[boost] Re: Re: BGL ported to C#

From: Edward Diener (eddielee_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-12-13 08:32:41

Patrick wrote:

>> Surprised you didn't try to port it to MC++. It might have been easier.
>
> But much less portable.  With C#, people at least have a few
> compiler and runtime options.  Beyond that, C#-based
> assemblies can actually be used on multiple platforms unlike
> those compiled from MC++.

This is not true. MC++ is just as portable as C#. It is a .NET CLS compliant
language. Every .NET CLS compliant language can produce assemblies which can
be used by any other CLS compliant .NET language in a .NET environment.