let me know immeately i will buy it surely. please send me the NAME AND AUTHOR OF THE BOOK AND ADDRESS WHERE I CAN GET IT FROM

No comments about Borland C++ 5.