[RESOLVED] Programming language for Mac

[alobi]

what are the programming languages you can run on a mac computer?

[Hack]

Moved To General Developer

[Nightwalker83]

I would think i is possible to run them all on a Mac! However, you might need emulators, etc if you want to use them

[RhinoBull]

You may find this article (http://osxbook.com/book/bonus/ancient/whatismacosx//programming.html) interesting.

[gep13]

Hey,

There is nothing to stop you developing using .Net technologies.

The mono project:

http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page

Allows you to develop an application in Visual Studio, and then deploy to a Mac.

Just an idea.

Gary

[alobi]

thanks Gary.

[gep13]

Not a problem at all.

Mono is gaining a lot of ground just now, for a while it only supported a limited subset of the .Net Framework, but it's most recent releases have come on leaps and bounds.

I use Mono to host my ASP.Net Application on a Linux box, and I haven't had to change any of the code, it works happily on a Windows or Linux host.

Gary

[alobi]

Gary,
Can one devolop a vb6 application that can be ran on Mac? I am window oriented and does not know a lot about mac. but I have client whose system is mac
Al

[gep13]

Hey,

I am fairly sure that VB6 is not supported under Mono, so you certainly wouldn't be able to use that. I am not familiar with any other way to run it either.

Your best bet would be to grab yourself a copy of Visual Basic Express 2008, or even C# Express 2008, and use that. They are both free.

Gary

[alobi]

Gary,
would Visual Basic Express 2008, or even C# Express 2008 ran on mac system ok? Thanks for your understanding.
Al

[RhinoBull]

They will not - both languages are designed to work under Miscrosoft Windows since they are part of Microsoft .Net Framework.
On Mac you will need to use some kind of emulator which is imho pretty pointless and useless.

[gep13]

Hey,

The Express packages will not run on Mac, no, but programs created in them on a windows platform can run on a Mac using Mono. It is essentially an implementation of the .Net framework for Mac and Linux. There is even a versionof Mono for the iPhone, called MonoTouch.

Gary

[alobi]

I want to thank everybody who replied to my posting. Your comments and insight have been very helpful. some of the things you have suggested can never be bought with money. Now that I have to make my decision I feel very, very comfortable. I hope I will be able to help somebody else someday.
Thank you.
Al

[gep13]

Hey,

Not a problem at all, we are all more than happy to help.

Has your question now be fully answered? If so, remember to follow the links in my signature to close off your thread.

Gary