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Re: Now I found out that to BIND I have to Pay?????

• Posted by Greg Haberek <ghaberek at gmail.com> Nov 21, 2004
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> VB? Free? Heck, you even has to pay to test it. Unless you download it
> illegaly.

    Um, no? That statement couldn't be more wrong. The VB "Learning
Edition" is 100% free, my school (ITT Tech) distributes a copy with
our base-level VB class.

    Try this on for size:
    http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express/vbasic/

    Express is *the* newest version of VB and its 100% free. All I had
to do to download it was fill out some basic contact and usage
information (who am i, what do i do, what am i using vb for)

Let's compare:
    Euphoria 2.5    Alpha stage    Free (some features removed)
    VB Express    Beta stage    Free (some features removed)

    Hmmmmm......

    I hate seeing people knocking VB, its a great tool, and it is free
if all you want to do is learn. But if Microsoft finds out you've been
distributing "Learning Edition" executables (which I'm sure they can
track) then your in some deep stuff. I learned how to program on
QuickBasic 7.1 (which I paid for!) then VB 6 (Learning Edition - from
school) and now Euphoria. VB doesn't suck if you know how to use it,
and neither does Euphoria. Hell, people that know how to use Java
properly seem to make a nice living, and Java sucks! 

~Greg