I think that's probably supposed to be the index finger On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 4:38 PM, Nic Wise <[email protected]> wrote:
> I LOVE that original logo!!!! > > Not sure who the middle finger is being given to, but i love it. > > On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 7:13 PM, Jonathan Pryor <[email protected]> wrote: > > I wasn't there at the very beginning, but I was there close to the > beginning... > > > > On Jun 13, 2012, at 5:46 AM, René Ruppert wrote: > >> is there a blog or something that tells the story of MonoTouch? I think > it should even become a book! > > > > Miguel also wrote a blog article about MonoTouch history: > > > > http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2009/Sep-14.html > > > >> * How did it all start? What was the initial idea? > > > > As per Miguel's blog, after the Mono 2.0 release Miguel asked his blog > readers to fill out a survey indicating where Mono should go next, and they > said "iPhone!" Given that System.Windows.Forms is horribly crappy on > non-Windows platforms, binding the native API is the only sane thing to > do... > > > >> * What was the first line of code that was written? > > > > I have no idea. From the commit log, various patches to mono were first, > followed by a full sample app. I don't think I'd be far off in guessing > that the first actual line of C# written was: > > > > using System; > > > > ;-) > > > >> * How much reverse engineering was involved to find out how to get > things working on an iPhone? > > > > That would be a question for Mac-guru Geoff Norton. My understanding is > that the basic binding scenario didn't require much in the way of reverse > engineering: it's largely just a binding of Objective-C that doesn't > require a JIT, and Objective-C is well understood. > > > >> * What was the first app that ran in MonoTouch on an iPhone? > > > > An internal test app, along the lines of "Hello World" with a button. > Mono for Android had a very similar first sample (make a button + callback > actually work), a variation of which is the default Mono for Android > Application template... > > > > - Jon > > > > _______________________________________________ > > MonoTouch mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch > > > > -- > Nic Wise > t. +44 7788 592 806 | @fastchicken | http://www.linkedin.com/in/nicwise > b. http://www.fastchicken.co.nz/ > > Earnest: Self-employed? Track your business expenses and income. > http://earnestapp.com > Nearest Bus: find when the next bus is coming to your stop. > http://goo.gl/Vcz1p > mobileAgent (for FreeAgent): get your accounts in your pocket. > http://goo.gl/IuBU > Trip Wallet: Keep track of your budget on the go: http://goo.gl/ePhKa > London Bike App: Find the nearest Boris Bike, and get riding! > http://goo.gl/Icp2 > _______________________________________________ > MonoTouch mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch >
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