how to port your .net applications to linux using mono tools for visual studio
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For many .NET developers today, the learning curve to port applications to Linux is prohibitively high. Now using Mono Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio, you can quickly and easily port your .NET applications to Linux, UNIX and Mac OS X, from entirely within your Visual Studio integrated development environment. You can also use it to build .NET software appliances. Attend this session to learn how you, too, can use Mono Tools for Visual Studio to fulfill your cross-platform needs, build .NET software appliances, and run your .NET applications on Linux using SUSE Linux Enterprise Mono Extension.TRANSCRIPT
How to Port Your .NET Applications to LinuxUsing Mono Tools for Visual Studio
Joseph HillProduct Manager, Mono [email protected]
What Is Mono?
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SUSE® Linux Enterprise Mono ExtensionOverview
• A .NET application framework that allows you to run .NET-based applications on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
• Advantages– Run .NET applications on Linux (including ASP.NET)
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– Mainframe support for .NET applications– Performance and scalability advantages over Windows– Target Linux from Visual Studio
• Develop anywhere – Deploy anywhere– Includes a toolchain for Linux– Runtime is binary-compatible with .NET on Windows
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Multi-Language, Multi-Platform
C#
JavaScript
Visual Basic
Java
IronPython
IronRuby
Boo
F#
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Multi-Language, Multi-Platform
C#
JavaScript
Visual Basic
Java
IronPython
IronRuby
Boo
F#
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Binary Compatible
DemoPublishing ASP.NET to Linux
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• December 2009
– ASP.NET 3.5sp1
> ASP.NET AJAX, ASP.NET MVC
– ADO.NET 2.0+
> SQL Server, PostgreSQL, SQLite
> 3rd party providers for MySQL, Sybase, DB2, Oracle, etc
> LINQ to SQL
– Windows.Forms 3.5sp1
– C# 3.0
Mono 2.6
DemoTelerik Running on Mono
Helping You Get There
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• Inspects CIL byte code
• Looks for uses, compares with implementation
– Missing methods– Unmanaged Calls– “Todo” methods (flagged
with an attribute)
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• MoMA is the best place to start; full report of how easy your existing app will be to migrate
http://www.mono-project.com/Moma
Mono Migration Analyzer (MoMA)
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MoMA integration
Run in Mono
Debug Mono applications running on Linux
Package for Linux
Build appliance
Mono Tools for Visual StudioFeatures
DemoDebugging on Linux
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Package for SUSE®
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Create Linux Appliance
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Create Linux Appliance
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