As @SushiHangover suggested, you must ensure 'that the directory that points to XCode path is the same one in the Xamarin iOS options in Visual Studio', the problem is that in some cases you can't set it before establishing the connection (disabled). Visual Studio on a Mac: The Best of Both Worlds. With these tweaks, I’ve come to love using Visual Studio on a Mac. The performance is good, and by running Windows in a virtual machine, I get the best of both OS worlds. Want to see what I’m building with this setup? Check out our open-source.NET SDK on Github. Most who love XCode have little used VS (at least VS2005 or later, VS.NET is clunky IMO). But learning what actually is better about VS requires using XCode for quite some time. Most of the initial complaints are simply small differences between the two; many of which I prefer the XCode way. But then, XCode is a Mac app, and I generally prefer Mac UI.
The Visual Studio for Mac Installer helps you install the tools, packages, and SDKs required by the workloads and components you select. To minimize incompatibility and ensure a smooth installation experience, we recommend going through this quick pre-flight check list to ensure that your computer is ready for Visual Studio for Mac.
- Apply the latest updates: refer to the system requirements here. Visual Studio for Mac requires a minimum of Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11. However, to create Xamarin.iOS, Xamarin.Mac or .NET Core applications, you must have macOS Sierra 10.12 or newer installed.
- Reboot before beginning the Visual Studio for Mac install: This ensures that any pending installs or updates don’t hinder the installation.
- If you plan to do mobile app development in .NET (with Xamarin), you should download and install Xcode in advance as this can take quite some time.
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