SHORT > It has Already Been Released LONG and BORING Seems like they have already released a Visual Studio for Mac. Knowing Microsoft today and how they seem to focus more on the Cloud and Providing services via Azure and it’s ilk, it is quite eas. There’s a great visual introduction to version control here if you are completely unfamiliar with the concept. – GIT client for MAC OS X – is another very elegant solution, and is perfect for GIT users who have no need to learn command line syntax. Maybe when the version control systems are updated to work like software from this.
I'm using my Mac most time at work. At home there's my Windows computer, where I program with Visual Studio my .NET/C# stuff.
Because I want to program outside, it would be great to have an equivalent IDE for my Mac.
Which software are the best solution in my case to have a similar workplace with the same functionality?
I prefer open source, but commercial software is okay too.
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MonoDevelop from: http://monodevelop.com/
There is no equivalent to Visual Studio. However, for writing C# on Mac or Linux, you can't get better than MonoDevelop.
The Mac build is pre beta. From the MonoDevelop site on Mac:
Microsoft Visual Studio For Mac
The Mac OS X port of MonoDevelop is under active development and has not seen a stable release yet. Recent work described by Michael Hutchinson has focussed on improving the usability and stability of Monodevelop on the Mac. This work will be released in MonoDevelop 2.2. Right now it's not finished, and is very much an alpha.
grenadegrenadeThe question is quite old so I feel like I need to give a more up to date response to this question.
Based on MonoDevelop, the best IDE for building C# applications on the Mac, for pretty much any platform is http://xamarin.com/
smnbsssmnbssVisual Studio For Mac
Whilst more of a workaround, if you're running an Intel Mac, you could go the virtualisation route - at least then you can run the same tools.
John ParkerJohn ParkerComing from someone who has tried a number of 'C# IDEs' on the Mac, your best bet is to install a virtual desktop with Windows and Visual Studio. It really is the best development IDE out there for .NET, nothing even comes close.
On a related note: I hate XCode.
Update: Use Xamarin Studio. It's solid.
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