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Been hearing a lot about Visual Studio 2015 recently, as far as I am aware it is not even in Beta yet... I am a .Net developer in a Corporate IT job, so I am e

by apalmer 12y ago

Been hearing a lot about Visual Studio 2015 recently, as far as I am aware it is not even in Beta yet... I am a .Net developer in a Corporate IT job, so I am exactly in the demographic Microsoft aims for as users (not buyers though). Visual Studio is hands down the best IDE, period. The pricing is absolutely, absolutely insane.

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icegreentea 12y ago
It's worth noting that the price listed for Pro is with MSDN subscription included. They have tucked away at the bottom that they will also offer Pro without MSDN license. If this follows previous pricing patterns, then it'll probably cost ~600 dollars. Somewhat more reasonable.
hermanocabral 12y ago
While I agree that the price is insane if you consider the cost of the IDE ONLY, once you realize that corporations don't buy Visual Studio standalone but instead buy the whole MSDN subscription package, you'll see that the price is quite low and it's a nice deal since you're able to get every single thing Microsoft has to offer.
manigandham 12y ago
MSDN (especially in the enterprise/corporate environment) is absolutely worth it. If you're just doing basic development, the community edition is actually really good and completely free.
- jauco 12y ago
  Interesting. What value would msdn give me?
  - Redoubts 12y ago
    Looks like all the microsoft catalog https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/downloads/default.aspx https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/downloads/def...
  - manigandham 12y ago
    Depending on the subscription level, you get access to the Microsoft software catalog and can basically download and keep all the licenses you need. This isn't really something you buy as an individual unless you're a consultant or running a small shop but it's great for enterprises to get the IDE and all the production software as well (Windows, SQL, etc).
- stingraycharles 12y ago
  I consider test coverage analysis pretty basic development nowadays, which is not covered by the community edition.
chiph 12y ago
Enterprise has gotten cheaper - it was 10 grand at one point. I used to have a personal subscription, and even with any tax-return benefits, I couldn't swing that.

by apalmer 12y ago

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icegreentea 12y ago

It's worth noting that the price listed for Pro is with MSDN subscription included. They have tucked away at the bottom that they will also offer Pro without MSDN license. If this follows previous pricing patterns, then it'll probably cost ~600 dollars. Somewhat more reasonable.

hermanocabral 12y ago

While I agree that the price is insane if you consider the cost of the IDE ONLY, once you realize that corporations don't buy Visual Studio standalone but instead buy the whole MSDN subscription package, you'll see that the price is quite low and it's a nice deal since you're able to get every single thing Microsoft has to offer.

manigandham 12y ago

MSDN (especially in the enterprise/corporate environment) is absolutely worth it. If you're just doing basic development, the community edition is actually really good and completely free.

jauco 12y ago
Interesting. What value would msdn give me?
- Redoubts 12y ago
  Looks like all the microsoft catalog https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/downloads/default.aspx https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/subscriptions/downloads/def...
- manigandham 12y ago
  Depending on the subscription level, you get access to the Microsoft software catalog and can basically download and keep all the licenses you need. This isn't really something you buy as an individual unless you're a consultant or running a small shop but it's great for enterprises to get the IDE and all the production software as well (Windows, SQL, etc).
stingraycharles 12y ago
I consider test coverage analysis pretty basic development nowadays, which is not covered by the community edition.

chiph 12y ago

Enterprise has gotten cheaper - it was 10 grand at one point. I used to have a personal subscription, and even with any tax-return benefits, I couldn't swing that.