I LOVE that original logo!!!! Not sure who the middle finger is being given to, but i love it.
On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 7:13 PM, Jonathan Pryor <jonpr...@vt.edu> wrote: > I wasn't there at the very beginning, but I was there close to the > beginning... > > On Jun 13, 2012, at 5:46 AM, René Ruppert wrote: >> is there a blog or something that tells the story of MonoTouch? I think it >> should even become a book! > > Miguel also wrote a blog article about MonoTouch history: > > http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2009/Sep-14.html > >> * How did it all start? What was the initial idea? > > As per Miguel's blog, after the Mono 2.0 release Miguel asked his blog > readers to fill out a survey indicating where Mono should go next, and they > said "iPhone!" Given that System.Windows.Forms is horribly crappy on > non-Windows platforms, binding the native API is the only sane thing to do... > >> * What was the first line of code that was written? > > I have no idea. From the commit log, various patches to mono were first, > followed by a full sample app. I don't think I'd be far off in guessing that > the first actual line of C# written was: > > using System; > > ;-) > >> * How much reverse engineering was involved to find out how to get things >> working on an iPhone? > > That would be a question for Mac-guru Geoff Norton. My understanding is that > the basic binding scenario didn't require much in the way of reverse > engineering: it's largely just a binding of Objective-C that doesn't require > a JIT, and Objective-C is well understood. > >> * What was the first app that ran in MonoTouch on an iPhone? > > An internal test app, along the lines of "Hello World" with a button. Mono > for Android had a very similar first sample (make a button + callback > actually work), a variation of which is the default Mono for Android > Application template... > > - Jon > > _______________________________________________ > MonoTouch mailing list > MonoTouch@lists.ximian.com > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch -- Nic Wise t. +44 7788 592 806 | @fastchicken | http://www.linkedin.com/in/nicwise b. http://www.fastchicken.co.nz/ Earnest: Self-employed? Track your business expenses and income. http://earnestapp.com Nearest Bus: find when the next bus is coming to your stop. http://goo.gl/Vcz1p mobileAgent (for FreeAgent): get your accounts in your pocket. http://goo.gl/IuBU Trip Wallet: Keep track of your budget on the go: http://goo.gl/ePhKa London Bike App: Find the nearest Boris Bike, and get riding! http://goo.gl/Icp2 _______________________________________________ MonoTouch mailing list MonoTouch@lists.ximian.com http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch
