From: "Robert Comer" 

> .Net Framework runs on Linux?

Somewhat -- one of the projects is called mono.

>What platform other than windows does it run
> on?

None that I know of now, but that doesn't mean it will stay that way forever.

>Is "managed code" worth layering the program inside a runtime
> non-compiled environment?

Yes.

>Wouldn't the same program in straight win32 be
> faster to execute?  What is "managed code"?

Probably, but maybe not, it depends on how it is programmed.  Speed isn't
the only issue to be concerned with.

To put it simply: "Managed code supplies the metadata necessary for
the CLR to provide services such as memory management, cross-language
integration, code access security, and automatic lifetime control of
objects. All code based on IL executes as managed code."

- Bob Comer



"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
news:428a39e0$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> .Net Framework runs on Linux?  What platform other than windows does it
> run
> on?  Is "managed code" worth layering the program inside a runtime
> non-compiled environment?  Wouldn't the same program in straight win32 be
> faster to execute?  What is "managed code"?
>
> Gary
>
> "Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
> news:428a29d5{at}w3.nls.net...
>> .NET isn't restricted to Windows even now, but in theory it could be
>> extended to any platform, unlike machine code.
>>
>> The big thing even if it were only Win32 is managed code.
>>
>> - Bob Comer
>>
>>
>>
>> Gary Britt"  wrote in message
>> news:428a263e$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Why use .Net at all??  Since .Net runs in a runtime environment and only
> on
>> Win32, why use .Net at all?  I mean why not just cut out the runtime
>> layer
>> bloat and go straight to win32 programming??  At least with Java the
>> supposed ability to run on different platforms is what made the runtime
>> layer worth having at all right?
>>
>> Gary
>>
>>
>
>

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