Re:Why aren't the most useful Mac apps on the App Store?
by tailspin2019 on Saturday January 08, 2022 @10:18AM
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Regarding C#, anyone can just download VS Code [0] without any login/signup. But you don’t even need that…
The .NET SDK is readily available as a standalone download for almost all platforms now [1] which you can use to just compile on the command line and use any editor you like.
JetBrains Rider EAP is free to use I believe if you want a full IDE without needing to login (edit: it seems the EAP program is opened and closed at specific times [3])
I can’t remember if Visual Studio Community edition requires a login or not, but frankly even as a full time .NET developer I barely go near Visual Studio these days.
Overall the ecosystem is a little more open and dare I say “friendly” than Apple’s!
The .NET SDK is readily available as a standalone download for almost all platforms now [1] which you can use to just compile on the command line and use any editor you like.
JetBrains Rider EAP is free to use I believe if you want a full IDE without needing to login (edit: it seems the EAP program is opened and closed at specific times [3])
I can’t remember if Visual Studio Community edition requires a login or not, but frankly even as a full time .NET developer I barely go near Visual Studio these days.
Overall the ecosystem is a little more open and dare I say “friendly” than Apple’s!
[0] https://code.visualstudio.com/download
[1] https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download
[3] https://www.jetbrains.com/rider/nextversion/