Cross-Platform .NET Development: Using Mono, Portable.NET, and Microsoft .NET

Abstract

Includes index. Title from title screen. Title from book cover on Web Page (viewed August 25, 2005). .NET is not just for Windows anymore! This unprecedented book examines the advantages of building portable, cross-platform.NET code. Even if you are only vaguely familiar with .NET, with the aid of this book, youll quickly learn how to run .NET code on different platforms. You may run code among the Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, and Windows platforms. And you'll get to choose among Mono (for Linux), Portable.NET (for Mac OS X), and of course, .NET for Windows. Whats more, authors Mark Easton and Jason King pack the book with example code and wisdom, providing you a well-rounded skill set. Based on years of personal .NET experience, the authors share years of expertisedos, don'ts, pitfalls, gotchas, and insights in the convenience of a single, handy book. Introduction -- The .NET Architecture -- CLI Implementations -- Platform Differences -- The .NET Framework Dissected -- A Cross Platform Toolset -- Cross Platform Programming Techniques -- Using Platform Services -- Building Cross Platform GUIs -- Code Interoperability -- The Future of Cross Platform .NET Development -- Appendices: Resources; CLI Class Library; The Platform Invariant Class Library; The Platform Variant Class Library; The Platform Specific Class Library -- Glossary of Terms.