Programming D&D utilities for Microsoft's .NET framework

[dvvega]

However even java requires a download before it will work ... there is nothing cross platform that doesn't require some kind of download/configuration.

Granted the java download works on most OSes but the point is there.

 

[Klintus Fang]

I'll take the cross-platform solution anytime! But ,that's just my opinion.

and I'll pass it up every time.

if it is as slow as Java usually is.

to each his own I guess...

 

[jujutsunerd]

"'course, if I use an entirely different language, I might just as well convert it to Java and make it cross-platform..."
Gah!
.. and excruciatingly slow

Only if you do it wrong.

/Jonas

 

[theoremtank]

I'm getting close to finishing the interface layout for the character generator I eventually plan on building. I'll send it to those that are interested in giving me their critiques of the layout.

 

[Fyrie]

When MONO is finished, then at least most windows boxes and Linux boxes will not need to go download the .NET framework. However, I haven't heard of anything being developed for mac.

I am wondering if the UI/Form api (wrapped over gtk?) will be 100% compatible with the windows .net UI API. It would really stink to have to write a different presentation layer for each OS.

 

[eldoen]

When MONO is finished, then at least most windows boxes and Linux boxes will not need to go download the .NET framework. However, I haven't heard of anything being developed for mac.

I am wondering if the UI/Form api (wrapped over gtk?) will be 100% compatible with the windows .net UI API. It would really stink to have to write a different presentatino layer for each OS.

A group in Mono is working on a BSD and quatz wrapper for the UI in macs

EL

 

[Hawks Talon]

theoremtank,
I'll take a look at what you have. Just shoot me an email at hawks__talon@hotmail.com.

Hawks Talon, MCP

 

[Brent]

Have you thought of Eiffel? It has its own development environment or can used as part of .NET and it supports multiple inheritance.

It compiles on a number of platforms Windows, Linux, Unix...
Mac support is due out soon.

I am just starting to learn it after working in VB & C++. Check them out at Eiffel.com

 

[dvvega]

Eiffel is good ... learning curve is steep for non OOP programmers but good ... as are 100s of OO languages.

I did not know it could be used in .NET though ... interesting.

 

[Hawks Talon]

Eiffel may be "good", but $5000 is too steap a cost to justify, especialy for a small project like this. Hell, you can download a C# compiler from M$ for "free". I know I would not be willing to spend 5k to develop a product that I would be making little to no money on.

-Hawks Talon, MCP