So I’ve done a bunch of application development in windows in C# and Java, and while Java stuff is pretty similar in Linux with Swing I’m not as confident in C# there (not too familiar with Mono), but I also want to diversify a bit too. Any recommendations?
JetBrains Rider is probably the best C# IDE for Linux, and MS ported .NET server stuff a while ago.
I’m not sure about C# GUI toolkits on Linux. WPF isn’t there, and I’m not sure how mature Maui is on Linux.
Maui has zero Linux support. I don’t believe there are any plans for it, either.
However, Avalonia is fully supported, and is almost a drop in replacement for WPF.
Yeah outside of Java I’m wondering if I might have to start learning some OpenGL/Vulkan stuff for graphics.
If u wanna go with c# then use something like gtk# or cross platform gui lib like Avalonia
Didn’t .net core depreciate the older .net framework stuff, and by extension Mono, and the target you should be looking at going forward is the new .net core stuff?
(I’m more a janitor than a mechanic, so my understanding of what framework is or isn’t dead this week is probably lacking, but I recall seeing an awful lot of chatter going on about that.)
Yes, you are right.
The old stuff, now no longer supported, is:
- .NET Framework up to and incl version 4.8
- Runtimes distributed as part of Windows
- Mono is a Linux Runtime used for compatibility
The new stuff:
- .NET Core, up to and incl 3, more recent versions are named .NET from version 5 onwards (to prevent mixing it up with the old Framework)
- Is completely cross-platform, natively
- I don’t know about desktop specific graphical stuff but that probably depends on the specific library
I think Avalonia is pretty great for C# cross-platform UI stuff. JetBrains Rider is the best C# IDE on Linux.
If it makes sense for your software, please consider giving it a web interface and turning it into a localhost-only web-service.
Not averse to the idea, but why so? What’s the advantage?
