If I compile a C# .NET console application on my PC, will it run without changes on my Mac with Mono installed? Or how about the opposite - if I compile a console app in Mono on my Mac, will it run in Windows without changes? (I could experiment but I'm lazy )
Yes. A C# app that doesn't use any windows only libraries will run fine on Mono and a Mono app that doesn't use Gtk# and any other Mono only libraries will run fine on .NET.
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