Mono isn't.NET, its an incompatible reimplementation of the platform. It's missing many, many things. That said it's fairly decent given the source.
OpenJDK on the other hand *is* the same codebase as Java. It is Java... except it's open source. HotSpot, the vm that's the heart of the Java runtime, is included and it's much faster and more reliable than Mono.
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That's almost a good point, BadAnalogyGuy!
I find games with a human opponent are almost always more satisfying than against AI. The OP apparently isn't into multiplayer, why not?
It's like the crazy guy on the island said, man is the most dangerous game.
Yeah, that's the ticket... spying.
Spying on all that "born on top of a huge oilfield" technology that kuwait is working on.
Yeah because some big company might sue you over patent infringment!
I keed, I keed
How many screaming jobs' does it take to duplicate a PAC engineer's efforts?
I'll volunteer to push the button, I can find a way to live with it.
I bought one for my grandfather, it's a POS.
50% of the time he doesn't receive calls.... they just hang up. And he's in a major city with otherwise great cell coverage.
And it's not something he's doing, I've tested it myself.
What they said was "Suck my chair bitch, who run Ballmer town?"
The vast majority of users aren't aware they're using NT or Darwin on their desktops either.
Don't forget the Amish.
Amish people hate Linux. mr man is probably Amish posting from Win 3.1.
It sounds like you're looking for Ubuntu: http://www.ubuntu.com/
Mono isn't .NET, its an incompatible reimplementation of the platform. It's missing many, many things. That said it's fairly decent given the source.
OpenJDK on the other hand *is* the same codebase as Java. It is Java... except it's open source. HotSpot, the vm that's the heart of the Java runtime, is included and it's much faster and more reliable than Mono.
Exactly.
You should shop Smart... shop S-Mart.
Right, whereas your own giant robot is just fucking sweet.
yeah but cost of living has to be factored in.
I wouldn't be surprised if animators from South *Dakota* made 1/3 the salaries of the Simpsons animators in california.
I think you're out of your depth here.
I mean how about running your existing Java application to an iPhone or a Nintendo Wii.
If it was written in C or C++ it would be a simple process.
Java the platform is not nearly as portable as plain old C.
C is more portable than Java.
I develop with Java, I like Java. But C is everywhere, Java is not.
It's easier to port C because it has a much simpler runtime environment. The leanness means less work to get all the tools and libraries working.
That's like saying playing poker is just about the same as playing 52 pickup.
It also seems much smaller, like a midget batmobile or perhaps a smaller version of the batmobile that robin would ride.
When you're that big, it's easy to step on people just by moving around.
Oh my god, I just read Apple isn't shipping Ugly Device anymore, in addition to Flash and Java.
What am I going to do when I need Ugly Device?!?
Damn you jobs!
yes (yes yes yes yes yes fuckdot filter)
Only poor people pay taxes.
In response to Steve Job's tirade, Google would like to paraphrase Ghandi in saying
First we own you,
Then you laugh at us,
Then we own you again,
Then we win
I don't use KDE... it's horrible.
I said Ubuntu not Kubuntu, not OpenSuse.
That means GNOME and it's awesomeness.