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

[Carl Olsen]

Thank you for the pointers.  I'm having fun with the book.  I'm trying to
learn C# on Windows and Linux at the same time, so it's interesting to
compare.  I'm also have fun trying to figure out how to run the dated code
in the Mono Kick Start book, because some of it will not run on newer
versions of Mono (Npgsql is now required for the PostgreSQL examples).  I
can see how Mono is changing so rapidly that it would take web sites instead
of books to keep up with it.  By the time I learn C# on Windows, I imagine
that it will be running fairly smoothly on Linux.  I'm really just trying to
avoid learning PHP for Linux web applications.  I've been forced into
learning some PHP and MySQL, but I'd rather concentrate on C# with
PostgreSQL on Linux (although, I've got a long way to go before I get
proficient).

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gtk-sharp-list-admin@lists.ximian.com [mailto:gtk-sharp-list-
> admin@lists.ximian.com] On Behalf Of GodBrain
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 8:15 PM
> To: Carl Olsen
> Cc: gtk-sharp-list@lists.ximian.com
> Subject: Re: [Gtk-sharp-list] RE: Mono Kickstart Book
> 
> 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.
> 
> --
> Best regards,
>  GodBrain                            mailto:mike@godbrain.net
> 
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