Microsoft decouples .NET Framework from Windows: C# for iOS and Android using their native code.

Fierce Enterprise Comminications ^ | 05/15/2014 | By Scott M. Fulton, III

[SeekAndFind]

FOR TECHIES ONLY.

[SeekAndFind]

For more info:
- see the Xamarin website

[Red Badger]

One code to rule them all..................tech ping!................

[ShadowAce]

[MrB]

A couple of years ago, the small company I worked for (a .net shop) wanted to dabble in developing an iOS app.

The dev environment and the language were, let’s put it mildly, “an impediment”.

[CodeToad]

They did this a few years ago with the .NET Micro Framework, building apps for embedded processors.

Don’t forget, Windows NT 3.1, circa 1993, to run on a multitude of processors. Microsoft was also a VMS and Unix shop long before DOS or Windows came along.

[dfwgator]

That is the advantage with Visual Studio, whereas in a Java environment there are many different development tools to choose from.

[MrB]

VS is EXPEN$IVE - fortunately I’ve never had to personally buy it.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: whereas in a Java environment there are many different development tools to choose from.

Why can’t everyone in the Java world simply rally around the ECLIPSE IDE?

[dfwgator]

I thought there was a freebie version.

[dfwgator]

But I know several that you will pry their IntelliJ away from their cold dead hands.

[MrB]

Actually, yes, though I’ve never used it.

[dfwgator]

Been awhile since I’ve been in the .NET world, other than maintaining several legacy apps.

[mmichaels1970]

So is this .NET 5? When can I start using my VS2010 to write iOS apps?

[Cementjungle]

VS is EXPEN$IVE - fortunately I’ve never had to personally buy it.

It used to be very expensive, but now it's free unless you want the version that has all the team collaboration stuff in it.

[Bikkuri]

Open Source API FROM m$?!

[MHGinTN]

When I powered up my desktop this AM by the time the automatic updates to it from Microsoft had finished and restarted my computer I could not access the Internet with that computer nor could I access the restore function! I am at a loss as to what to do now. Thanks Microsoft, you bastards.

[ClayinVA]

uninstall the latest patches, I think KB2964358 is the problem child.

[mmichaels1970]

I could not access the Internet with that computer nor could I access the restore function!

Weird. One of my friends called me this morning saying that his corporate office lost their internet connections for their entire network. Coincidence?

[MHGinTN]

I took the precaution of uninstalling all May patches. After a minor adjustment it seems to have worked. I’m here on that computer now. The patch you mentioned was downloaded earlier in the month. There were five downloaded yesterday and loaded when I powered up this AM. I uninstalled them all. Loverly, ain’t it! I was getting ready to restore my computer to factory. The darn thing would not let me access my document files of drivers!