Is There Visual Studio For Mac

16-04-2021 admin

As others already stated, there is no Visual Studio for Mac OS. Virtualization and dual boot (Windows) can be used instead. I prefer dual boot (Windows). So Visual Basic can just be installed same as on PCs. As dualboot is locked on my company device I tried VirtualBox with Windows7 image and Visual Basic Express (Windows Mobile dev.) but. In this video, we will discuss installing Visual Studio 2019 for MacOS. Installing and working Visual Studio 2017 for MacOS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n.

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What's New in Visual Studio 2019 for Mac

Visual Studio 2019 for Mac Releases

September 21, 2020 - Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.7.8
September 15, 2020 - Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.7.7
September 10, 2020 - Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.7.6
September 08, 2020 - Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.7.5
August 25, 2020 - Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.7.4
August 18, 2020 - Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.7.3
August 13, 2020 - Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.7.2
August 11, 2020 - Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.7.1
August 5, 2020 - Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.7

Visual Studio 2019 for Mac Blog Posts

The Visual Studio Blog is the official source of product insight from the Visual Studio Engineering Team. You can find in-depth information about the Visual Studio 2019 for Mac releases in the following posts:

Release Highlights

We added support for adding new Open API & gRPC service references to .NET Core projects.
We added support for right-clicking to run unit tests.
The Visual Studio Tools for Unity includes three new diagnostics and support for persistent solution folders when Unity is regenerating solution and projects.
We resolved a significant number of existing bugs and user-reported issues throughout the IDE. Please continue to share your feedback with us using the Developer Community portal.
Visual Studio for Mac 8.7 supports running on the macOS Big Sur developer preview. If you're already on Big Sur and can't use the updater, visit the Visual Studio for Mac website and download the installer.

Known Issues

Refer to the Known Issues section.

Feedback and Suggestions

We would love to hear from you! You can report a problem through the Report a Problem option in Visual Studio for Mac IDE.You can track your feedback, including suggestions, in the Developer Community portal.

Release Notes

Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.7.8 (8.7.8.4)

released September 21, 2020

Xamarin

We added support for Xcode 12 and updated the Xamarin SDKs.
We added support for setting a Color set as Accent Color in the Info.plist editor.

Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.7.7 (8.7.7.10)

released September 15, 2020

IDE Platform

We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac could not be launched and required a full reboot.

Project System

We fixed an issue with ProjectGuid being removed from project files.

Web and Azure

We fixed an issue where Scaffolding failed for ASP.NET Core 2.1 Web Applications.

Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.7.6 (8.7.6.2)

released September 08, 2020

Web and Azure

We updated the .NET Core SDK (3.1.402 SDK and 2.1.22 runtime).

Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.7.5 (8.7.5.19)

released September 08, 2020

Project System

We fixed an issue where an Uno solution could not be loaded.

Shell and Tools

We improved performance and reliability.

Web and Azure

We fixed an issue where initial templates were missing when creating a new Azure Functions project.

Xamarin

We fixed many unneeded/unwanted popups when working with storyboards in Xcode Designer.
We fixed an issue with generation of outlets
We fixed an issue where Visual Studio and Xcode sync keeps updating the Register attribute.
We fixed an index out of range error in Hot Reload
We fixed an issue where opening a Storyboard with Xcode Interface Builder was failing.

Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.7.4 (8.7.4.38)

released August 25, 2020

Shell and Tools

We fixed an issue causing illogical focus order in the Report a Problem dialog.
We fixed an issue preventing VoiceOver and screen readers from being able to activate links in the Manage NuGet Packages dialog.
We fixed an issue where large solutions would fail to restore with older .NET Core SDKs installed.
We increased the color contrast of the selected account in the account dialog.

Web and Azure

We fixed an issue where a new launch profile added to launchSettings.json was not shown in the project options dialog.
We fixed an issue where cancelling changes in the project options dialog would not undo run configuration changes.
We fixed an issue where the OpenAPI / gRPC configuration dialogs were not modal.
We fixed an issue where the OpenAPI service reference dialog would re-open after the reference was added.
We fixed an issue preventing ASP.NET Core projects from running in the integrated terminal despite being set to do so in the run configuration settings.
We fixed an issue where the default run configuration shows the project name twice in main toolbar.

Xamarin

We improved overall stability

Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.7.3 (8.7.3.13)

released August 18, 2020

Shell and Tools

We fixed an issue where the properties pad was not updated correctly after changing properties in the solution pad.
We fixed an issue where open with hex editor opens file with VS Code and not in the hex editor.

