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Why do this kind of software use .Net? Shouldn't this be implemented with portability in mind?

• sirwhinesalot 4y ago
  It runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, how much more portable do you want it to be?
  • rowanG077 4y ago
    Android, iOS, Fuchsia
    • sirwhinesalot 4y ago
      .NET also runs on Android and iOS so Ryujinx could support them in the future. Most emulators written in C/C++ don't run on all of those platforms either.
      • rowanG077 4y ago
        Don't run, right now. But with some effort they could be ported by someone who wants. With .NET you are just shit out of luck.
        • benaadams 4y ago
          Why? .NET also runs on iOS and Android
• dagmx 4y ago
  .NET is pretty portable. It can run on most popular platforms. Where would you be running this where you’re also blocked by net support?
• Kuinox 4y ago
  .NET is portable, .NET Framework isn't.
• kelnos 4y ago
  They appear to distribute Windows, Linux, and macOS builds. I'm not plugged into the .NET/Mono scene, but the download (the Linux one at least) appears to be an AOT-compiled ELF file, with no dynamic dependencies (well, aside from possibly dlopen()ing things at runtime) on .NET/Mono components. I was able to run it without installing the Mono runtime or any libraries.