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Hi you lovely people of the internet, today I’ll guide you through how to setup your machine for Xamarin development. The guide is going to be done in 2 flavors, vanilla(Visual Studio 2015) and chocolate(Visual Studio 2017). So let’s get started.
Vanilla guide 😊
* Download the one with Update 3
Step 1: Make sure you have this checked when you install.
Step 2: Wait for it to finish install & you’re done 😊 Installation depends on feng shui – your internet speed, your processor speed, the amount of RAM you have etc.
For the cool kids – with Visual Studio 2015 installed
Step 1: Go to control panel, uninstall or change a program. Double click/tap Visual Studio 2015.
Step 2: Wait for the Wizard to load and click Modify.
Step 3: Make sure you checked these.
Step 4: Let it install through and you’re done. Have lots of patience as this really depends on feng shui – internet speed, processor, RAM etc.
Verify all is well
To verify you have everything installed, after it’s done installing, launch Visual Studio and create a new project. If you see Android and iOS you’re most likely done and have a fully working development environment. There might be some errors due to feng shui issues but they can be corrected by using the cool kids way 😊 Reinstall, recheck, profit.
Happy Developing & welcome to the fam!
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