The History of GNOME, Mono, and Xamarin (Interview)

We talked with Miguel de Icaza last week at Microsoft Connect(); in New York City. Miguel gave us the backstory on how he’s been competing with Microsoft for most of his developer career, and he shares the history of GNOME, Mono, and Xamarin — and what led him to now work at Microsoft.

Join the discussion

Changelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!

Sponsors:

• CircleCI – CircleCI is a continuous integration and delivery platform that helps software teams rapidly release code with confidence by automating the build, test, and deploy process. Checkout the recently launched CircleCI 2.0!
• DigitalOcean – Get DigitalOcean Spaces free for 2 months. Securely store and deliver any amount of data with the same simplicity you’ve come to expect from us. Instantaneously create a cost-effective, reliable storage space using our drag-and-drop UI or API.
• GitLab – Take GitLab’s 2018 Global Developer Survey. The survey takes around 15 minutes on average to complete. Topics include developer satisfaction, open source technology, workflow & collaboration, CI/CD practices, and developer tools preferences.
• Toptal – Hire the top 3% of freelance software developers, designers, and finance experts. Email [email protected] for a personal introduction.

Featuring:

• Miguel de Icaza – Website, GitHub, X
• Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
• Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

Miguel is the creator of Gnome (a desktop environment for GNU/Linux), Mono (a cross platform open source .NET framework), and Xamarin (a platform to build iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows apps in C# and .NET) which was acquired by Microsoft in February 2016.

• GNOME
• The GNU Operating System and the Free Software Movement
• Mono
• Xamarin
• Microsoft Connect();

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!