A quick comment, I happen to know from experience that Java networking code on Mac OS X is really, really, slow. It's an order magnitude slower than on Windows. Do you own benchmarks since your mileage may vary.
Regards, Alan > -----Original Message----- > From: Uki Dominque Lucas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 1:59 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [DOTNET-ROTOR] C# applications on Mac OS X? > > Hello, I am new to the group and the Rotor. > > I am evaluating .NET vs. Java for writing a network application. > > Personally, I use Mac OS X and preffer Java, but the interested company is > shifting towards > .NET and Windows. Since the Rotor promises C# on the Mac OS X, hence I got > interested. > > Microsoft licensing aside for a moment; does anybody have any success > writing C# > applications and moving the source-code across systems (Wintel, freeBSD > Linux, Mac OS X ), > just like Java? > > Is Rotor a platform ready for the prime time, to just a toy (1.9 million > lines for that) for > academics to show cool compilers? > > Is there current on-going development in the area. Are books on C# apply > to Rotor? > > Finally, does licensing totally prohibits comertial use of it, or there > are some dues that can be > paid to Microsoft for the use of it? I have Visual Studio .NET licenses. > > Thank you in advance, > > I have read dozens of pages on the subject, but I am still in the dark. > > Respectfully, > > Uki Dominque Lucas > > =================================== > This list is hosted by DevelopMentor(r) http://www.develop.com > NEW! ASP.NET courses you may be interested in: > > 2 Days of ASP.NET, 29 Sept 2003, in Redmond > http://www.develop.com/courses/2daspdotnet > > Guerrilla ASP.NET, 13 Oct 2003, in Boston > http://www.develop.com/courses/gaspdotnet > > View archives and manage your subscription(s) at > http://discuss.develop.com =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentorŪ http://www.develop.com NEW! ASP.NET courses you may be interested in: 2 Days of ASP.NET, 29 Sept 2003, in Redmond http://www.develop.com/courses/2daspdotnet Guerrilla ASP.NET, 13 Oct 2003, in Boston http://www.develop.com/courses/gaspdotnet View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
