Mono Again: the Controversy That Won't Quit | Linux Today

Mono Again: the Controversy That Won’t Quit

Written By
CS
Carla Schroder
Apr 3, 2009

“Here are some comments collected from here and there that I
thought represented the major points in the endless Mono debates
that are understandable to non-coders. I’m not a developer so I
could be totally off the rails here, but these made a lot of sense
to me and seem to clarify the issues.

“This is an oft-asked question:
“…why is Mono (and .NET, for that matter) getting taken seriously
by developers? Does it really have such significant advantages over
Java?”

“And this, I think, is a particularly good answer by our very
own Grey Geek:”

Complete
Story

CS

Carla Schroder

Linux Today Logo

LinuxToday is a trusted, contributor-driven news resource supporting all types of Linux users. Our thriving international community engages with us through social media and frequent content contributions aimed at solving problems ranging from personal computing to enterprise-level IT operations. LinuxToday serves as a home for a community that struggles to find comparable information elsewhere on the web.

Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2026 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.