

Out of the box we provide a collection of iOS cross-platform templates under the Visual C++ (cross-platform) section. Pairing is initiated by clicking the ‘Pair’ button, once paired we are well on our way developing our first iOS application from within Visual Studio. One last thing required for successful pairing is specifying the Remote Root folder which points to where VCRemote is installed on your paired Mac. Make sure VCRemote agent is running on the Mac and after entering details such as Hostname and Port fields, we are all set to go. Pairing can be configured via the remote agent available under the tools->option menu. The first step before developers can get started with doing iOS development with Visual Studio is to pair the Mac machine with the machine instance running Visual Studio. As a result before we can get started not only do we need to download the Microsoft bits (project and build binaries, templates) but also components on the Mac need to be installed, you can follow the guide here for getting your setup going.


Our current iOS development experience requires a Mac very much in play, this is primarily because of legal rather than technical reasons. This blog specifically, however talks about our newly introduced experience for developing iOS applications using Visual Studio so let’s get started. Staring with VS2015 RC, developers can now use Visual Studio as the single C++ IDE for all their cross-platform needs. However, the story is not all that rosy when using C++ across these device platforms as today users in order to achieve this end up using multiple IDE(s), a variety of tool chains and build systems causing grief.
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This not only provides them the advantage of great code-reuse resulting in lower development costs but as C++ code runs directly on the hardware it allows them to build great fluid, responsive and performant experiences which their end users cherish. Many platform defining applications available across these platforms such as Office, Skype, and Dropbox have architected their mobile solution in a way that promotes or leverages C++ for vast majority of their code base. There are many factors driving the use of C++ for these mobile platforms ranging from code-reuse to run-time performance.
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C++ is a popular high-level programming language available for all mobile devices running iOS, Android and or Windows.
