The Mono Project is the much talked-about open source initiative to
create a Unix implementation of Microsoft's .NET Development
Framework. Its purpose is to allow Unix developers to build and
deploy cross-platform .NET applications. The project has also
sparked interest in developing components, libraries and frameworks
with C#, the programming language of .NET.
The controversy? Some say Mono will become the preferred
platform for Linux development, empowering Linux/Unix developers.
Others say it will allow Microsoft to embrace, extend, and
extinguish Linux. The controversy rages on, but--like many
developers--maybe you've had enough talk and want to see what Mono
is really all about.
There's one way to find out: roll up your sleeves, get to work,
and see what you Mono can do. How do you start? You can research
Mono at length. You can play around with it, hoping to figure
things out for yourself. Or, you can get straight to work with
"Mono: A Developer's Notebook"--a hands-on guide and your trusty
lab partner as you explore Mono 1.0.
Light on theory and long on practical application, "Mono: A
Developer's Notebook" bypasses the talk and theory, and jumps right
into Mono 1.0. Diving quickly into a rapid tour of Mono, you'll
work through nearly fifty mini-projects that will introduce you to
the most important and compelling aspects of the 1.0 release. Using
the task-oriented format of this new series, you'll learn how to
acquire, install, and run Mono on Linux, Windows, or Mac OS X.
You'll work with the various Mono components: Gtk#, the Common
Language Runtime, the class libraries (both .NET and Mono-provided
class libraries), IKVM and the Mono C# compiler. No other
resourcewill take you so deeply into Mono so quickly or show you as
effectively what Mono is capable of.
The new Developer's Notebooks series from O'Reilly covers
important new tools for software developers. Emphasizing example
over explanation and practice over theory, they focus on learning
by doing--you'll get the goods straight from the masters, in an
informal and code-intensive style that suits developers. If you've
been curious about Mono, but haven't known where to start, this
no-fluff, lab-style guide is the solution.
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