Hi, I have new MAC. I developed app in VS 17.8.4 net 8. How to install vs code on MAC ? Which extensions in VS Code to install ? What I need more to run the project that witten in VS 17.8.4? Thanks,

to install vscode just click the download link https://code.visualstudio.com Then install the Maui extension (it includes c# support) https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dotnettools.dotnet-maui you also need to install dotnet and the Maui workload. https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download % dotnet workload install maui if you haven’t already to build and debug you need to install Xcode Vscode is not an ide and will not give as much support as visual studio. you may want to look at jetbrains rider which is a full ide for Maui development. https://www.jetbrains.com/rider/ note: when MS dropped support for vs for Mac, I dropped Maui and switched to Xcode swift/swiftui

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Bruce (SqlWork.com) 57,806 Reputation points

2024-05-12T17:00:24.1+00:00

to install vscode just click the download link

https://code.visualstudio.com

Then install the Maui extension (it includes c# support)

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dotnettools.dotnet-maui

you also need to install dotnet and the Maui workload.

https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download

% dotnet workload install maui

if you haven’t already to build and debug you need to install Xcode

Vscode is not an ide and will not give as much support as visual studio. you may want to look at jetbrains rider which is a full ide for Maui development.

https://www.jetbrains.com/rider/

note: when MS dropped support for vs for Mac, I dropped Maui and switched to Xcode swift/swiftui
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Dani_S 2,886 Reputation points

2024-05-12T17:05:49.6366667+00:00

note: when MS dropped support for vs for Mac => this year

I dropped Maui and switched to Xcode swift/swiftui

Can you explian ? Maui dead?

Dani_S 2,886 Reputation points

2024-05-13T13:36:33.0033333+00:00

Your answer will be appreciated.

Bruce (SqlWork.com) 57,806 Reputation points

2024-05-13T15:37:05.3833333+00:00

Maui is not dead, but Visual Studio for Mac is dead. If you develop on a Mac, the recommended Maui approach is to run windows in a vm, and use visual studio for windows. I use visual studio code a lot, but it’s no replacement for an ide for complex project types (like Maui and complex build chain)

I do not find the benefits of Maui to out weigh the complexity of the development environment. Also Maui forms is its weakest part and fallen behind SwiftUI and jet compose.

Dani_S 2,886 Reputation points

2024-05-13T18:06:46.0966667+00:00

Do you mean on my Mac to create vm and install vs for windows there And my app -maui will run on Mac.

Bruce (SqlWork.com) 57,806 Reputation points

2024-05-13T20:37:44.4466667+00:00

yes, this is the Microsoft recommend setup. VS for windows uses a paired Mac for IOS development and debugging. In this case the hosting Mac would be the paired Mac.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/ios/pair-to-mac?view=net-maui-8.0

basically MS wants you to do Maui development with Visual Studio on windows. this setup does not appeal to me.

I use VSCode on my Mac for asp.net code development. VSCode C# build and debug gets better over time, but never matches Visual Studio. Also the complex project templates are often visual studio only and not always available as dotnet new <project> templates. again VSCode is not an IDE. For mobile apps, you want IDE support for entitlements, code signing, and deployment.

Dani_S 2,886 Reputation points

2024-05-14T02:38:44.2166667+00:00

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