[Gtk-sharp-list] RE: Mono Kickstart Book

GodBrain GodBrain <mike@godbrain.net>
Mon, 2 Feb 2004 20:15:26 -0600


Hello Carl,

Monday, February 2, 2004, 7:54:32 PM, you wrote:


CO> Hi Corku,

CO> I just installed Mono 3.0 and now the example on page 238 in Chapter 15 is
CO> working, so I have to revise my rating of the book to a 5.

CO> Mono Kick Start, Sams Publishing.

CO> I'm also a Linux newbie, so I would recommend the book.  I'm unable to
CO> complete the examples in Chapter 15 because I can't get GTK to work with
CO> MONO, so I'm not completely satisfied.  Also the chapter on PostgreSQL
CO> requires a different namespace (Npgsql) to connect to the database.  On a
CO> scale of 1 to 5, I'd give it a 4.

CO> Carl

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Corku Mortoo [mailto:corku@softkraft.gh]
>> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 2:36 AM
>> To: carl@carl-olsen.com
>> Subject: re: Mono Kickstart Book
>> 
>> Hi Carl,
>> 
>> Please, give me the title of the mono kickstart book. Will you
>> recommend it to a Linux newbie?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Corku


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The only problem with the Mono kickstart book is it is already very
dated. There is a lot better material at the mono and gtk# sites.

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