Mono may be an answer to the java write once run anywhere advantage. -----Original Message----- From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David L. Penton Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 6:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Cool open source
Devil's Advocate: [If I am in a larger organization and] if I write services/console apps in this corporate environment that run on WinNT(x) then I have an excellent option/investigation of vertical scaling by using zLinux/Mono [on mainframe hardware]. - dave Frans Bouma wrote: >> At 07:14 AM 6/1/2006, Frans Bouma wrote (in part) >>> Mono is nice, but ... I can't understand how >>> people want to develop on/for mono other than 'it's cool'. >> >> So that the work we do can be deployed on either Linux >> or Windows? > > If that's a requirement, why not use Java? Seriously: > first look at the job, then pick the right tool which > fits the job. > > It's not as if Java lacks any tooling or functionality > or anything. > > Ok, if you have a cool .NET app, it's of course not an > option to use Java, but why then use Linux to run it on? > > FB =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentorR http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
