[MonoDevelop] Is MonoDevelop similar to visual c# but is able to write to different platforms

[Adam Tauno Williams]

On Fri, 2011-07-15 at 02:10 -0400, Santosh Gupta wrote
> I am new to MonoDevelop but I want to use a program that can develop
> my C# code so that it can work for Windows, MacOSx, and Linux. Can
> MonoDevelop work the same was as Visual C# but the output will work
> for different platforms? 

Yes, provided you follow some simple rules - Mono applications are .NET
applications, and thus portable.
<http://www.mono-project.com/Guidelines:Application_Portability>

> Also how are windows forms supported? 

There is no designer/editor for Windows Forms; but Windows Forms apps
will work.  There is an experimental stand-alone WinForms designer, but
I have no idea what it's status is.
<http://mono-project.com/WinForms_Designer>

Monodevelop provides a UI editor for Gtk applications.
<http://monodevelop.com/Documentation/Creating_a_simple_user_interface_with_MonoDevelop>