I only have 512MB RAM and found out that MSVC++ 2010 Express ran hellishly slow, so I uninstalled it. Assuming same for MSVC#. I'm planning to learn C# over the summer with the book "Pro C# and the .NET 4 platform". So I'm wondering if I can use the 2008 version?
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Not that it helps, but RAM may not be as big a problem as your graphics card. Hardware acceleration would lift a huge burden off your CPU and RAM. – hemp Jun 02 '10 at 18:52
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Also, your question is essentially identical to [998090](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/998090/can-i-use-net-4-0-beta-in-visual-studio-2008) and [1986287](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1986287/visual-studio-2008-support-for-new-net-4). – hemp Jun 02 '10 at 18:53
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ah sorry v___v. i didn't search well enough. – rambo Jun 02 '10 at 18:57
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You don't need Visual Studio. All you need is the framework (apparently they no longer call it the SDK). However, Visual Studio provides a number of nice features, but strictly speaking it isn't mandatory.
For an alternative IDE check SharpDevelop. I have very limited experience with it myself, so I can't really give you any useful pointers.
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>_< I hadn't thought of that. I search for some other lightweight IDE... or just Notepad++. – rambo Jun 02 '10 at 18:59
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VS 2008 only does .NET 3.5 and earlier. MS doesn't retrofit new versions of the runtime / language features into older compilers. So, you're stuck with 2010 if you want to do .NET 4.
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Aw. Then is there any drawback to start learning with .NET 3.5? I already have access to the .NET 3.5 edition of the mentioned book. – rambo Jun 02 '10 at 18:54
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Just as a fun aside, consider trying Compilr.com for online development of C# applications.
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