Mono 2!

Mono 2 has been released!

Here are my highlights from Mono's highlights:

 

Microsoft Compatible APIs

• ADO.NET 2.0 API for accessing databases.

• ASP.NET 2.0 API for developing Web-based applications.

• Windows.Forms 2.0 API to create desktop applications.

• System.XML 2.0: An API to manipulate XML documents.

• System.Core: Provides support for the Language Integrated Query (LINQ).

• System.Xml.Linq: Provides a LINQ provider for XML.

• System.Drawing 2.0 API: A portable graphics rendering API.

 

Compilers

• C# 3.0 compiler implementation, with full support for LINQ.

 

Windows.Forms: New Controls

• ToolStrip and MenuStrip
• DataGridView
• WebBrowser (based on Gecko!)
• TableLayoutPanel
• FlowLayoutPanel
• SplitContainer

 

Pretty cool. Can't wait to get it on my Mac OS - hopefully I can get Windows.Forms to work there, Apple has broken Mono's Windows.Forms on 10.5. Let's see if can get back to writing cross-platform Windows.Forms apps again :)