Xamarin

We improved overall stability
We fixed an issue with debugging an Android app with Xamarin.Android SDK 11.0.0.3

Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.7.2 (8.7.2.4)

released August 13, 2020

Web and Azure

We updated the .NET Core SDK (3.1.401 SDK and 2.1.21 runtime).

Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.7.1 (8.7.1.15)

released August 11, 2020

Bug Fixes in 8.7.1

Shell and Tools

We fixed an issue with incorrect dependency folder information with .NET Core 3.1.400.
We fixed an issue where several UI elements in the properties dialog do not have names for VoiceOver users.

Unity

We fixed an issue where opening from Unity shows 'Loading...' until quitting and reopening.

Version Control

We fixed an issue that could result in a doesn't point at a valid Git repository or workdir. error message when working with Git.

Xamarin

We fixed an issue preventing Xamarin developers on macOS Big Sur from compiling and running their projects.

Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.7 (8.7.0.2037)

released August 5, 2020

Note

This release of Visual Studio for Mac now supports running on the macOS Big Sur developer beta builds. If you're already on Big Sur and can't use the updater, visit the Visual Studio for Mac website and download the installer.

New Features

Open API and gRPC Client Generation

Visual Studio for Mac now includes support for generating an API client from an OpenAPI or gRPC service. This includes the ability to generate the client from a local file or URL, manage service references, and regenerate the client code if the service changes.

To add add a new reference to an OpenAPI or gRPC service, right-click on the Connected Services node in the Solution pad and select Open Service Gallery.

After opening the Connected Services Gallery, you have the option to add either an OpenAPI or gRPC reference.

Clicking on either of the options launches a prompt which allows you to enter the service reference, either by file path or URL.

When generating a gRPC client, you can also select whether to generate the following client class types:

Client
Server
Client and Server
Messages Only (used to generate strongly typed classes based on message properties, with no generated server or client code)

When generating an OpenAPI client, you can specify the namespace and additional options which are passed through to the code generator.

Code generation is based on the dotnet-grpc and dotnet-openapi command-line tools.

After generating a service reference, you can view and modify it in the Connected Services Gallery as shown below.

For more information on using a generated OpenAPI client, see the Getting Started with NSwag tutorial.

For more information on using a generated gRPC client, see the Create a gRPC client and server in ASP.NET Core tutorial.

Right-Click to Run Unit Tests

When editing C# classes containing unit tests, developers can now right-click within the body of a test class or method to access options for running and debugging tests.

In addition to right-clicking in the editor, these new commands can be run using keboard shortcuts. If you're using the Visual Studio for Mac key bindings, the commands are as follows:

Run Test(s): ⌘T
Debug Tests(s): ⌘⌥T

See Default keyboard shortcuts in Visual Studio for Mac for more information on changing your keyboard shortcuts and The Visual Studio Blog for more in-depth information on this new unit test feature.

Visual Studio Tools for Unity

We added support to persist solution folders when Unity is regenerating solution and projects.
We added the following diagnostics:
- UNT0015: Detect incorrect method signature with InitializeOnLoadMethod or RuntimeInitializeOnLoadMethod attribute.
- UNT0016: Using Invoke, InvokeRepeating, StartCoroutine or StopCoroutine with a first argument being a string literal is not type safe.
- UNT0017: SetPixels invocation is slow.

Bug Fixes

Debugger

We fixed an issue where Debugger step operations cause Visual Studio to hang.
We introduced new logic for calculating width and placement of items in debugger pads.
We fixed an issue that prevented name/value cells from going into edit mode unless clicking exactly on text.
We increased the speed of expanding tooltips
We fixed an issue that created breakpoints in the breakpoint pad when users clicked an empty line in the editor margin.
We fixed an issue that prevented users from dismissing crash messages.
We fixed an issue where tooltip behaviour makes it difficult to work.
We fixed an issue that may have caused UI hang while stepping.
We fixed an issue where Exception page stays after debugging ends.
We fixed an issue where the breakpoint pad could become out of sync with line numbers in the text editor display when adding or removing lines of code.
We fixed an issue that may cause the debugger to break on the wrong statement.
We fixed an issue that sometimes caused tooltips to remain visible after finishing debugging.
We fixed an issue where the tooltip may display an array length for a non-array object.
We fixed an issue that caused a StackTracePad.UpdateAsync null reference error to be written to the logs.
We fixed an issue that caused erroneous newlines in tooltip values.

