Apple iOS development extended to Visual Studio
With Xamarin version 2.0, Visual Studio developers can build C# apps to run on Apple devices
With Xamarin version 2.0, Visual Studio developers can build C# apps to run on Apple devices
With Microsoft readying a beta version of Visual Studio 11, the next major upgrade to the company's IDE, developers are interested in HTML5 backing as well as in basic functional fixes. Visual Studio 11, available as a developer preview since last month, is set to feature accommodations for the upcoming <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/windows-8-and-microsofts-big-gamble-173211">Windows 8</a> OS, as well as the <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/making-sense-microsofts-azure-718">Windows Azure cloud computing platform</a>, along with capabilities such as code cloning and enhanced unit testing. No release date is yet scheduled.
Microsoft introduced this week technology for C++ developers to leverage GPUs (graphics processing units) for parallel programming.
With the next version of its Visual Studio software development environment, dubbed Visual Studio vNext, Microsoft will emphasize agile programming practices as well as linkages between development and operations units.
Microsoft is now offering a beta release of its service pack for the Visual Studio 2010 IDE that adds capabilities such as IntelliTrace support for 64-bit systems, company officials said.