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Mono: A Developer's Notebook
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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: the Common Language Runtime, the class libraries (both .NET
and Mono-provided class libraries), and the Mono C# compiler. No other resource
will 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.
About the Authors
Edd Dumbill is Managing Editor of XML.com. He also writes free
software, and packages Bluetooth-related software for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution.
Edd is the creator of XMLhack and WriteTheWeb, and has a weblog called Behind
the Times.
Niel M. Bornstein, with over ten years' experience in software
development, has worked in diverse areas such as corporate information systems,
client-server application development, and web-hosted applications. Clear and
engaging, Niel is a frequent contributor to xml.com, an affiliate site of the
O'Reilly Network.
Customer Reviews
Customer Reviews: 1 Average Customer Rating: Aug 25, 2004 Francisco "Paco" Martinez from Texas, USA
Excellent approach to talking about Mono and multi platform .NET
Edd and Neil have created a book that is not only very solid in its basis for the subject it covers, but is useful and practical as well. This book is never pompous and its note book style is very innovative and pragmatic.
This isn't a C# or .NET reference manual; there are plenty of those out there. If you have been looking for a straight-to-the-point succinct guide to the unique multi platform abilities that the Mono project has given the Microsoft .NET Framework, you must then own as many copies of this book as you have computer work places (home, office, mobile office). My only regret is that the book was not available any sooner.
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