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'''Mono''' is a cross-platform [[Free Software]] [[w:.NET Framework|.NET]] compiler and runtime.
Programming in [[w:C Sharp (programming language)|C#]] is required for [[ECE 4564 Network Application Design]]. Thanks to Mono, all assignments for that class can be completed from Linux, if [[w:GTK Sharp|GTK#]] is substituted for [[w:Windows Forms|Windows Forms]].
=Development Environment=
The recommended development environment is [[MonoDevelop]], which as of version 2.0 comes bundled with a GUI designer. Note that the debugger and API documentation are packaged separately. To install everything on Ubuntu Karmic, run:
<pre>
$ sudo apt-get install mono-complete monodevelop monodevelop-debugger-mdb monodoc-browser
</pre>
=External Links=
* [http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/0672325799 Mono Kick Start book from Safari] ([http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu:8080/?uiCode=vatech&xmlId=0672325799 via EZProxy], see [[Proxies and VPN]])
* [http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page Mono homepage]
* [http://www.mono-project.com/Web_Services Mono Web Services walkthrough]
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