  Microsoft has released express editions of the latest versions of their developer tools. This has been viewed by many as attempt to attrack many developers who currently use open source developer tools.
I must admit I have fallen prey to their marketing and am in the process of downloading them myself. Once I mingle with them I would share my views here on HAVEWORLD. urlLink Visual Studio 2005 Express Beta Products Edit : To download VB Express I was asked to verify my email address through an email sent to my gmail address. After an hour of waiting it never showed up. However when I tried again, this time using my hotmail address, it worked in less than a minute. Is Microsoft discriminating against gmail addresses. Shame on them!!! Also, you will need (if you already don't have) urlLink XP Service Pack 2 urlLink .NET 2.0 Beta 1 
