Practical Mono

The Mono project is an open source implementation of the groundbreaking Microsoft .NET platform, backed by Novell and supported by thousands of contributors from around the world. Practical Mono offers readers a detailed examination of Mono and its many facets, such as building GUI-based applications with Gtk#, database interaction ADO.NET, and creating powerful applications with XML and Web Services.

By embracing this implementation, users are able to take advantage of the powerful development paradigm, building Internet-enabled cross-platform applications based on freely available, open source technologies. It includes a briefing on the C# language, so even novice .NET programmers stand to gain plenty from this practical guide.

Authored by Mark Mamone who has been steeply involved with .NET since the first Beta release, this book introduces readers to Mono, the most prominent open source implementation of the .NET platform Offers a C# primer, helping readers understand Mono by guiding them through the creation of an RSS aggregator The completed RSS aggregator will be available for download on sourceforge.net, the leading portal for open source project development; this will undoubtedly bring attention to the book Compliant for the forthcoming version 1.2

Autorentext
Mark Mamone is a program lead and solutions architect for British Telecom, and has been involved in .NET since Beta 1. He's presently spearheading a Mono-driven project for BT. Mamone has co-authored several books, including Beginning Fedora 2, Beginning Red Hat Linux 9, and Professional Windows Forms.

Zusammenfassung
You'll learn about building GUI-based applications with Gtk#, database interaction with ADO.NET, and powerful applications with XML and web services.By embracing this implementation, you can take advantage of the powerful development paradigm, building Internet-enabled cross-platform applications based on open source technologies.

Inhalt
Introducing .NET and Mono.- Introducing Development Tools and MonoDevelop.- Introducing C#.- Learning C#: Beyond the Basics.- Exploring the .NET Core.- Creating Windows Forms.- Introducing Gtk+, Glade, and User Interfaces.- Using ADO.NET.- Using XML.- Introducing Networking and Remoting.- Using ASP.NET.- Using Advanced Mono Techniques.