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Before we can talk about
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Mac, we need to make sure all
the required software is installed.

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You'll need an Apple ID to develop iOS
apps if you don't already have one.

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Enroll in the Apple development program so
you can eventually distribute your app.

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You also need to install the latest
Xcode and the latest iOS SDK,

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because it has the required tools
to compile our iOS projects.

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The iOS SDK is installed with Xcode, and

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additional versions can be added
in the component preferences.

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Next, install Visual Studio for

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Mac, which will install the Mac
agent software as well as the IDE.

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The instructions for installing are well
documented on the Xamarin site, and

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a link is in the teacher's notes.

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These installs will take quite a while.

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When they are done,
launch Visual Studio for Mac and

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sign in with your Microsoft
account to activate your license.

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Remember you can use the community
edition, which is free.

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Visual Studio for Mac has a number of
improvements over its predecessors.

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Most notably is support for
ASP.NET core projects.

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Supporting web projects allows
a developer to work on the back end

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as well as the mobile app in the same IDE.

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One of the downsides of Visual Studio for

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Mac is it does not support as many project
types as Visual Studio for Windows.

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There are also no MSTest projects
in Visual Studio for Mac,

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but you can use NUnit or
unit test projects.

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NUnit is also the unit test framework
used by Xamarin Test Cloud,

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which is a cloud testing service.

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Many of the same features for Xamarin
development are found in Visual Studio for

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Mac, but
they are laid out in a Mac friendly way.

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The project templates in Visual Studio for
Mac are basically the same,

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with different dialogs that
don't include Windows apps.

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The iOS and Android tools are directly
under the Tools menu, and

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don't indicate which
platforms they apply to.

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The platform configuration is under the
Preferences in the project SDK location

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section.

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Visual Studio for
Mac also has support for NuGet packages,

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which are a great way
to include libraries.

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The interface is nothing like the Windows
versions, but packages can be added,

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restored, and updated as needed.

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Next, we'll discuss how to
share code between platforms,

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which is one of the most powerful
features of Xamarin developement.