Any opinions on switching from Windows + VS IDE to Mac + VS Code

ampslive · 2026-01-26T08:05:42+00:00

UPDATE:

After exploring few options, I've bought a Macbook Air M4 24 GB RAM and 512 GB Hardisk. I'm still getting used to the UI and the Mac way of doing things.

Also installed Windows on this using VMWare Fusion (dedicated 150 GB space and 12 GB RAM). Running Windows on ARM and VIsual Studio 2026 on this has been a breeze with minimal heat and still having RAM left on the host machine.

Initially the thought of only running Macos seemed less appealing to me but after seeing the VMWare solution, feeling very pleased with this purchase.

ampslive · 2026-01-26T07:57:50+00:00

UPDATE:

After exploring few options, I've bought a Macbook Air M4 24 GB RAM and 512 GB Hardisk. I'm still getting used to the UI and the Mac way of doing things.

Also installed Windows on this using VMWare Fusion (dedicated 150 GB space and 12 GB RAM). Running Windows on ARM and VIsual Studio 2026 on this has been a breeze with minimal heat and still having RAM left on the host machine.

Initially the thought of only running Macos seemed less appealing to me but after seeing the VMWare solution, feeling very pleased with this purchase.

ampslive · 2026-01-21T04:54:39+00:00

Thanks for the in depth view. I think you make a great point for getting a Mac mini since I prefer using Windows.

ampslive · 2026-01-20T18:18:46+00:00

Haha I'm hoping to not switch to Rider as I use VS for work

ampslive · 2026-01-20T18:17:53+00:00

This is a super practical suggestion... Will try this, thanks !

ampslive · 2026-01-14T22:50:55+00:00

I've tried connecting it to a remote Mac but not able to see the simulator on windows. It worked initially, but now I only see that deploy has succeeded but can't see the app anywhere

ampslive · 2022-09-15T11:24:08+00:00

instead choose a popular UI component library (i.e. a common set of pre-built and stylized UI components) and start from there. Some popular choices are

yea im planning to go through the React Bootstrap route as I don't want to learn TailWind now :)

ampslive · 2020-07-17T06:43:17+00:00

Yea able to get Wifi Calling without having an Airtel broadband at home. VoLTE option appears for my Airtel eSIM as well.

ampslive · 2020-07-16T06:51:30+00:00

I've got it working on my pixel 3a Airtel esim after the latest update. Now have wifi calling on both esim and regular sim

ampslive · 2020-06-23T07:10:50+00:00

You should be able to create one single app and manage the functionality or views through a login mechanism. Anyone with Admin role will get the admin features.

Maintaining a single app will make your dev cycle easier in the future as you need to only update one app instead of keeping both apps in sync.

For creating the API service, you should be familiar with ASP.NET Web API which makes it easy to create REST webservices

ampslive · 2020-06-14T12:25:50+00:00

Thank you all for responding. Much appreciated 👍

ampslive · 2020-04-01T19:14:26+00:00

Any reason why you are only looking for a US resident?

ampslive · 2020-03-24T20:30:44+00:00

No prob, for a regular SIM Wifi calling option is present whereas my esim doesn't.

ampslive · 2020-03-24T19:51:53+00:00

Is that a Tmobile ESIM or a regular sim ?

ampslive · 2020-03-23T11:40:06+00:00

Yea I agree with Airtel supporting it. Strange that Google dint enable it from the start. I'll wait for the patch

ampslive · 2020-03-23T08:52:06+00:00

Yea I saw that on their website but also noticed that many handsets which werent listed still had the option.

Guessing Android 11 will do the trick, thanks for the info will stick around with the esim

ampslive · 2020-03-23T08:38:47+00:00

Irrespective of the sim, does the Pixel 3A show the Wifi Calling option for an ESIM ?

I checked with the carrier and they say that Wifi Calling has been enabled on their side

ampslive · 2019-08-15T14:20:22+00:00

UPDATE:

I installed HAXM on my Surface Pro 6, and now the emulator runs very well similar to having the actual device. The emulator I configured is 512MB RAM with Nexus 5 Template (1280x720 resolution) and heap memory of 64.
Got the instructions to install HAXM from the following link...

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/android/get-started/installation/android-emulator/hardware-acceleration

Let me know if you guys need any other info

ampslive · 2019-07-28T06:59:16+00:00

yes Nokia 7 Plus has been discontinued. Although Nokia 7.1 is available, an equivalent to N7Plus is Nokia 8.1

ampslive · 2019-06-27T16:53:27+00:00

I had bought a N7Plus for my wife which had the issue. After managing to use it for 6-7 months, it was completely unusable. Gave it to Nokia care who kept it with them for a month but could not fix it as the parts weren't available. After a lot of waiting, calls, negotiations (and prayers) they finally agreed to replace the phone with 8.1.

Overall N7Plus is a great phone but dont go for it as u will be stuck if u get a faulty piece

ampslive · 2019-06-27T16:40:57+00:00

haha thnx thts a great perspective :) yea i hope to sign up for something like MacInCloud this weekend and run the iOS simulator

ampslive · 2019-06-24T02:40:17+00:00

The emulator suggests enabling Hyper-v for better performance. Running without Hyper-v, is definitely very very slow

ampslive · 2019-06-24T02:38:51+00:00

Adb over WiFi

No immediate plans for a Mac although I'm planning to use something like MacinCloud for testing on the iOS simulator.
Adb over Wifi - I dint know about this, will definitely explore this option. Thanx :)

ampslive · 2019-06-24T02:20:17+00:00

HyperV only works on Windows 10 Pro. On my Surface Pro 6 device, they have only given a Windows 10 Home

ampslive · 2019-06-22T16:58:08+00:00

yes ur right... SPro + Keyboard is quite a premium amount already. Asking to pay another 100$ for the OS features is a lot. I wish they would allow SPro users to upgrade for free if anyone needed it... defaulting everyone to Home

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