----- Original Message ----- 
From: "PICdude" <picdude3@narwani.org>
To: <piclist@mit.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Tech]: PicBasic Bargain


> Quoting Bob Ammerman <rvammerman@roadrunner.com>:
>
>> I would compare $49 for PowerBasic to $0 for Visual Basic 2008 Express
>> Edition from Microsoft.
>>
>> I use the Pro version of the latter nearly every day these days and I am
>> *very* impressed.
>>
>> -- Bob Ammerman
>> RAm Systems
>>
>
> I actually downloaded that and Visual C some time back, but haven't
> yet installed it.  Yes, I expect it to be powerful, but I have this
> general feeling that Microsoft's docs are generally confusing.  I know
> -- I used to work for MS.  They generally have the advantage of lots
> of support and example code on the net.  I'm just researching all
> options to see if I can make life easier to get started.
>
> Cheers,
> -Neil.

Yes, the MS docs are less than stellar, but Google is your best friend to 
find out how to do something. Perhaps my most common Google query is 
something like

.NET <foo> <bar>

:-)

--- Bob Ammerman
RAm Systems 

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