Re: Visual Studio and Xamarin Studio
This list will be a quiet place without Greg. :( On Wed, 22 Jul 2015 at 13:32 Greg Keogh wrote: > When I had a play with Xamarin a few months back, you had to have/buy a >> Mac as well, >> > > I bought a new iMac last Saturday morning in preparation for all of this > x-platform development. I know that the iOS build and deploy MUST take > place on a Mac, using some "convenient" network link I haven't tried yet. > > It's taken a few days of fiddling around to get used to the iOS look and > feel. It's beautiful software and hardware engineering, but a bit ... err > ... weird. There was a 2.3GB download of Xcode and other tools to install, > but it all went smoothly. I don't like the toolbar stuck at the top of the > screen all the time that changes according to which app has the focus, as > it means your app's UI is in two places at once. They sure love to bury > advanced stuff really deep away from suburban schmuck users -- *Greg K* >
Re: Visual Studio and Xamarin Studio
> > When I had a play with Xamarin a few months back, you had to have/buy a > Mac as well, > I bought a new iMac last Saturday morning in preparation for all of this x-platform development. I know that the iOS build and deploy MUST take place on a Mac, using some "convenient" network link I haven't tried yet. It's taken a few days of fiddling around to get used to the iOS look and feel. It's beautiful software and hardware engineering, but a bit ... err ... weird. There was a 2.3GB download of Xcode and other tools to install, but it all went smoothly. I don't like the toolbar stuck at the top of the screen all the time that changes according to which app has the focus, as it means your app's UI is in two places at once. They sure love to bury advanced stuff really deep away from suburban schmuck users -- *Greg K*
Re: Visual Studio and Xamarin Studio
When I had a play with Xamarin a few months back, you had to have/buy a Mac as well, Confirmed by Xamarin support PG On 22 July 2015 at 14:42, Craig van Nieuwkerk wrote: > I believe Xamarin Starter edition (https://xamarin.com/starter) is > bundled with Visual Studio 2015, but that edition not really feature rich > enough for much more than simple demo apps. To build something really > useful you will need to upgrade. > > Craig > > On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Greg Keogh wrote: > >> Folks, can anyone confirm, deny or clarify any of the following? >> >> Cross platform support in Visual Studio 2015 is totally dependent upon >> Xamarin, which is a separate purchase and you need to pay separately for >> targeting Android and iOS. VS2015 seems to be in direct competition with >> Xamarin Studio, although the latter runs on both Windows and iOS. A >> colleague tells me you have to play for Xamarin Studio, but the web site >> says it's free, so which is it? Can anyone report on the experience of >> writing, testing and deploying cross-platform apps from within Visual >> Studio? >> >> *Greg K* >> >> P.S. I just noticed that VS2015 Pro "real" was published 2 days ago, so >> I'm downloading the 3.8GB ISO now (the phone line running into the house is >> so hot that birds can't perch on it!). >> > > -- Peter Griffith MACS http://pgriffith.wordpress.com PH: 0408 832 891 08 8365 4993
Re: Visual Studio and Xamarin Studio
I believe Xamarin Starter edition (https://xamarin.com/starter) is bundled with Visual Studio 2015, but that edition not really feature rich enough for much more than simple demo apps. To build something really useful you will need to upgrade. Craig On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Greg Keogh wrote: > Folks, can anyone confirm, deny or clarify any of the following? > > Cross platform support in Visual Studio 2015 is totally dependent upon > Xamarin, which is a separate purchase and you need to pay separately for > targeting Android and iOS. VS2015 seems to be in direct competition with > Xamarin Studio, although the latter runs on both Windows and iOS. A > colleague tells me you have to play for Xamarin Studio, but the web site > says it's free, so which is it? Can anyone report on the experience of > writing, testing and deploying cross-platform apps from within Visual > Studio? > > *Greg K* > > P.S. I just noticed that VS2015 Pro "real" was published 2 days ago, so > I'm downloading the 3.8GB ISO now (the phone line running into the house is > so hot that birds can't perch on it!). >
Visual Studio and Xamarin Studio
Folks, can anyone confirm, deny or clarify any of the following? Cross platform support in Visual Studio 2015 is totally dependent upon Xamarin, which is a separate purchase and you need to pay separately for targeting Android and iOS. VS2015 seems to be in direct competition with Xamarin Studio, although the latter runs on both Windows and iOS. A colleague tells me you have to play for Xamarin Studio, but the web site says it's free, so which is it? Can anyone report on the experience of writing, testing and deploying cross-platform apps from within Visual Studio? *Greg K* P.S. I just noticed that VS2015 Pro "real" was published 2 days ago, so I'm downloading the 3.8GB ISO now (the phone line running into the house is so hot that birds can't perch on it!).
