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.NET MAUI Extension for VS Code — Part 1
Getting started and first strange issues
Since Microsoft announced their plans to retire Visual Studio for Mac in 2024 I’ve started to use the .NET MAUI extension for Visual Studio Code.
.NET MAUI extension for VS Code is built on top of C# and C# Dev Kit extensions, which are meant to supercharge your experience building .NET applications with VS Code.
This is the first article in a series where I’m going to document my experience with the MAUI extension for VS Code, some of the issues encountered, and how to solve them, as well as tips and tricks to get productive in creating mobile apps with MAUI extension for VS Code.
Although Microsoft specifies that the extension should be able to open a .NET MAUI solution created with Visual Studio, I’ve decided to go with a new project created from scratch using the MAUI extension for VS Code. So, I’ve opened VS Code, cmd+ shift + P and selected the option .NET: New Project…
Then select the .NET MAUI App (Mobile, Desktop) option from the list of available .NET application templates.
