Yes. But Mono stinks. It is essentially a VB/C# compatible for GTk+. The actual .NET libraries just don't work. Simon
Andy Leon wrote: > I think they've dropped J# largely because they're going after Java > with the .NET framework as a whole. Due to the Mono project > allowing .NET to run on Linux and Mac, Microsoft suddenly found > themselves as the patent-holder for a cross-platform framework. So now > C# and VB.NET can go up against Java directly, Microsoft can put J++/ > J# to bed and not get sniped at by the odd lawsuit from Sun. > > Andy > > On 5 Jun 2009, at 13:35, Simon O'Riordan wrote: > > >> And now for something completely different. >> I had an academic edition of VS2005. I have just upgraded it to 2008 >> standard. So now I have a full commercial license. >> I quite like the MFC string-handling, but mostly because I have a >> strong >> suspicion that they broke the String.h functions so that they only >> append rather than recreate. Maybe that's how it's supposed to be. >> Anyway, they've finally dropped their Java clone. That's one up for >> the >> competition. >> SimonO >> >> -- >> Next meeting: Bournemouth, 2009-06-03 20:00 >> Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ >> Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset >> List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset >> > > > -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, 2009-06-03 20:00 Dorset LUG: http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
