[Mono-dev] Getting Started

[Adhir Ramjiawan]

Hi Micheal!

I will definitely consider using mono for a proof of concept I'll
working on shortly.

Thank you again for everything!

Adhir


On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 5:07 PM, Miguel Mudge
<michael.mudge at welchallyn.com> wrote:
> No problem, I love the enthusiasm.  I couldn't tell you how to get involved
> in the Mono project - someone else will point you in the right direction.
>
> There is no way to know what Microsoft will do and if they really feel that
> their toes are being stepped on, but Mono has a lot going for it.  Microsoft
> has developed and published the CLR under the Microsoft Community Promise.
>  I think this basically means that Mono's core CLR implementation is safe.
>  Microsoft has even provided Mono some guidance and clarification on the
> details of the standard.  The legal safety of the libraries outside of the
> core framework are not quite as clear - Microsoft has not stated any
> "opinion" on Mono's capabilities, but they've had plenty of time to act.  If
> Microsoft pulls the rug out from under Mono, I think people may choose
> against Visual Studio in favor of Java due to portability issues, and
> Microsoft doesn't want that.  If Oracle loses their case against Google, it
> may suggest that all of Microsoft's public-facing interfaces can legally be
> reimplemented.  If Oracle wins, Google might take a serious look at the Mono
> framework as an alternative.  (this is so very exciting!)  There's more
> information
> here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mono_(software)#Mono_and_Microsoft.27s_patents
>
> Yes, Mono's assemblies are all written in C#.  They compile using Mono's C#
> compiler, but I have been able to compile them under Visual Studio too (that
> takes a bit of organizing).  At the "bottom" of those framework libraries
> are internal and P/Invoke calls that bridge the core functionality with
> native functions.
>
> Before you get too far ahead of yourself, get MonoDevelop and play around a
> bit - see what might benefit from your contributions.
>
> Thanks,
> Michael "Kipp" Mudge | Welch Allyn | Lead Software Engineer
> 315-554-4057 | michael.mudge at welchallyn.com
>
>
>
> On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 10:08 AM, <adhirramjiawan0 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi there!
>>
>> Yes yes! I've being using a lot of the .Net platform in the past and
>> although the factors of licensing costs affect me negatively, I do find the
>> .net platform to a be high quality framework. With that being said, I really
>> do like open source and having the mono framework is the perfect bridge for
>> me :) I would love to have mono sitting on enterprise servers one day as
>> novell is doing. I would love to know where do I start developing the mono
>> framework itself to introduce more components and features to suit the
>> enterprise. I do know of the enterprise library from microsoft. I have a few
>> concerns of the future of mono being under threat from microsoft one day.
>> Also, how does one know or find out how to build these components into mono
>> without stamping on microsoft's feet?
>>
>> I'm assuming all mono's assemblies are written in C# and compiled as .net
>> dlls?
>>
>> Please help as and when you can, I would really love to use mono instead
>> of other open source languages such as scala, java or ruby.
>>
>> Many thanks for your informative reply!
>>
>> Adhir Ramjiawan
>> Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you!
>> ________________________________
>> From: Miguel Mudge <michael.mudge at welchallyn.com>
>> Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 09:52:25 -0400
>> To: Adhir Ramjiawan<adhirramjiawan0 at gmail.com>
>> Cc: Mono Dev List<mono-devel-list at lists.ximian.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Mono-dev] Getting Started
>>
>> Hey Adhir, thanks for emailing!
>>
>> The Mono development experience is very similar to Java.  If you
>> are familiar with Visual Studio or Eclipse, you should feel quite at home.
>>  Mono is a cross-platform implementation of the Common Langauge Runtime, and
>> includes most of the features provided by Microsoft's implementation (called
>> the Microsoft .NET Framework).  The entire purpose of these implementations
>> is simply to run C# code (and some other less common languages), which
>> provide way to write code that is inherently fast and cross-platform - on
>> the surface, it is very much like Java.
>>
>> "Using" Mono boils down to writing C#, so you will need to know it.
>>  MonoDevelop is the tool of choice for developing Mono applications - there
>> are lots of C# tutorials out there.  Most of these tutorials are aimed at
>> Visual Studio - you could use that too (but only on Windows) - and
>> MonoDevelop is very similar, so you should have no problem following the
>> tutorials.  You can get MonoDevelop here: http://www.monodevelop.com
>>
>> Mono has some slight differences and extra features that you might find
>> interesting.  There is a wealth of information on
>> http://www.mono-project.com, and Googling for information on Mono features
>> works out quite well.
>>
>> You may also want to start a discussion on mono-list - lots of people who
>> work with Mono are subscribed to that list.  (On this list we generally
>> discuss how we can develop Mono itself)
>>
>> Good luck, and feel free to ask any further questions.
>>
>> Michael "Kipp" Mudge | Welch Allyn | Lead Software Engineer
>> 315-554-4057 | michael.mudge at welchallyn.com
>>
>>
>> On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 7:29 AM, Adhir Ramjiawan
>> <adhirramjiawan0 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi All
>>>
>>> How could I get started with mono development? I see a great future
>>> for it and maybe even one day compete against J2EE.
>>>
>>>
>>> Many Thanks
>>> Adhir
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