Comments on: .NET development in OSX

By: fakedarren

fakedarren — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:33:15 +0000

@HaterTot: It is just that. For C# coding I just stick to VS; if I’m just editing views, XSL, anything entirely front-end, anything that does not need to compile, the tools I have on my mac are far superior.

By: HaterTot

HaterTot — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:27:41 +0000

cool — It sounds to me that using OSX in this manner is simply another option for you to edit .NET files and preview pages without leaving the comfort of OSX. Is this how you see it, or do the advantages run deeper? Either way, I love it anyways… just the thought of spending more time in OSX while developing .NET puts a smile on my face.

By: fakedarren

fakedarren — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:53:14 +0000

@HaterTot: Same as normal. Open up Visual Studio and compile. I tend to switch to full-screen Visual Studio if I’m doing any hardcore C#. You can’t really beat VS as an IDE.

By: HaterTot

HaterTot — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:45:00 +0000

this article has been of huge interest to me, thanks.

I’m curious though, how do you compile?

By: fakedarren

fakedarren — Fri, 21 May 2010 20:47:26 +0000

@Conrad: it’s not that I need to be able to run C# code; I work in a .NET house where everyone else uses PCs and a standard setup. I love Mono but unfortunately it’s not a viability in my workplace.

By: Conrad

Conrad — Fri, 21 May 2010 20:40:03 +0000

Hi, why don’t you just use the Mono-Project to write C# code that runs on the Mac? (see http://www.mono-project.com). There isn’t always a need to run a virtual machine.

You can get your .NET code running on Windows/Unix/Linux/BSD/OSX etc using Mono

By: fakedarren

fakedarren — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:39:02 +0000

@Andih: You want to limit hard disk access by setting a fixed size Virtual Memory partition in Windows; you also want to set Fusion to not dynamically add hard disk space accordingly. Set it to reserve it from the off. 2gb should be enough for a test VM. I do get some minor problems with multiple VMs; I’ll post a more detailed article about high performance tweaks towards the end of the month.

By: Andiih

Andiih — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:34:01 +0000

I’ve been doing something similar for a while on a Core 7 iMac. with 8GB using Fusion. Its fine for one VM but Oliver said you sometimes use 3 ? When I try that performance (especially in OS X) tails of hugely – much worse than running the same machines on a lower spec windows box.

How have you gotten on with multiple machines – any tricks or settings ?