Sparktank
20th November 2014, 10:49
Don't know where to post this. Mods can move where more appropriate.
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I'd post it in news, but thought it would be better to keep it open for others who want to discuss anything or leave their personal feedback for others to consider, engange or otherwise read.
I was also waiting to see if anyone had noticed it and would post it.
MS had that free Express versoin for awhile and people seemed to like it.
Now they have an upgraded and less-restricted version: Community 2013.
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It was released last week (12 Nov 2014).
Read an news article here: http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/12/microsoft-makes-visual-studio-free-for-small-teams/
Read the MSN blog here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/onecode/archive/2014/11/12/free-visual-studio-community-edition-released-today.aspx
Info page at MS: http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/visual-studio-community-vs.aspx
Q: Who can use Visual Studio Community?
A: Here’s how individual developers can use Visual Studio Community:
Any individual developer can use Visual Studio Community to create their own free or paid apps.
Q: How does Visual Studio Community 2013 compare to other Visual Studio editions?
A: Visual Studio Community 2013 includes all the great functionality of Visual Studio Professional 2013, designed and optimized for individual developers, students, open source contributors, and small teams.
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System Requirements
Supported operating systems (no XP support (given that support from MS for XP has been terminated))
Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64)
Windows 8 (x86 and x64)
Windows 7 SP1 (x86 and x64)
Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64)
Windows Server 2012 (x64)
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (x64)
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Download here: http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/downloads/download-visual-studio-vs#DownloadFamilies_2
Download Visual Studio Community for a free, full-featured IDE with powerful coding productivity features, cross-platform mobile development tools for Windows, iOS and Android, and access to thousands of extensions. This edition of Visual Studio is available at no cost for non-enterprise application development.
Sign in to Visual Studio within 30 days with your Microsoft account to synchronize your settings across multiple machines and register your product.
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Supposedly trumps the Express version.
I'm no programmer, but you can have a look for yourself and see the differences.
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Differences between Visual Studio Community Edition and Express Editions (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/onecode/archive/2014/11/12/differences-between-visual-studio-community-edition-and-express-editions.aspx)
There are two main differences between Visual Studio Community Edition and the Express Editions
1) Visual Studio Express Editions do not allow users to use extensions (aka. plugins). There are over 5000 great plugins for Visual Studio in Visual Studio Gallery. Plugins such as Developer Assistant can boost developers’ productivity. Unfortunately, they are not available to Visual Studio Express users. With Visual Studio Community Edition, you can access and use All of them!
2) Visual Studio Express Editions are targeting specific platforms: Express for Web allows you to develop Web apps; Express for Windows allows you to develop Windows apps; Express for Windows Desktop allows you to develop desktop apps. But with Visual Studio Community Edition, you can develop projects targeting cross-platforms.
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Ah, well there you have it. If you're into plugins and cross-platform developing, I'd say this is a gold mine!
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I'd post it in news, but thought it would be better to keep it open for others who want to discuss anything or leave their personal feedback for others to consider, engange or otherwise read.
I was also waiting to see if anyone had noticed it and would post it.
MS had that free Express versoin for awhile and people seemed to like it.
Now they have an upgraded and less-restricted version: Community 2013.
--------------------------------------
It was released last week (12 Nov 2014).
Read an news article here: http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/12/microsoft-makes-visual-studio-free-for-small-teams/
Read the MSN blog here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/onecode/archive/2014/11/12/free-visual-studio-community-edition-released-today.aspx
Info page at MS: http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/visual-studio-community-vs.aspx
Q: Who can use Visual Studio Community?
A: Here’s how individual developers can use Visual Studio Community:
Any individual developer can use Visual Studio Community to create their own free or paid apps.
Q: How does Visual Studio Community 2013 compare to other Visual Studio editions?
A: Visual Studio Community 2013 includes all the great functionality of Visual Studio Professional 2013, designed and optimized for individual developers, students, open source contributors, and small teams.
--------------------------------------
System Requirements
Supported operating systems (no XP support (given that support from MS for XP has been terminated))
Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64)
Windows 8 (x86 and x64)
Windows 7 SP1 (x86 and x64)
Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64)
Windows Server 2012 (x64)
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (x64)
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Download here: http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/downloads/download-visual-studio-vs#DownloadFamilies_2
Download Visual Studio Community for a free, full-featured IDE with powerful coding productivity features, cross-platform mobile development tools for Windows, iOS and Android, and access to thousands of extensions. This edition of Visual Studio is available at no cost for non-enterprise application development.
Sign in to Visual Studio within 30 days with your Microsoft account to synchronize your settings across multiple machines and register your product.
--------------------------------------
Supposedly trumps the Express version.
I'm no programmer, but you can have a look for yourself and see the differences.
--------------------------------------
Differences between Visual Studio Community Edition and Express Editions (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/onecode/archive/2014/11/12/differences-between-visual-studio-community-edition-and-express-editions.aspx)
There are two main differences between Visual Studio Community Edition and the Express Editions
1) Visual Studio Express Editions do not allow users to use extensions (aka. plugins). There are over 5000 great plugins for Visual Studio in Visual Studio Gallery. Plugins such as Developer Assistant can boost developers’ productivity. Unfortunately, they are not available to Visual Studio Express users. With Visual Studio Community Edition, you can access and use All of them!
2) Visual Studio Express Editions are targeting specific platforms: Express for Web allows you to develop Web apps; Express for Windows allows you to develop Windows apps; Express for Windows Desktop allows you to develop desktop apps. But with Visual Studio Community Edition, you can develop projects targeting cross-platforms.
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Ah, well there you have it. If you're into plugins and cross-platform developing, I'd say this is a gold mine!