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Programming can be an expensive business. So it’s always nice to find a bargain. And the best bargains of all are the free ones! Surprisingly, there is now quite a range of first rate development software that can be yours (legally) for a total outlay of Zero Dollars - which, at the current rate of conversion, coincidentally works out at precisely Zero Pounds, Euros and Yen too! I am not just talking about ‘demo’ software. Nor do I mean Open Source. While there are many (...)

SharpDevelop? free C# VB.Net and ASP.Net integrated test framework .net 1.1 and 2.0 under one ide, this has come along in leaps and bounds and definately deserves more than a mention here I believe!! MonoDevelop?

I believe that major players such as Microsoft and Borland or whatever they call themselves these days have finally realised that the majority of "Bedroom Coders" can’t afford hundreds of pounds to persue a hobby, and perhaps just maybe if I were a cynical person I may think that they were beginning to feel the squeeze from open source development tools and felt this was their lifeline into an otherwise un-tapped wealth of talent that will contribute back into these companies.