Re: Visual Studio for Mac

[Steve Richter <stephenrichter@xxxxxxxxx>]

even the C# and VB compilers are open sourced.
https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn

the roslyn code analysis APIs are amazing.

On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 9:39 AM, Richard Schoen <
Richard.Schoen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Maybe if you're talking about Windows or an operating system it's on
> Microsoft.
>
> However the .Net Core Framework is an open source development platform
> like PHP, Ruby, Node, etc.
>
> IBM Rochester could very easily pick it up and port it to run in PASE.
>
> You're right that running on a Linux partition might work, but if that's
> the case why not Windows since that already works just fine.
>
> I was embarrassed to hear Tim Rowe speak at WMCPA last spring and he
> couldn't even mention Microsoft by name in front of a room of young
> development students who are in the Microsoft programs.
>
> Tim gave a it a little lip service earlier this year to .Net core, but
> I'll believe it when I see it.
>
> I'm currently porting my XMLSERVICE wrapper to C# so it will run in .Net
> Core or in Xamarin Mobile apps for anyone who is interested in
> mlti-platform .Net development.
>
> It will work everywhere except natively on IBM i. Bummer :-(
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Richard Schoen
> Director of Document Management
> e. richard.schoen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> p. 952.486.6802
> w. helpsystems.com
>
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>
> message: 2
> date: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 07:02:20 -0600
> from: Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> subject: RE: Visual Studio for Mac
>
> Richard,
>
> It's not Rochester that's the problem it's  Microsoft.  Ask them why they
> will not support windows running on POWER.  There's no technical reason it
> couldn't.  The other problem is the customer base.  They are not asking for
> Windows to run on POWER (and willing to pay for it) either.
>
> Since there is a version of Studio that runs on MAC and Ubuntu is supported
> under Windows 10, then maybe it's a short jump to supporting one of the
> LINUX distributions that run on POWER.   That's on Microsoft, not IBM.
>
>
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