Re: [SLUG] Mono and GNOME [Was: New Money-Management Software Option]

[Michael Still]

Dave Kempe wrote:
Jeff Waugh wrote:

At some stage, we will definitely want to
start using managed code (Python, Java, Mono, whatever) in GNOME 
"official"
software releases...
sorry I haven't heard that term before... what is 'managed code' and 
what can it do for me?
"Managed code" is the Microsoft .NET term for code which runs in the 
.NET virtual machine. It's managed in the sense that you can't do your 
own memory allocation / deallocation (it's garbage collected), and you 
have a fairly configurable security framework imposed upon you.

Microsoft seems to have a penchant for making up new terminology as 
frequently as possible. Another example is "Service Orientated 
Architecute", which means that your application uses Web Services, which 
means it uses some form of XML RPC.

Cheers,
Mikal
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