Kinda funny how things work out.<p>Back when MS broadcasted OSX&#x2F;<i>nix compatibility for Visual Studio I felt it necessary to comment that .NET development has been supported in OSX&#x2F;</i>nix for over a decade.<p>In short, Miguel De Icaza should be awarded a medal from MS for his heroic effort in developing the Mono platform and tooling; in spite of the constant threat of legal action from Microsoft for &#x27;patent infringement&#x27; of their supposedly &#x27;open&#x27; (ie ECMA) standard languages and VM.<p>Hopefully, he finally receives public recognition and reward for all his hard work.