title: Is Mono for OS X any good for a professional .NET developer?
body: <p>As a professional .net developer (at least this is how I earn my money) I wonder if Mono for the Mac is worth a closer look.
  I already tried Mono 3 years ago when I first got my iMac but the installation was impossible to master and after half a day I just gave up.
  I also got help from a Unix professional but we both were unable to get Mono running on my Mac.</p>
  
  <p>Like I said that was some years ago. How is the state of Mono for OS X today? Installation still painful? How about compatibility to .NET Framework 2.0?</p>