Project System

We fixed an issue where Files in a symbolically linked folder are not built on change.
We fixed an issue where Adding a new file/asset causes 'Saving...' to take for over a minute.
We fixed an issue where the Saving message shown forever and unable to continue.
We fixed an issue with Key bindings for running, debugging and selecting a unit test at caret not working.
We fixed an issue where clicking the run button may ask you to build again even if the project had just been compiled.
We fixed an issue where Multi-target order is not correct.
We fixed an issue where a user Can't close the project.

Testing

We fixed an issue where Unit tests duplicated namespaces.
We fixed an issue causing some unit tests not to load.
We fixed an issue that caused xUnit tests to show full namespaces instead of method names.
We fixed an issue where The test nodes in the unit test pads are incorrect.
We fixed an issue with the Unit Test panel not properly grouping tests by namespace when using NUnit TestCase of int. MaxValue.
We fixed an issue where the VSMac test explorer broken.
We fixed brought support for unit test markers back to the editor.

Shell and Tools

We updated NuGet to 5.7 RTM.
We fixed an issue with keyboard focus inside the property pad.
We fixed an issue where Visual Studio was crashing on macOS Big Sur. If you have already upgraded macOS to Big Sur and are not able to run VS for Mac, please download the latest installer from https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/mac/ to install the latest stable version and then install this preview from the Preview channel.
We made fixes to address a handful of stability and performance issues.
We added a missing key binding for moving through open files (tabs) when using the VS Code key binding scheme.
We fixed an issue where the start window could be reentered during project creation, making all commands unusable.
We fixed an issue with broken commands in the start window.
We fixed an issue where mstest tests were not discovered in Visual Studio for Mac when using Directory.Build.props.
We have improved how a conflicting key is shown in preferences.
We fixed several accessibility issues.
We fixed toggle/undo comments command binding in the Mixed keybinding scheme.
We fixed an issue where the sorting buttons in the Document Outline pad reset when switching focus between source files.
We fixed an issue where Control+Tab switching between files gets stuck.
Png files now open with the Previewer by default instead of the hex editor.
We improved the way file paths are shown in global search.
We fixed an issue where showing declaration of some classes causes many assembly files to be shown.
When adding a new folder to the solution pad, it will now be expanded by default.
We fixed an issue preventing the mapping of a command to ⌃ (Tab) in keybindings preferences.
We fixed an issue where a solution is no longer available in the recently used projects list if the .sln file was opened in editor.
We fixed an issue where Nuget Ordering Beta/Alpha was incorrect.

Source Code Editing

We fixed an issue where typing was very slow when many files were open.
We fixed an issue where The 'Document Outline' view does not update at all—for regions and functions.
We fixed an issue where the Document Outline shows wrong hierarchy when #region is present.
We fixed an issue where Rename file to refactor causes Visual Studio to Freeze.
We fixed an issue Trying to open a CSS file in Visual Studio for Mac freezes.
We fixed an issue where the Document Outline pad for C# never reflects the last editing change.
We fixed an issue in the C# editor where IntelliSense never displays documentation for current param at call site.
We fixed an issue where Renaming a variable duplicates the last two characters.

Tools for Unity

We fixed a bug where breakpoints would not be hit if they were set while already debugging.
We fixed an issue where checking equality of Enum values didn't return the correct result (Watches, Immediate, Conditonal Breakpoints).
We fixed USP0004, USP0006 and USP0007 suppressors with the following rules: suppress IDE0044 (readonly), IDE0051 (unused), CS0649 (never assigned) for all fields decorated with SerializeField attribute. Suppress CS0649 (never assigned) for public fields of all types extending Unity.Object.
We fixed generic type parameter checking for UNT0014.
We fixed an issue that caused selected Unity Messages to be unchecked after searching in the Add Unity Messages dialog.

Version Control

We fixed an issue with version control tabs not showing up.
We fixed an issue where cloning using SSH failed with an error.
We fixed an issue where the version control system breaks when the .git folder is deleted.
We fixed an issue where it was not possible to access remote repos over SSH in VS Comm.
We fixed an issue causing a hang when using version control.
We fixed an issue where pushing when remote contains changes that don't exist locally takes a long time eventually aborting with errors.

