One of the coolest features in Visual Studio 2010 is improved
support for multiplatform . Initially, this feature was designed to support both versions of .NET 2.0 and 4.0, but in reality this means that Mono could be one of the platforms to choose from in Visual Studio 2010.
For example, like this:
In order to get this choice, you need to unpack
this file at C: \ Program Files \ Reference Assemblies \ Microsoft \ Framework \ .NET Frame \ v3.5 \ Profile
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After that you can take your .NET project:
Go to the project properties tab and switch the profile to Mono 2.4:
Now your project will be compiled using Mono builds, and the IDE will highlight methods that Mono does not contain, for example:
In addition, IntelliSense works:
And the Object Browser:
We are very pleased with this opportunity, which should help people more easily create Mono-compatible projects without switching from Visual Studio. As soon as VS2010 will be released, we will release profile packages for each new version of Mono.
