Mono for .Net on Mac

I am a .Net developer and with the new Mac, Mono has been inviting me for a long time now. With my baby's (long!) nap for an hour provided me with the opportunity to try out Mono and blog about it!

Why Mono?

1. A .Net developer since I learn to code - you know how addicted you can get to VS :)

2. A new Mac enthusiast

Steps to start trying out Mono

1. Get the installable from the go-mono site.

2. Run the installer. Mono installs under /Library/Frameworks/Mono.Framework

3. Here comes the famous 'Hello World'!!

using System;
public class Hello
{
static public void Main()
 {
     Console.WriteLine("Hello World, Here I come");
}
}

Note: For those of us .Net developers that hadn't worked in a shell terminal for a long time now, here are some of the notes to freshen up your memory!

1. 1. vi filename - opens the vi editor with the filename
2. 2. to save the file - :w
3. 3. to quit the editor - :q
4. 4. obviously, to save and quit - :wq (although, you would have figured it by now!)

4. Compile the code with - 'gmacs hello.cs'

5. Execute the code with - 'mono hello.exe'

There you go! Your first C# program on a Mac! Though simple, doesn't it thrill you?

Bang! Bang!! - The first time I compile the program - I got the error,

"`System.Console' does not contain a definition for `Writeline'". It took a full thirty seconds to spot the reason for the error - It should have been WriteLine!! Darn, VS has us fully spoiled!