On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 1:06 PM, Paul Hill <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 28 January 2016 at 14:58, Stephen Russell <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Because M$ is kind and loving company? > > > > > http://www.cio.com/article/3026664/open-source-tools/the-real-reason-microsoft-open-sourced-net.html > > I tested the new Android support in Visual Studio today. It looks quite > nice. > It allows Visual Studio to open an existing Android project and > compile it using non-MS tools. > (the same tools Android Studio uses) > > Syntax highlighting is there for Java and debugging is supported too. > It was just a quick test. I was having trouble installing Hyper-V so > I couldn't run the emulator. > > In theory it will let me create a single solution that targets > Windows, Android, Linux, iOS, ASP.NET, etc > > The downside is that each device uses different technologies (unless > you want to buy Xamarin for C#). > Of course, each platform could connect to a common web service (i.e. a > Hybrid app). > > -- > Paul > > -------------------------------- I know someone who use to live here who got on the Xamarian bandwagon. They loved it because you code in one language for a mobile device and it makes the substitutions for all other platforms as you compile for them. I never got into it. Cost was 500 or so as I remember. -- Stephen Russell Sr. Analyst Ring Container Technology Oakland TN 901.246-0159 cell --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/cajidmyky1erwgdotl71ry85muhwhlxywsva1a8pk9wqm1jh...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
