Fri, 28 Feb 2003
Mono 0.21 Brings VB.net To Linux
The Mono project is making great progress with the .21 release of the compiler(s) and FCL as well as a 0.8 version of GTK#.
Notably, VB.net is now compiling basic GTK GUI apps cleanly. For instance, after a quick install of the mono binaries using the RPMs on Redhat 8, this program can be compiled by typing:
mbas gtk.vb -r gtk-sharp
The executable can then be run by typing:
mono gtk.exe
which produces a single button in a parent window:
This doesn't look like much, but the required infrastructure is relatively large and it stands as a testament to the ground breakinig work that this team is doing. I'm not a fan of VB per se, but if you'd have told me five years ago that people would be writing VB code on linux, I'd have thought you were possessed by the devil.
I'm planning on looking at ASP.net next, but that'll have to wait till the weekend.
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