When can an application claim to be DotNet?

[GarthK]

We've a big debate here about exactly what defines being truly DotNet. My
take is when you're running on the CLR with a managed language using
appropriate .net technology, you're DotNet compliant. Others don't think its
quite so clear.

I'm wide open to new ideas...

Thanx,
Garth

 

[Tim Stephenson]

My vote's with you...
When an application is written in a .NET language, compiled to MSIL and
running on the CLR - it's a .NET app !

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Regards

Tim Stephenson MCSD.NET
Charted MCAD & MCSD.NET Early Achiever

 

[GarthK]

Thanx for the quick reply. "compiled to MSIL" kind of eliminates the use of
C++, even from the latest Visual Studio.NET, right?

 

[Tim Stephenson]

If using visual C++ for .NET to write managed code, AFAIK your code is still
compiled to MSIL and hence runs on the CLR ..
http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/productinfo/

Unmanaged code is a different matter though

 

[GarthK]

Hmm... I was unaware of the C++ MSIL connection.

Thanx again.