[program-l] Re: VB: newbie needs guidance
- From: David Lant <david.lant@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 10:06:29 +0100
Hi Che,
there are JAWS scripts for VS.NET 2003. However, these don't work with VS
2005. There are a couple of people on this list who are currently working
on scripts for VS 2005, and I'm sure they'll let everyone know when they're
ready.
You may be a little confused about the editions available. The Express
Edition will only be available for VS 2005. I.e. there is no Express
Edition for VS.NET 2003. Also, the Pro Edition is a different one from
Express, so you can't go for both at once. You either go for Express or
Pro.
As for upgrade paths, I believe there is a page on the MS web site that
gives the projected upgrade prices. For those lucky enough to have MSDN
Universal subscriptions, the upgrade is free. But for us mere mortals, the
thousands of dollars per year that such a subscription costs rather wipes
that out as a benefit. <grin> But I do believe the per product upgrade
prices will be quite reasonable, in comparison to those in the past.
David Lant
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Consultancy & Development
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-----Original Message-----
From: Che [mailto:che@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 15 September 2005 21:40
To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [program-l] Re: VB: newbie needs guidance
Hey, thanks for the info guys.
I have heard that .net 2005 is going to be more screenreader friendly.
Along these lines, are there jaws scripts for .net 2003, or possibly visual
studio 2005 available?
I think I am going to check out the express version of .net and go from
there. If I end up buying the pro version, surely there will be some
upgrade path to .net 2005, eh?
----- Original Message -----
From: David Lant <mailto:david.lant1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 1:55 PM
Subject: [program-l] Re: VB: newbie needs guidance
Hi Che,
My advice, if you want specifically to learn VB, would be to go for VB.NET.
You could wait for Visual Studio 2005 to be released, as there is the option
of the cheaper Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition. However, I don't know
what the restrictions are on that, or whether such restrictions would hamper
your intended projects.
Another good reason to go the .NET route, is that there are a large number
of languages that you can use. There is, I am fairly sure, a version of PHP
for .NET. So you could even produce software for the Windows .NET Framework
using a language you are largely familiar with.
By learning VB or C#, you could even extend your skills to building
applications that run on Unix or Linux under Mono.NET, to build on any
existing skills you might have on those platforms.
All the best,
David
-----Original Message-----
From: program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Che
Sent: 15 September 2005 05:39
To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [program-l] VB: newbie needs guidance
Hi gang,
I am fairly new to the programming game, having just finished a few PHP
mySql projects, and I'm looking to learn some windows application
programming, mainly with the hopes of creating games for the blind.
I know there will be a lot of hard work involved in learning something
like this, as well as a lot of time. I am prepared for that, but I would
like to get off on the right foot. I know there are several versions of VB
out there, and I'm not sure which I should look into. I am wanting to
create applications that allow users to interact over the internet, as well
as save their information to a database.
I have been told that VB .net 2005 is coming out soon. Is that something
I should wait on? In short what would you reccomend a neophyte programmer
such as myself get started with, and what are some good resources for the
blind programmer to learn from out there on the web?
Any advice is greatly appreciated, and feel free to email me directly at
che@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:che@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Thanks,
Che
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