Topic: MS Visual Studio Professional 2022 for Windows is just $45

[BlackBox]

https://mashable.com/deals/feb-25-microsoft-visual-studio-professional

[cmwade77]

What does professional give you that you don't get in the community edition?

[kdub_nz]

Have a look at this, and open up the fields in the left column.
https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/compare/

[cmwade77]

Maybe I am missing something, but I see no difference between community and professional, enterprise adds some features though.

[JohnK]

My bet the main difference is the licensing. By using the community version, you need to release under an "open source" license where maybe the professional that restriction isn't there.

[MickD]

My bet the main difference is the licensing. By using the community version, you need to release under an "open source" license where maybe the professional that restriction isn't there.

Along with that, larger companies have policies about using 'community' or free services and like to be seen to pay for them to avoid any potential public misperception or legal issues.

[retsameht]

https://mashable.com/deals/feb-25-microsoft-visual-studio-professional

$45?

Why so expensive?

https://www.productkeys.com/product/microsoft-visual-studio-professional-2022

[CADbloke]

My bet the main difference is the licensing. By using the community version, you need to release under an "open source" license where maybe the professional that restriction isn't there.

Any individual developer can use Visual Studio Community to create their own free or paid apps.

https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community/  (bottom of the page)

[kdub_nz]

My bet the main difference is the licensing. By using the community version, you need to release under an "open source" license where maybe the professional that restriction isn't there.

Any individual developer can use Visual Studio Community to create their own free or paid apps.

https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community/  (bottom of the page)

or more explicitly than Ewans' link :
https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/license-terms/vs2022-ga-community/