You don't need to buy anything!!! The compiler is free and there are many free or public domain editors.

I recommend getting Visual Studio over the free or nearly-free stuff.


>Hi Bonnie,
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>Can you buy VB.Net and install it all by itself and start developing apps or do you need other parts of .NET first or is there more to it than just going out and buying and installing .NET? I can look up the resource requirements, but do I need other .Net products besides just VB.Net itself? I am guessing I need more than one VB.Net in a box.
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>Thanks for clarifying.