Cross-Platform .NET Development

by Easton, Marilyn J., Ph.D.; King, Jason; De Icaza, Miguel; Weatherley, Rhys

• ISBN13: 9781590593301
• ISBN10: 1590593308
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-09-01
• Publisher: Apress

Summary

Well, I came home today to a pleasant surprise (Cross-Platform .NET Development: Using Mono, Portable.NET, and Microsoft .NET). So I can start freestyling, cross-platform style. - Bill Ryan, Bill's House O InsomniaAn enthusiastically recommended resource especially for anyone pursuing, building, or studying for a career in the field. - Midwest Book Review, Internet Bookwatch.NET is not just for Windows anymore! And this unprecedented book examines the advantages of building portable, cross-platform.NET code. Even if you are only vaguely familiar with .NET, with the aid of this book, you'll quickly learn how to run .NET code on different platforms.You may run code among the Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, and Windows platforms. And you'll get to choose among Mono (for Linux), Portable.NET (for Mac OS X), and of course, .NET for Windows. What's more, authors Mark Easton and Jason King packthe book with example code and wisdom, providing you a well-rounded skill set. Based on years of personal .NET experience, the authors share years of expertisedos, donts, pitfalls, gotchas, and insightsin the convenience of a single, handy book.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Rhys Weatherley
Foreword	xiii
Miguel De Icaza
About the Authors	xv
About the Technical Reviewer	xvii
Acknowledgments	xix
Preface	xxi
Introducing .NET	1	(28)
A Brief History of .NET	1	(4)
Setting the Standards: ECMA and ISO	5	(3)
The Architectural Foundations of .NET	8	(8)
.NET Cliches	16	(10)
Summary	26	(3)
A First Cross-Platform Program	29	(30)
Let's Get Ready to Rumble!	29	(16)
Goodbye Hello World	45	(10)
Summary	55	(4)
Cross-Platform Pitfalls	59	(42)
Examining IL Code	59	(12)
Coping with Assembly Differences	71	(7)
Using Platform-Specific Assemblies	78	(19)
Cross-Platform Nomenclature	97	(2)
Summary	99	(2)
The .NET Framework Dissected	101	(44)
The CLI Libraries	102	(9)
Categorizing Microsoft's .NET Framework Class Libraries	111	(14)
Bridging Platform Differences	125	(18)
Summary	143	(2)
The Spice of Life: GUI Toolkits	145	(56)
Topography of a .NET Graphical User Interface	146	(7)
Alternative GUI Toolkits	153	(27)
Supporting Multiple GUIs	180	(19)
Summary	199	(2)
Developing Distributed Applications	201	(66)
Dealing with Databases	202	(24)
The Tangled Wide Web	226	(39)
Summary	265	(2)
Using Native Code	267	(54)
Native Code Reliance	267	(10)
Calling Native Code: Platform Invoke	277	(17)
Advanced Platform Invoke	294	(14)
An Advanced P/Invoke Example: Cross-Platform Audio	308	(10)
Summary	318	(3)
Remoting, Components, and Interoperability	321	(62)
Code Integration: Intra-operability	322	(18)
Interoperability	340	(42)
Summary	382	(1)
Testing and Building Strategies	383	(70)
Testing, Testing, 1,2,3: Using NUnit	383	(28)
Designing with Tests in Mind	411	(1)
Testing the Model-View-Controller	412	(3)
Building a Brighter Future™: NAnt	415	(27)
Cross-Platform Build Projects	442	(10)
Summary	452	(1)
Summary	453	(18)
The Future of Microsoft .NET	453	(6)
The Cross-Platform Future of .NET	459	(8)
Final Thoughts	467	(4)
Appendix A The Unified Modeling Language	471	(16)
UML Diagrams	471	(15)
Further Reading	486	(1)
Appendix B .NET Framework Map	487	(14)
Kernel and Compact Profiles	487	(9)
Extended Libraries	496	(1)
Cross-Platform Categorization of Namespaces	496	(5)
Appendix C Additional Portable.NET Features	501	(4)
Appendix D Additional Mono Features	505	(2)
Index	507