Mono 1.0 has me thinking about a Mac

I've always been a PC kind of guy.  Although I learned to program using a Mac back in the day I haven't used one in many years.  When Mac OS X rolled around I got a little more interested, Yao Ming and mini me added a little (ok, not really), and now the release of Mono 1.0 has me really interested.  I'd really like to play with Mono and doing so on one of my three PC's just doesn't seem like it would be right.  I've thought about building a Linux box and throwing it on there but that would mean giving up the ability to code some web services from my front porch...which certainly can't be discounted.  I am extremely exciting about the release of Mono 1.0, I'm sure with .NET 2.0 Beta 1 I'll have a bunch of features I'll want the Mono team to add but with the pace they've been on lately it should only be a couple weeks before we have everything in 2.0 ;-) 

Am I nuts to be thinking about getting a Mac....yeah I think so too!

# re: Mono 1.0 has me thinking about a Mac

Wednesday, June 30, 2004 6:38 PM by Stefano Demiliani    
Mono is really interesting and I've planned to install it on my Linux Box soon (I was waiting for this official 1.0).
About a Mac, only a word... wonderful!! :)

# re: Mono 1.0 has me thinking about a Mac

Wednesday, June 30, 2004 11:33 PM by Darrell    
Go ahead and check it out. One of the guys at work swears (in a good way) about his Mac. :) And one of our Java architects does all his work on the Mac.

# re: Mono 1.0 has me thinking about a Mac

Thursday, July 01, 2004 1:13 AM by Jeff Overstreet    
I've always been a closet Mac lover. Macs were what we used "back in the day" to learn Turbo Pascal in High School. Maybe this is what will push me to buy one.

# re: Mono 1.0 has me thinking about a Mac

Thursday, July 01, 2004 1:14 AM by Steve    
Yep, same here, learning to program on the Mac must be what's pulling me back ;-)

# re: Mono 1.0 has me thinking about a Mac

Thursday, July 01, 2004 2:32 AM by Steve    
Don't give in to your dark desires.

Keep the faith.

Don't turn to the dark side.

# re: Mono 1.0 has me thinking about a Mac

Thursday, July 01, 2004 11:42 PM by Richard Dudley    
A good buddy of mine runs his own digital video biz, and he just got the Power Mac G5 64 bit dual processor with 30" flat panel monitor. Just like the ad photo. I am a PC guy, but I wanted to weep with joy at the beauty I was beholding. Wow! With Mono out, I just might get a Mac and see what I can do.

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