I want to share the following with you; I try to attend the .Net user group meetings as much as I can. I find these free get-togethers really useful for developers of all levels… and I love the free pizza too!
I live in Austin, TX so the one I attend to is the Austin .Net user's group (adnug.org). I guess I am a lucky guy, since 2008 I have won twice a free subscription/license to Infragistic's NetAdvantage suite valued at about $1,500.00. Needless to say, I have enjoyed these "free" controls and I am very happy with it.
Now, for all of you who aren't as lucky as I am (j/k) or who don't want to spend that kind of money in .Net controls, there is a great offer from DevExpress right now. Yes, DevExpress is offering over 60 free controls, completely free of charge without royalties or distribution costs. The only thing they are asking you to do, is to register in their website and be willing to receive emails from DevExpress regarding updates and new product releases, that is it!
I already took advantage of this offer and I am going to start using some of these controls for some personal web projects. These controls are compatible with Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio 2008.
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Happy coding!