Some that I have looked at:

Visual Developer: http://www.visible.com/Products/Developer/index.html

VBeXpress: http://www.vbexpress.net/

Visual Dotnet Extenstions: http://www.devigus.com/ (This one is only UI clases, I think they are working on bizobj classes too.)

The following are more like code/app generators

Iron Speed: http://www.ironspeed.com/home.asp

SQL Server Centric .NET Code Generator: http://www.microsoft.fr/olymars/webupdate.xml (free from Microsoft france, not a supported commercial product though)

Of course there is Orca/Norpheme from the F1 Tech folks, which is still in early development: http://www.norpheme.com/Home.ascx (This looks like a bizobj/persistence layer, but may be planned as a framework/rad tool like VFE is)


BOb


>Hi Jim,
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>>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.
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>What are my other options. I like to check them all out before settling on one.
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>>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.
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>It is a very smart move on his part. I know just reading his framework documentation helps clarify things. I also purchased his book.
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>>If you are new to .NET, there are tons of free resources for learning.
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>I'm sure I'll become acquainted with many of them.
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>Thanks for your insight.
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>Jacci