Macworld

TL;DR: Through May 17, get Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 for $34.97 (MSRP $499.99) and take advantage of AI-assisted coding, cross-platform development tools, and more.

Macs are great dev machines, but if your work has to ship across Windows, Linux, and everything in between, you’ve almost certainly spent time in Visual Studio. The latest release rolls in stronger AI…

Compare the top 7 real-time code collaboration tools in 2026, with features, pricing, and best use cases for dev teams.

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After creating the original C++ version of this post and getting positive feedback from readers, I figured I could do some more, including C#. The format and structure of this series of posts will mostly be the same, and are meant as a general introduction for someone interested in C#. I will try to keep it updated as things change, possibly expanding coverage over time.

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C# has…

Macworld

TL;DR: Use code MARCH15 to get Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 for $42.49 through March 29 (MSRP $499.99).

Macs are fantastic machines for development, but if you build software that has to run everywhere—Windows, Linux, cloud containers, enterprise environments—you’ve probably crossed paths with Visual Studio at some point. A new version just dropped with deeper AI…

Last Friday, a blog post on Channel 9 announced Achievements for Visual Studio, an extension for the Microsoft IDE that tracks the actions of programmers as they write code and unlocks badges based on...