[Mono-list] Mono and Real-Life

[Ricardo Lopes]

Wikipedia uses Lucene.Net + mono:
"at first GCJ-based solution, afterwards .net Lucene port was used on top of
Mono .NET framework"  (page 28)
http://www.scribd.com/doc/43868/Wikipedia-site-internals-workbook-2007

<http://www.scribd.com/doc/43868/Wikipedia-site-internals-workbook-2007>
http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2005/May-30.html
<http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2005/May-30.html>

2009/6/5 TheBlueSky <eamhm07 at gmail.com>

>
> Thanks, I guess I'll add Unity to my references :)
>
> Now, anybody has an idea about:
>
> 1. Wikipedia
> 2. VistaDB
> 3. The Sims 3
>
>
> Stifu wrote:
> >
> > I'm almost sure Unity is made with Mono (and it was originally a Mac-only
> > product before they switched to C#, and I don't think they'd have
> switched
> > if Mono wasn't there, since otherwise that'd mean no longer supporting
> > Mac).
> > Also, this is what a Unity developer posted yesterday on Miguel's blog:
> >
> > "The majority of C# work done at Unity Technologies are done with
> > MonoDevelop - and yes, we want it to be good enough to be the default
> > editor as well."
> >
> > http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2009/Jun-04.html
> >
> > Hope that helps.
> >
> >
> > TheBlueSky wrote:
> >>
> >> Thank you for the piece you shared, I really appreciate it.
> >>
> >> The project I was talking about isn't that complex or huge, although can
> >> be a bit big, and based of my knowledge about Mono, I think it can fit
> >> here (also based of my experience in .Net in general)... I'm also taking
> >> it as a chance to learn something new ;)
> >>
> >> Well, you're right, I had a look at Unity, but correct me if I'm wrong,
> >> isn't it of the kind that works-with-Mono, instead of built-with-Mono.
> >> Sorry, I just don't know much about Unity, and skimming through their
> >> website previously, didn't really help in that matter. Any reference
> will
> >> be very much appreciated.
> >>
> >> Thanks again.
> >>
> >>
> >> Stifu wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hello,
> >>>
> >>> I take it you had a look at Unity?
> >>> And any games made with Unity therefore rely on Mono, the last example
> >>> I've heard about being that lego Star Wars game
> >>> (http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2009/May-16.html).
> >>>
> >>> By the way, it's nice to push Mono in companies (I've done so too), but
> >>> in order to avoid taking risks and getting into unexpected situations,
> >>> it may be wise to first propose to try it with a little project, so you
> >>> and your colleagues can first get used to it, better understand its
> >>> limitations, and so on... Just to be on the safe side, especially if
> >>> your colleagues are reluctant. I don't know how big the project you
> >>> mentioned is, though.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> TheBlueSky wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Hello everyone,
> >>>>
> >>>> This isn't a technical question or something, but I'm trying to
> >>>> convince the company I'm working with to use Mono for some project we
> >>>> are doing (Linux only project). I, myself, came from strong .Net
> >>>> background and I know what .Net is capable of, I mean in term of RAD
> >>>> and such, however, other people around me is kind of "old-fashioned",
> >>>> and they just can't (or their minds are just not ready to) get that
> >>>> things are changing all the time, and what was the best yesterday,
> >>>> doesn't necessarily the best today.
> >>>>
> >>>> .Net has proven itself over the years, but that was all about
> Microsoft
> >>>> .Net and only under Windows platforms, and still when you say .Net,
> >>>> it's associated in people minds with Microsoft and Windows, of course
> >>>> because it is, as there are relatively few people who know about ECMA
> >>>> or ISO CLI and C#, but my point is that the trend is still "on Linux,
> >>>> anything but .Net".
> >>>>
> >>>> Anyway, long story ;) I'm also new to Mono, and I want to dive into it
> >>>> and see how much of .Net it is and how good in Linux development it
> is.
> >>>> For that, I started reading about it to used it; previously I just
> read
> >>>> about it for curiosity, and I knew the project since the time it
> >>>> started.
> >>>>
> >>>> Beside all the talk about the architecture, the plan, the roadmap ...
> >>>> etc., I'm also very much interested in finding strong references to
> >>>> Mono, i.e. real-life application (enterprise or other), something that
> >>>> shows the strength of Mono and how mature it is. I had a look at
> >>>> http://mono-project.com/Software which was a pretty interesting list,
> >>>> with pretty good applications, however, with few exceptions, most of
> >>>> the applications there are:
> >>>>
> >>>> 1. Unknown
> >>>> 2. Just "not-a-big-deal"
> >>>> 3. Works with Mono, in opposite to built with Mono
> >>>> 4. I can't find a reference to Mono in
> >>>>
> >>>> Don't get me wrong guys, but when I'm trying to prove something, I
> >>>> should take what the builder of the application says, not what's
> >>>> written on Mono website.
> >>>>
> >>>> So, after such long speech, I want you people to help me in naming
> >>>> real-life, well-known applications that are built with Mono and not
> >>>> just work with it, or at least to help me find references to Mono role
> >>>> in:
> >>>>
> >>>> 1. Wikipedia
> >>>> 2. VistaDB
> >>>> 3. The Sims 3
> >>>>
> >>>> Sorry again for the long speach ;) and thanks in advance,
> >>>>
> >>>> TheBlueSky
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
> --
> View this message in context:
> http://www.nabble.com/Mono-and-Real-Life-tp23885346p23892354.html
> Sent from the Mono - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>
> _______________________________________________
> Mono-list maillist  -  Mono-list at lists.ximian.com
> http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list
>



-- 

Ricardo Lopes
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.ximian.com/pipermail/mono-list/attachments/20090605/bf3d8900/attachment-0001.html