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Mono performance

Are there any performance benchmarks for Mono compared to say Java in GNU/Linux? Have you ever tested Mono's performance? ...

An Easy way to Deploy an MVC App to a Desktop Machine?

I have an interesting situation where I need to deploy an ASP.NET MVC app to a (pseudo-boss's) local desktop machine so they can run it locally for data entry purposes. What would be the best way to get the app running on a vista machine without Visual Studio installed? Ideally, It would be a one click that started a development web ...

How to write a desktop app that would read/write data to a symbian phone connected to the PC

Hi, I would like to create a desktop application (preferably in c#, running on .net or mono) that would read/write information (phone book, calendar, calls, text messages, etc.) from/to my connected (usb/bluetooth) symbian phone (SE p990i), but I don't seem to be able to pick up the right keywords to google for it, hence cannot get star...

Should I support Linux for a .NET application?

I've seen this blog post : Why you should support Linux and Mac? and it kind of changed my mind about the subject. I'm developing an application (something like a SEO tool, to analyse a website and recommend stuff) in VB.NET. Theoretically I can support Linux and Mac users with Mono. Does it really worth it? And how painful is it to ...

How can I use Application Settings in a mono project?

I'm trying to port an application to Mono, however Mono doesn't support "Application Settings". I don't and won't use Mono Develop, the development is done with Visual Studio. Is there any quick way to solve this? Or should I implement my own settings replacement class? If it matters this is a VB.NET application. ...

Preferred development platform for cross-platform desktop GUI?

The answers to this related question of mine lead me to choose Java for most of my backend services (it's a multi-component system). Now, I'm not sure whether that would be a good choice for cross-platform desktop GUI apps, as well. The Java desktop applications I remember using have that non-native look that I don't like, but I'm not su...

Is WPF on Linux (already) possible?

I love programming with .NET, especially C# 3.0, .NET 3.5 and WPF. But what I especially like is that with Mono .NET is really platform-independent. Now I heard about the Olive Project in Mono. I couldn't find some kind of Beta. Does it already work? Have any of you made any experiences with it? Edit: I know about Moonlight. But I wa...

Guidelines to write C# applications for .NET and mono

Mono claims to be compatible with .NET. Have you tried it? Can you share any tips or guidelines for making a running .NET application compatible with mono? ...

How can you statically compile Microsoft .NET code?

I saw this Ars Article about .NET Mono version being used to statically compiled and not have the JIT or CLR for the iPhone & Wii. I'm assuming you can also do this for PC's w/o .NET installed. The articles seem to imply this can only be done w/ Mono, but does anyone here know if there's a way to do it with Microsoft .Net implementat...

How do I determine whether the filesystem is case-sensitive in .net?

Does .net have a way to determine whether the local filesystem is case-sensitive? ...

Serial Port (rs232) in Mono for multiple platforms

I am planning on re-writing a Win32 application (native C++) in .NET - most likely using mono so I can run it on Win32, Linux and mac. The problem I am trying to solve (having only really developed for Win32) is an issue with the serial port definition. How does one typically identify differences in platform when there is only supposed...

CouchDB - .NET or Mono Equivalent Technology

Is there any active "document-based" database projects using .NET or Mono? Something similar to CouchDB, SimpleDB, LotusNotes, etc... Prefer open source. I figure the JScript.NET technology could be used for the Map and Reduce functions over stored JSON documents. ...

How Do I get the "friendly" name of serial port in Mono and keep it cross platform

I asked this question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/434494/serial-port-rs232-in-mono-for-multiple-platforms and this one is related: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/304986/how-do-i-get-the-friendly-name-of-a-com-port-in-windows But I want to be able to get the "friendly" name on Windows- and possibly also on linux /mac if ther...

C# Mono+Winforms MessageBox problem

I have a file called hellowf.cs class MyFirstApp { static void Main() { System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("Hello, Mono+WinForms!"); } } On Ubuntu 8.10, I do the following gmcs hellowf.cs -r:System.Drawing.dll -r:System.Windows.Forms.dll mono hellowf.exe ... and it looks like this: The second part of the message is m...

Repository Pattern without LINQ or other ORM?

Does it makes sense to use the Repository pattern without the use of LINQ or some other ORM? I am writing an application in MONO and using MySQL, was thinking of using the repositoy pattern but not going to be able to deal with IQueryable. I was thinking of just exposing more methods on the repository to make it obvious that filtering ...

Why can't I find System.Text.RegularExpressions when using Mono in Linux?

I'm attempting to use Mono and Monodevelop (the IDE) to code a C# project in Ubuntu. Everything is working apart from the fact that the System.Text.RegularExpressions (Package?) is not found. The only relevant thing I have found on the interwebs is here There appears to be a solution of sorts posted, but I don't understand. Please he...

Working with USB devices in C#Mono

Hi All, I have a requirement where I need to detect USB port and read data from Devices. I can see lot of source code for detecting USB ports but is it possible to read data from devices connected through USB port using C#Mono. I need this component to run on Mac and Windows. Thanks, Mohan ...

Mono and C# IOCP: Is it a good idea?

Hi, I'm porting a c++ app to c# that uses IOCP on it's server. Can mono handle IOCP as well as windows? will i get comparable performance to c++ or i should try something else? thanks ...

Looking for fully managed WeifenLuo(DockPanel Suite) replacement or hints on implementing one

I need a WeifenLuo replacement that'll run on both .NET and Mono, on Windows, Linux and Mac, preferrably licensed under the MIT license. I'd appreciate if the API was similar to WeifenLuo's, but I understand that such may not be available. Also, since I couldn't find anything on Google, I believe this might not exist. In this case, I'd ...

Port c# 2.0 BL/DL and webservice/wcf code to linux (with oracle DB)

I have this typical scenario. I have a smartclient application built on .net 2.0 framework on windows. The details of the application is irrelevant. This is not a learning project but a real mid level enterprise application which I need to port. I need to port my BusinessLayer and DataLayer to Linux (with oracle as backend). I am on...