Free Visual Studio 2005 Express

Microsoft has released Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions absolutely free for 1 year.

You can download it from http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/default.aspx.

A complete list of features is available here

SQLServer 2005 Express Edition are anyways declared FREE and are available for download as part of Visual Studio Express.

I haven’t yet had a chance to download and test it.

This will definitely be welcomed by Visual Studio users.

As Microsoft says:

Lightweight, easy-to-use, and easy-to-learn tools for the hobbyist, novice, and student developer.