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It didn’t make much sense to open-source stuff when Windows was the only OS that mattered, but the rapid growth of Linux as a server platform, and Android and iOS in the consumer space, have forced software developers to take a much broader, platform-agnostic stance - and Microsoft has followed suit. Over the last few years, Microsoft has been slowly open-sourcing various parts of its developer tools, mostly in response to the fact that developers expect a lot more transparency than they used to. Net, C#, and Visual Studio as the dominant development platform across Windows, Linux, Android, iOS, and Mac - and, well, it might just work. This is a bold move that will attempt to cement. Furthermore, Microsoft is releasing a new version of Visual Studio - “Community 2013” - that is free and full-featured. Microsoft is also committing to adding Android and iOS support in the upcoming Visual Studio 2015 - in fact, there’s already an Android emulator in Visual Studio 2015 Preview, and iOS support will be added soon. Net framework open-source, and cross-platform on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. It’s a big day for Microsoft and its (soon to be even larger) cadre of dedicated developers: Starting today, Microsoft is making the core parts of its.
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