Grab an extra copy for your back pocket/purse
It's old news that the
Visual Studio Express Editions are out, and free for a year. You, with your fancy MSDN subscription, probably looked right over this good bit of news. I don't know how many times I've needed VS while away from my computer, but didn't have the time to download the 3+ gig image and install it.
Do yourself a favor and grab the
CD images right now, burn them to disc and throw them in your bag. Each image includes:
- C# or VB or J# or C++ or "Web"
- SQL Server Express
- .NET Framework 2.0
- MSDN Express
Good stuff.