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Making a Mac App: Comparing Xojo and Visual Studio for Mac

Published May 18, 2017 by Paul Lefebvre

At the recent Build conference, Microsoft released the final version of Visual Studio for Mac. As a former Visual Studio developer who left that world for the fun, fast development that is Xojo, I had to check it out to see how it compares to Xojo.

First, if you’ve ever used Visual Studio on Windows before, be aware that Visual Studio for Mac is not the same thing. Essentially Visual Studio for Mac is new branding for Xamarin Studio (Microsoft bought Xamarin in 2016), so Visual Studio for Mac looks and works nothing like Visual Studio for Windows.

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Xojo Draw in the App Store

Published October 12, 2016 by Paul Lefebvre

Want to see how easy it is to make an iOS app with Xojo? Check out Xojo Draw in the App Store. Released last week at the start of XDC 2016, Xojo Draw is an enhanced version of the Xojo Doodle sample project that is included with Xojo. Working on both iPhone and iPad, Xojo Draw lets you draw with touch and save your creations to the camera roll or send to other apps.

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iPad Apps and ITMS-90474 Error

Published September 6, 2016 by Paul Lefebvre

Starting with iOS 9, some iPads now support app multitasking which allows you to use more than one app at a time on the device. These apps can be displayed side-by-side or with an overlay. Your Xojo iOS apps support this feature automatically when all the Supported Orientations for the iPadScreen are turned on for your app.

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