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Add to SafariWhen comparing Xcode vs Visual Studio for OSX, the Slant community recommends Xcode for most people. In the question“What are the best IDEs for C++ on Mac OS X?” Xcode is ranked 2nd while Visual Studio for OSX is ranked 6th. The most important reason people chose Xcode is:
Makes programming quick and painless.
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Pros
Pro Live syntax checking, built-in documentation, code completion
Makes programming quick and painless.
Pro Great iOS integration
iOS integration makes it easy to deploy apps.
Pro Easy to install
Just head to AppStore and install it for free.
Pro Free, and now with Xamarin support built-in to target most Oses.
Pro Visual Studio UI
Visual Studio set the IDE standard for most of the '90s. Although it has languished somewhat and some embarrassing UI defects remain in the Windows version, we can hope that Microsoft will deliver a fairly well-organized IDE for the Mac.
Cons
Con Currently doesn't support C++
As of now, Visual Studio for Mac only supports .NET, C#, and F#.
Con VS doesn't support C11 for windows! mac will never ever see C support in there.
No wonder MS team hates C language - they've stolen from Unix so many things and Unix is still there :) Now mac 'borrowed'BSD - so for those stupid things buying mac ONLY, they will never promote free things.
