Mono Development 101: Build Linux Desktop Apps with .NET

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 13, 2011

“I’ve spent the majority of my career focused entirely on open
source Web development, having only occasionally dabbled in .NET
development. Of course, the great thing about the open source
community is that if you do happen to need a particular
application, chances are somebody else has already created it.

“But what if it doesn’t exist, or if an existing application
doesn’t work precisely as you believe it should?”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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