Visual Studio for Mac final version 2017 has already been released and is now available for download. Let’s get into some details of this release.
In November last year it was announced by Microsoft that Visual Studio is soon going to be available for MAC and after some previews it has now been confirmed that it is released and available for downloads now. The preview phase has ended and the users who loved it on Windows can now have it on their MAC. The new version was announced at Build 2017 Developer Conference of Microsoft.
According to Microsoft officials, the new Visual Studio will offer developers that cross-platform compatibility where they’ll be able to work across Mac and Windows environments seamlessly. The software will offer complete support for web, mobile and the cloud workloads, as well as support for previews of the Docker tools, Xamarin.IoT and Azure Functions. It is interesting to have the compatibility which allows the developers to work in both Mac and Windows environment regardless of the machine being used.
Talking about this thing in the world where developers often use multiple machines to carry out their chores, it alone can be the real source of boost in productivity.
At its core, you can consider this new release as macOS counterpart for Visual Studio’s Windows version. If the development experience provided by Visual Studio is appealing for you, but you like to develop on MAC then Visual Studio for Mac is the best thing you can have. The UX is designed in a way that it feels native to Mac but is actually inspired by its Windows counterpart. Quite similar to the parent version, Visual Studio For Mac is complemented by the VS Code for such times when full-fledge IDE is not needed rather you want to use some standalone, rich source editor.
The new release is currently available at visualstudio.com and can be downloaded directly from there. The details and pricing also vary for different versions and you can find them right there at the website. So, the release is still new and it’s high time to get it on your MAC right away and give yourself a whole new development experience.