Mono Outpaces Java In Linux Desktop Development

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Mono Outpaces Java In Linux Desktop Development

Posted by timothy on Thursday July 9, 2009 @09:42AM from the statistical-manipulation-more-popular-than-ever dept.

dp619 writes "Mono, a framework based on Microsoft technology, has become more popular for Linux desktop applications than Java, but recent changes could strengthen Java's hand, SD Times is reporting. The story also touches on the failure of Linux distros to keep pace with Eclipse."

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Re:Good by Anonymous Coward · 2009-07-09 09:49 · Score: 3, Funny

Of course not. Java hasn't improved over time. It is exactly the way it was in version 1. All you can build with it is very slow animated buttons and stuff for web pages.
Are you kidding me? Comparing Java 1 with .NET (which is a copy of Java 1.4 without maintaining backwards compatibility)?
Re:Good by Sponge+Bath · 2009-07-09 10:19 · Score: 4, Funny

...if your claim is correct Java contains at least 29400 built-in libraries
That sounds about right from my last excursion with Java :-P
The Wolf Crows at MidAfternoon... by Tetsujin · 2009-07-09 10:30 · Score: 5, Funny

Java is dying. Python is good so is C#. I love attributes, LINQ, Master Pages, etc.
I'm not an MS fan, but C# is just so nice.
For the record I'm writing this on my debian sid laptop using Iceweasel.
Programming is fun. Did you know that rabbits aren't rodents? Storm clouds are the ones they call cumulonimbus. I forgot to bring lunch today so I ate my hat. In "Transformers: Masterforce" they showed news clippings in which the Destrons were referred to as "Decepticons", that seemed like a nice nod to the Transformers we knew in America... I'm going to write an Emacs clone that uses Brainfuck for its scripting.

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1. Re:The Wolf Crows at MidAfternoon... by just_another_sean · 2009-07-09 11:15 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I'm going to write an Emacs clone that uses Brainfuck for its scripting.
  Sweet. Let me know if you want some help with that. I'm interested in writing a vi mode for something like that. In Java.
  
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Re:Good by jcr · 2009-07-09 10:32 · Score: 3, Funny

.NET is an extremely popular platform.
Tragic, isn't it?
-jcr

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Re:This is beyond garbage by mctk · 2009-07-09 11:02 · Score: 4, Funny

No, no, no. You misunderstand. You know all of those half-finished hobby projects you have laying around? MonoDevelop actually gets them done! It's incredible! My productivity is through the roof!

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Re:no mono by just_another_sean · 2009-07-09 11:21 · Score: 4, Funny

Actually it did not rain here today so I am highly dubious about you're claim that it rained where you are.

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Re:no mono by MinistryOfTruthiness · 2009-07-09 11:59 · Score: 3, Funny

Actually, it was a precipitation superposition here today, so I find both of your claims highly suspect and extremely plausible.

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Re:Good by jacquesm · 2009-07-09 11:59 · Score: 4, Funny

This must be a meaning of the word 'only' that I wasn't previously aware of.

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Re:Outpaces? by generic.individual · 2009-07-09 13:35 · Score: 4, Funny

This is one of those slashdot absurdities that I just can't stand. You are criticizing the story while openly stating you didn't read it. W.T.F.

If you are going to post a comment, at least have the decency to RTFA first. I would give an example of why you should, and show how your statements are false based on the content of TFA, but I haven't read it yet...