As a long-time MM developer, I can say that MM .NET is nowhere near ready for primetime. Also, MM .NET is not your only option on the market. There are other frameworks. Most of them are built on the MFC concepts, which is really where .NET got its roots from. Consequently, the object models are a little more robust. MM .NET is really MM Fox ported over.

I would not buy the pre-release version. Wait to see what McNeish finally comes up with. I have to hand it to him. It's a smart business move--have people buy your beta and get them involved in the development. It's a great way to defray your research & development costs, but I am way too busy to line someone else's efforts for free.

If you are new to .NET, there are tons of free resources for learning.

Reagards,

Jim Weil

>Hi,
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>I was just wondering who's using the pre-release version of MM.NET. I just wanted to get some opinions on it. I'm building a case for my new employer to incorporate it into our development environment. Their biggest fear is having to pay royalties since we are developing a verticle market app. I know you just have to purchase a license for each developer on the team. After that it is my understanding it is royalty-free.
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>Most of the developers are former VB developers and are lacking good OOP development skills. I'd like to get thing right the first time. They have been spending time creating data objects and business objects.
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>We are undertaking a large verticle market application. Parts of it are already complete in ASP & VB. We are in the process of converting it over to .NET and adding new functionality.
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>Thanks for your input,
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>Jacci