I want to develop my VS Web project remotely on Azure. My client is an Android tablet.

Question

I want to use my Android tablet instead of my windows 10 machine to develop my web site.

My web site uses C# and I'm used to a VS Community environment.

Can I edit using Azure within my Android's browser?

Can I debug remotely?

Can I compile/run remotely?

Can I then deploy to my Hosting company from within Azure?

TIA.

Answer 1

as per the below refs

https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/220178/how-to-use-visual-studio-code-on-an-android-device

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/azure/deployment

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/azure/remote-debugging

Let me answer your questions one by one

• Can Visual Studio Code be used for Android devices?
  • Yes, Visual Studio Code can be used on Android devices through a solution named code-server, which is an open-source version of VS Code. You will need to install Termux from F-Droid and install several packages like nodejs, yarn, build-essential, and python. Finally, you would install code-server itself. You can then access it via a Chromium-based browser on your Android device. However, please note that not all plugins are supported in code-server and the user experience may vary​.
• Can Visual Studio Code be used for Azure?
  • Yes, Visual Studio Code can be used for Azure. There are several tutorials and walkthroughs available to help you create and deploy apps to Azure via Visual Studio Code. This includes deploying a static website, Node.js apps, Python apps, and Java apps among others. Moreover, there is support for different workflows whether through Azure CLI, Azure App Service, using Docker containers, or creating serverless Azure Functions​.
• Can you remote debug in Azure with Visual Studio Code?
  • Yes, you can perform remote debugging in Azure with Visual Studio Code. To do this, you need to install the Azure App Service extension in VS Code. You would then need to sign in to your Azure account. From the Azure App Service explorer, you can select 'Start Remote Debugging' for your app. Once connected, VS Code will function the same as it does when debugging an app locally​.
• Can you build and debug remotely with Visual Studio Code?
  • Yes, Visual Studio Code can be used to build and debug code on a remote host via Secure Shell (SSH). This includes scenarios where both the code and the device are on the remote machine, or the code is on the remote machine and the device is on the local machine. The scenario where the code is on the local machine and the device is on the remote machine is not supported. To do this, you would need to install the Remote-SSH extension in VS Code, among other setup steps. To end a remote debugging session, you can select File > Close Remote Connection