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I think you need a Windows Azure account, not a windows box -- I've seen someone using VS Online on Macbook Pro/Chrome, IIRC. (Can't remember where, though.)
by stevecooperorg 13y ago
I think you need a Windows Azure account, not a windows box -- I've seen someone using VS Online on Macbook Pro/Chrome, IIRC. (Can't remember where, though.)
- ljoshua 13y agoYou don't even need an Azure account, just a Live account. It's very slick, I use it on my MBP frequently.
- ColinDabritz 13y agoThe confusion here is that "Visual Studio Online" is a set of support services, not the Visual Studio IDE itself. What you have probably seen is something like this: http://www.hanselman.com/blog/UsingASurface2RTARMToGetActualWorkDoneRemoteDesktopVisualStudioAzure.aspx http://www.hanselman.com/blog/UsingASurface2RTARMToGetActual... Scott Hanselman used an Azure VM to run VS2013 and tools, and remoted into it from a coffee shop using a Surface 2 (the 'RT' flavor, not a full desktop). It's a nice way to work from lower power machines. To do this, of course, does require an Azure account, and after your 'intro' phase would be paid. The support services provide things like source control, work item tracking, and similar 'in the cloud' but they work with your VS2013 install, wether on a desktop or on a VM on Azure. Hope that clears things up!
- jongalloway2 13y agoThe Visual Studio Online Monaco editor is cross-browser, no Windows box required. Here's a post I did playing with that: http://weblogs.asp.net/jgalloway/archive/2013/11/13/a-quick-look-at-the-new-visual-studio-online-quot-monaco-quot-code-editor.aspx http://weblogs.asp.net/jgalloway/archive/2013/11/13/a-quick-...