The .NET framework allows cross-platform development on Windows and Mac, and Microsoft released version 8 for both in November. Here's what that means to developers. In the late 1990s, Microsoft began ...

For .NET coders targeting Windows, the choices boil down to more traditional XAML-based solutions or newer options based on web tech. As we reported last month, the .NET desktop development ecosystem ...

Microsoft’s commitment to a cross-platform world is perhaps one of the biggest changes to its development platform during the past few years. Its purchase of Xamarin kickstarted a sea change that’s ...