Agreed. This wasn't the highest quality release, lots of regressions on basic functionality [1]. Disappointing.
[1] https://bugzilla.xamarin.com/show_bug.cgi?id=44402 On 19 September 2016 at 12:58, Greg Keogh <gfke...@gmail.com> wrote: > Folks, on Friday Xamarin Studio told there were updates available, this > happens every month or so, so I said "sure" and let it go. > > This morning I find compile errors relating to casts, arrays and > IEnumerable that make no sense, like the compiler has become stupidly > aggressive. Then I discover I can't open a XAML page because the Android > SDK is outdated, and after tedious web searches reveal what to do it looks > like the SDK Manager is downloading gigwatts of updates. Then the iOS 9 > iPad has vanished from the device picker and I only see iOS 10 Retina and > Air devices listed. Worst of all, the app no longer runs in the iOS > simulator and simply flashes and closes with no error, leaving me no way to > diagnose what's wrong. > > So basically, this update has fried me to hell and I'm going to lose at > least a full days work. Anyone else using Xamarin Studio beware. > > Things like this shouldn't happen in this day and age. > > *Greg* >
