Comment on What Was Stack Overflow Built With?parentComments−utnick17yVisual studio express editions are free and a windows vps is cheap.Even if you decide to spring for the full developer licenses you are looking at less than a week of a developers salary for some really good tools.−anthonyrubin17yDuring one of the podcasts I believe Jeff stated that he was able to get free copies of the most expensive version of Visual Studio from a friend at MS.−anthonyrubin17yHow much would SQL Server licenses cost?−icey17yI'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or not but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt:http://www.microsoft.com/sql/editions/express/default.mspx
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Visual studio express editions are free and a windows vps is cheap.
Even if you decide to spring for the full developer licenses you are looking at less than a week of a developers salary for some really good tools.
During one of the podcasts I believe Jeff stated that he was able to get free copies of the most expensive version of Visual Studio from a friend at MS.
How much would SQL Server licenses cost?
I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or not but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt:
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/editions/express/default.mspx