Hello, > > Can you be more specific about why Java is "close [but not] good enough" for a > > good development platform? I'm not trying to be argumentative, just to understand > > your position. Another way to put this is, say .Net didn't exist, why would I > > develop a product today with mono instead of Java, strictly on its own merits? > > Almost every aspect of Mono/.NET is Java-like but better. > P/Invoke vs JNI > Reflection (Attributes vs. null) > Remoting > Value types are actually types > The class library is (seems?) more complete (e.g. System.Web). > Extremely easy web integration (mod_mono included, vs. Tomcat, etc.) > Mono is open source
CLS standard for cross-language compatibility. Focus on cross-language compatibility from day one. Value types (like Joshua pointed out). C# language is an updated and cleaner version of another OO language. Miguel. _______________________________________________ Mono-list maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list
