Visual Studio 15 Mac Apps Using

In a now-deleted blog post, Microsoft noted it will release its homegrown IDE in beta this month.

Visual Studio 15 Mac Apps Using

The text suggests Microsoft is making some clever moves for developers who want to write iOS and Mac apps using C code and Microsofts own cloud services.

You get the performance of compiled code, the productivity of a modern type-safe language, access to the unique features of each platform, and a rich ecosystem of libraries and tools.

And with all your projects in one solution, you can take advantage of solution-wide cross-project refactoring and code navigation.

Visually, it appears to be Xamarin Studio rebranded as Visual Studio, so those already using that IDE will be familiar with it.

It taps into Microsofts native API library, but stops short of letting developers write apps for the Universal Windows Platform (for now, at least).

Its not an all-in environment along the lines of Xcode and Android Studio, but still has enough going on that it will turn some heads especially those who are interested in tapping into Microsofts Azure cloud services.

Its no longer focusing on getting people tied into a platform, and is increasingly trying to out-maneuver Google (and stay ahead of Apple) in the race for services, especially those relying on cloud infrastructure.

Android Studio, Xcode and Visual Studio represent three disparate cloud environments (respectively, Google Cloud Platform, iCloud and Azure).

Now that were all on common ground, a real push for the hearts and minds of developers can begin.

When not opining about tech, hes likely knee-deep in Swift methods and algorithms.

Visual Studio 15 For Mac