Plans

Here we are tracking some plans to particular pieces of technology that are part of Mono. This is just a repository of information that is handy for contributors. Currently you can read our plans for:

Mono: .NET Framework Source Code Integration Mono:Runtime Runtime_Projects Runtime Internals Porting Test Suite Debugger Documentation Mono Project Roadmap COM Interop MonoSandbox Continuations Core Class Libraries: CAS Cryptography, Crimson XML Database Access Mono Libraries Cecil Security

Gtk# Gtk# GUI toolkit. Stetic GUI designer Language support: C# Compiler C# Compiler Service (2.2) Java support JavaScript/ECMAscript support Python support VisualBasic.NET support - Compiler no longer actively maintainted, we will adopt Roslyn's opensource compiler instead. But will keep developing the supporting runtime. OpenGL OpenTK - OpenGL and OpenAL bindings Tao Framework Gtk# and GL integration Accessibility Accessibility UI Automation

Microsoft-compatible stack: ADO.NET ASP.NET - Not actively developed, as Microsoft is instead developing ASP.NET vNext as an open source project. WinForms SystemMessaging Olive - Beyond 2.0 System.Query Silverlight and WPF macOS MonoMac comprehensive macOS bindings. MonoTouch Mono on iPhone/iPad/iOS Tools Gendarme

No longer being developed

The following projects are not actively being developed:

• WSE
• EnterpriseServices
• ASP.NET Designer
• WinForms Designer
• Transactions
• Gecko# Bindings (Mozilla)

Mono Management

In addition, the following are Mono project management plans:

• Infrastructure Projects
• Visual Studio Projects
  • Mono Tools Getting Started Guide
  • Visual Studio Integration