There's one catch: it's not exactly a built-from-the-ground up version of Visual Studio, but rather ( as long-time tech journalist Tim Anderson points out) a rebranding of Xamarin.
That may be why Microsoft announced Monday that a full, native version of its Visual Studio IDE (Integrated Development Environment a place to code, debug and test) is coming to the Mac.Īccording to an official Microsoft blog post (since pulled from the web), it'll launch in preview at Microsoft's Connect developer event later this week, and will 'look and feel like a native citizen of MacOS.' Microsoft has a problem: Many developers use Macs, and Mac developers aren't as likely to code for Microsoft platforms if they don't have tools built for their operating system.
