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How are C# and F# tied to Windows? They run quite nicely on Mono, although I'll admit that even with the significant, recent improvements Mono has made it's sti

How are C# and F# tied to Windows? They run quite nicely on Mono, although I'll admit that even with the significant, recent improvements Mono has made it's still not as fast (generally) as the .NET CLR on Windows. Also -- F# is completely open-source, so there's no "Microsoft tax" to be paid. In fact, a large portion of the F# community runs exclusively on non-Windows platforms (e.g., OS X, Linux, FreeBSD, Android).

UK-AL 13y ago
The languages themselves are fine. The frameworks around them on mono are always half incomplete or not the latest version. Although I have noticed its getting better lately. For example its easier to get started with F# with MVC on the Xamarin IDE then it is in VS. Hope it takes off.
platz 13y ago
They may "run" on mono, but their performance there is terrible.
- profquail 13y ago
  I disagree. The performance on Mono is admittedly not as good as on Windows, but it's improving steadily and certainly fast enough for many use cases.
  - dev360 13y ago
    Why should anyone bother with .net if Microsoft can't make a wholehearted commitment to have it run on all platforms?