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Visual Studio for Mac provides a full-featured Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for developing .NET Core applications. This article walks you through building a simple console application using Visual Studio for Mac and .NET Core.
Note
Your feedback is highly valued. There are two ways you can provide feedback to the development team on Visual Studio for Mac:
- In Visual Studio for Mac, select Help > Report a Problem from the menu or Report a Problem from the Welcome screen, which will open a window for filing a bug report. You can track your feedback in the Developer Community portal.
- To make a suggestion, select Help > Provide a Suggestion from the menu or Provide a Suggestion from the Welcome screen, which will take you to the Visual Studio for Mac Developer Community webpage.
Prerequisites
See the .NET Core dependencies and requirements article.
Check the .NET Core Support article to ensure you're using a supported version of .NET Core.
Get started
If you've already installed the prerequisites and Visual Studio for Mac, skip this section and proceed to Creating a project. Follow these steps to install the prerequisites and Visual Studio for Mac:
Download the Visual Studio for Mac installer. Run the installer. Read and accept the license agreement. During the install, select the option to install .NET Core. You're provided the opportunity to install Xamarin, a cross-platform mobile app development technology. Installing Xamarin and its related components is optional for .NET Core development. For a walk-through of the Visual Studio for Mac install process, see Visual Studio for Mac documentation. When the install is complete, start the Visual Studio for Mac IDE.
Creating a project
Select New on the start window.
In the New Project dialog, select App under the .NET Core node. Select the Console Application template followed by Next.
If you have more than one version of .NET Core installed, select the target framework for your project.
Type 'HelloWorld' for the Project Name. Select Create.
Wait while the project's dependencies are restored. The project has a single C# file, Program.cs, containing a
Programclass with aMainmethod. TheConsole.WriteLinestatement will output 'Hello World!' to the console when the app is run.
Run the application
Run the app in Debug mode using ⌘ ↵ (command + enter) or in Release mode using ⌥ ⌘ ↵ (option + command + enter).
Next step
The Building a complete .NET Core solution on macOS using Visual Studio for Mac topic shows you how to build a complete .NET Core solution that includes a reusable library and unit testing.
Microsoft Project is the best project, portfolio, and resource management solution—but it’s not available on macOS®. However, with Parallels Desktop® for Mac, Apple® users can use a Windows virtual machine (VM) to run Microsoft Project on Mac®.
Getting started with running MS Project on macOS is easy:
- Download a trial of Parallels Desktop.
- Set up a Windows 10 VM. It’s very easy to buy a new Windows 10 license inside Parallels Desktop. (You can also use an existing Windows 10 license key.)
- Purchase Microsoft Project and download the .exe file in your Windows 10 VM.
- Start using Microsoft Project to get your job done!
Use Microsoft Project On Mac
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- Easy to recover or migrate to additional Mac devices
- Economic use of energy
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If you’re still deciding if Parallels Desktop is right for you, continue reading to understand how a program manager utilizes virtualization to run Microsoft Project.
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As an avid personal user of Apple products, Tim also wished to migrate his work life to Mac. However, for most clients he needed to use Microsoft Project as a Gantt chart management tool. Being able to manage multi-project plans is an essential element for any program manager. Unfortunately, Microsoft Project is one of the few pieces of Microsoft software that has not been developed to run on macOS.
Using Microsoft Project On A Mac Computer
After online research, Tim concluded that the only successful way to use Microsoft Project on a Mac was through a Windows virtual machine. He discussed the issue directly with Apple, and they recommended Parallels Desktop as a solution.
Following a very simple installation of Parallels, Tim can now use Microsoft Project natively within a Windows environment on his MacBook Pro®. This means there’s no translation between products claiming to act as a Microsoft Project editor—quite simply, he’s running a Windows version of Microsoft Project on his Mac. It has proved to be an excellent solution for Tim.
Tim wholeheartedly recommends Parallels Desktop, which he has now been using successfully for several months. Installation was simple, and there are many configuration options that can be changed. (For example, the amount of memory dedicated to the Apple or Windows operating system.) This gives greater flexibility to the user. Tim hasn’t had any issues with Parallels Desktop at all, and the product is extremely stable in every way. Tim also added that Parallels® Toolbox (which comes included with Parallels Desktop) has been useful. He particularly likes the disk cleaning tool, which ensures his laptop is always operating efficiently.
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