Web and Azure

We updated the .NET Core SDK (3.1.302 SDK and 2.1.20 runtime).
We fixed an issue with Entity Framework (CRUD) Scaffolding, where the style of the web page was not loading properly.
We fixed an issue where Scaffolding failed for a .NET Core 5 Web Application.
We fixed an issue where a subscription could not be found when trying to publish.
We fixed an issue with not being able to build React.js and Redux projects.
We fixed an issue with not being able to open generated code of a service reference.
We fixed an issue where building Angular projects failed to find clang++.
We fixed an issue where creating Blazor Web Assembly App projects failed with an error.
We fixed an issue with unresponsive Add gRPC Service Reference dialogs.
We added support for adding new Open AI & gRPC service references to .NET Core projects.
We fixed an issue causing Cannot load solution on VisualStudio for Mac.
We fixed an issue where the launchsettings.json file is rewritten when loading.
We fixed an issue where changing the Web App run config does not save to the launchsettings.json.
We fixed an issue preventing the addition of new run configurations to ASP.NET Core apps.
We fixed an issue where IntelliSense would erroneously underline valid code in .razor files under certain conditions.
We fixed an issue where an 'api controller with entity framework' scaffold generates 'MVC controller with entity framework'.

Xamarin

Support for Xcode 11.5 and 11.6.
We updated the Xamarin.Forms templates to use 4.6.0 SR 5.
We fixed an issue that caused reliability issues in the remote build host.
We fixed an issue where a context menu action was not localized in the Android designer.
We fixed a handful of crashes reported by users.
We fixed a few instances where VoiceOver would read labels of elements on Wizard template pages twice.
We fixed an issue where storyboard resource tags are removed.
We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac was not generating view controller files for storyboards.
We fixed some Storyboard errors with Xamarin.mac.
We fixed an issue where color contrast was too low for the expand/collapse button in the Apple Developer account dialog.

Known Issues

The following is a list of all existing known issues in Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.7:

In rare cases, it's possible to be up to date with everything but the .NET Core 3.1.300 SDK. If you enter into this configuration and update to .NET Core 3.1.300 using the updater, the notification to update the .NET Core SDK will not disappear until the IDE is restarted.

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Visual Studio Professional For Mac

Installation

Download Visual Studio Code for macOS.
Open the browser's download list and locate the downloaded archive.
Select the 'magnifying glass' icon to open the archive in Finder.
Drag Visual Studio Code.app to the Applications folder, making it available in the macOS Launchpad.
Add VS Code to your Dock by right-clicking on the icon to bring up the context menu and choosing Options, Keep in Dock.

Launching from the command line

You can also run VS Code from the terminal by typing 'code' after adding it to the path:

Visual Studio For Mac Free

Launch VS Code.
Open the Command Palette (⇧⌘P (Windows, Linux Ctrl+Shift+P)) and type 'shell command' to find the Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH command.

Restart the terminal for the new $PATH value to take effect. You'll be able to type 'code .' in any folder to start editing files in that folder.

Note: If you still have the old code alias in your .bash_profile (or equivalent) from an early VS Code version, remove it and replace it by executing the Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH command.

To manually add VS Code to your path, you can run the following commands:

Start a new terminal to pick up your .bash_profile changes.

Note: The leading slash is required to prevent $PATH from expanding during the concatenation. Remove the leading slash if you want to run the export command directly in a terminal.

Note: Since zsh became the default shell in macOS Catalina, run the following commands to add VS Code to your path:

Touch Bar support

Out of the box VS Code adds actions to navigate in editor history as well as the full Debug tool bar to control the debugger on your Touch Bar:

Mojave privacy protections

Visual Studio Code For Mac

After upgrading to macOS Mojave version, you may see dialogs saying 'Visual Studio Code would like to access your {calendar/contacts/photos}.' This is due to the new privacy protections in Mojave and is not specific to VS Code. The same dialogs may be displayed when running other applications as well. The dialog is shown once for each type of personal data and it is fine to choose Don't Allow since VS Code does not need access to those folders. You can read a more detailed explanation in this blog post.

Updates

VS Code ships monthly releases and supports auto-update when a new release is available. If you're prompted by VS Code, accept the newest update and it will get installed (you won't need to do anything else to get the latest bits).

Note: You can disable auto-update if you prefer to update VS Code on your own schedule.

Preferences menu

You can configure VS Code through settings, color themes, and custom keybindings and you will often see mention of the File > Preferences menu group. On a macOS, the Preferences menu group is under Code, not File.

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