[Mono-list] Re: Distributed transactions and mono

[Robert Jordan]

Hi James,

> I am about to start on a commercial web project and hope to use Mono for
> at least part of the application. I am working with a friend who is
> dedicated java fan. I have convinced him (I think) to use ASP.NET on
> mono for the front end, but he wants to use java and hibernate for the
> back end. His major concern is distributed transactions and monos lack
> of support for this.
> 
> Can anyone tell me what the current state of distributed transactions in
> mono is, and if it doesn't exist, if there are any plans to implement
> this in the future?

You're mixing up some things: Java doesn't have DTs as well. The
application server may provide them. Since neither the CLI nor
Mono defines an app sever, you need, like for Java, a third
party product.

If you find a way to communicate with the Java/AppServer/Hibernate
backend (take a look at MainSoft's products), you won't need DTs
for Mono.

Rob