Re: Do you have a Road Map?

Brian Moelk wrote:
>
> >> But if it is indeed all the same and there is no risk, then why
> >> doesn't Borland officially support mono then?
> >>
> > They support the CLR spec, just like MS does. Neither Borland nor MS
> > certifies against mono, and since mono is still not a complete .NET
> > 1.1 VM I don't blame them.
>
> I don't blame Borland either. But you admit there is a risk there.

No more so than using VS and writing C# code.

> So if
> I'm interested in using mono, regardless of complete spec compliance, there
> is a risk using Delphi for .NET vs. C#. That's the bottom line.

No there isn't. Both emit IL. The Mono implementation does not support all the
IL spec so both can fail and probably would with similar coding aspects.

>
> >> There's no risk for Borland if they conform
> >> to the spec right?
> > At the current state mono still is at concerning implementing the
> > spec, yes there is. Mono is not really close to implementing the
> > whole spec.
>
> So why is there no risk using Delphi for .NET for mono development?

There is risk using ANY .NET language if you want it to run under mono. Once
mono is .NET 1.1 feature complete, then maybe you can start making an argument
about one .NET IL representation vs another, but today ALL .NET languages are at
risk.


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  • Re: Do you have a Road Map?
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