I write programs in Windows casually (apps like notepad, web-browser etc.). But I don't see a good alternative available. I have used Mono but it is not one bit like Visual Studio. I am having a tough time to figure out stuff. The apps that I write look something like this:
Private Sub Form_Load()
WebBrowser1.Navigate ("http://google.com")
End Sub
and the have a blank forum and I add stuff like combo-box, buttons etc. Then I right-click those and write the code for it (see above bold). I found nothing like that in in Mono. Perhaps I am mistaken or confused.
vi editor
is there in ubuntu as in any linux. You can search for vi tuorial in google and you will find good help.vi editor
is a tough editor to learn but you can do things more easily once you learn. I am also learning it so ...