As of Sept 1, 2024, <a href="https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/mac/">Microsoft Visual Studio for Mac</a> is retired.
<img src="/images/2024/9/1/vs.png">
This doesn't mean that you can't use Visual Studio on Mac.
However, Microsoft will not actively develop other than patching
for security and reliability. <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/what-happened-to-vs-for-mac?view=vsmac-2022">Read more on this.</a>
Thankfully, you can still use VSCode on Mac OSX to develop
ASP.NET projects.
<ol>
<li>Install prerequisites<ul>
<li>VSCode</li>
<li><a href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dotnettools.csdevkit">C# Dev Kit extension</a></li>
<li><a href="https://blog.jasonkim.ca/post/setup-a-net-project-on-mac-osx">Setup .NET development environment</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>After C# Dev Kit is installed in VSCode, open it in VSCode.<ul>
<li>You can do this by opening "Extensions" in the left side.</li>
<li>Search for C# Dev Kit and open it.</li>
<li>Check that the extension is installed.</li>
</ul></li>
<li>After the extension is installed, press Command + Shift + P.</li>
<li>Search for "Welcome: Open Walkthrough".<ul>
<li><img src="/images/2024/9/1/walkthrough.png"></li>
</ul></li>
<li>Select "Get Started With C# Dev Kit"<ul>
<li><img src="/images/2024/9/1/getstarted.png"></li>
</ul></li>
<li>Under "Create your dotnet project", click "Choose Project Template".<ul>
<li><img src="/images/2024/9/1/createdotnet.png"></li>
</ul></li>
<li>Click "New Project"<ul>
<li><img src="/images/2024/9/1/newproject.png"></li>
</ul></li>
<li>Now follow the guided prompts, to create the ASP.NET project you want to create.</li>
</ol>