Oh, come on, spoil sport! :)
(you're right, but I like my interpretation better) On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 10:39 PM, Jason Awbrey <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > -- 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
