Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 4th Feb 2004 05:34 UTC
According to statistics, Java continues to have the crown of the most used VM-based platform in the industry. However, Microsoft's C# and .NET gain ground every day. While C# might or might not overcome Java in the following years, the fact remains that more and more programmers want the choice of C# among their developer tools. So, where does this situation leave Apple?
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When Mono matures, is there a reason Apple couldn't offer the option to work with C# in Xcode, just as developers can work with Java?
It might take some extra work, maybe a lot fo extra work... but it'd give them one more thing to brag about in terms of possibilities for programmers. Certainly any .NET programmers would love to know that the back-ends they've written for their Windows (or other OSes, if Mono can make any progress with Windows.Forms) programs can be given a Cocoa front-end.
And of course, Mono as a proven component in web servers would help Apple win over the Enterprise market. "Move to an Xserve-based environment and continue to leverage your existing ASP.NET code while having the option to use our industrial-strength J2EE offerings."