Mono, like many of you certainly know, is the Open source development framework compatible with Microsoft's .NET. I usually work with Java and know almost nothing about .NET or Mono, I so decided to install Mono and it's integrated development environment Mono-develop on the EEEPC to give it a look.
Why mono?
Is not a secret that the use of Mono is widely criticized in some Linux environments mainly because the risk of having to deal with Microsoft's software patents … Software patents risk mustn't be underestimated but, on the other hand, I think that a programmer shouldn't ignore a widely used framework like .NET and Mono is a cheap way to learn about it.
Installation and first project
Installing Mono is a quite trivial task: just matter of looking for it in the Ubuntu software centre. To develop applications with graphic user interface GTK# libraries must be also be installed.
once installed Mono-develop starts showing it's welcome page
from here it's possible to start a new solution (this is how projects are called in Mono-develop). A “New Solution” window opens from where it's possible to choose among the various available templates. In order to do my very first test I did choose the “Console project” template
and here is my first Mono “Hello World”.
In similar mode the GTK# project template provides a skeleton program, with one application window, to begin development of applications with graphical user interface.
the user interface can be coded, like usual, or designed with Mono-develop GUI designer.
Last but not least Mono-develop docked windows can be minimized in a “auto-hide” mode so that they can be expanded by moving mouse pointer over them. A great solution, especially with the small Netbooks screen size.
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