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0 pointshokkos10y ago0 comments

Visual Studio doesn't run on Mac OS to make iOS apps, VS Code is still only an editor not an IDE. So Xamarin could be very useful for MS.

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Sir_Substance10y ago

I'm not debating that Xamarins products are useful to Microsoft, I'm questioning the assertion that they haven't just consumed a competitor.

mynameisvlad10y ago

Considering Microsoft has no Mac IDE, I'm not sure how Xamarin could be considered a competitor.

Sir_Substance10y ago

...because Visual Studio is a C#/C++ IDE that works on Windows, and Xamarin Studio is also a C#/C++ IDE that works on Windows?

Xamarin Studio is a swiss army knife. I don't know about your use case, but I use it under the name Monodevelop on linux (not really sure what that association is) and as Xamarin studio on windows. For my use case, it's a C# and C++ IDE for desktop development, same as visual studio.

It's certainly not a MacOS only product, it supports all three platforms including windows.

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Sir_Substance10y ago

I'm not debating that Xamarins products are useful to Microsoft, I'm questioning the assertion that they haven't just consumed a competitor.

mynameisvlad10y ago

Considering Microsoft has no Mac IDE, I'm not sure how Xamarin could be considered a competitor.

Sir_Substance10y ago

...because Visual Studio is a C#/C++ IDE that works on Windows, and Xamarin Studio is also a C#/C++ IDE that works on Windows?

It's certainly not a MacOS only product, it supports all three platforms including windows.

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