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I'm familiar to code in Windows environment. For some of our products, users are continuously asking for porting to Linux and Mac. To begin, I need a collection of documentation on the system APIs, how to use them, when to use them etc. documentation.
So, is there Is there any MSDN equivalent for Mac OS and Linux? Preferably in a downloadable format?
PS. I'd like to work on Free Pascal/Lazarus or RealBasic.
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The proper answer is “both”. MacOS runs the Darwin kernel, a real Unix kernel, which is open source. Many of the other parts of MacOS are open source as well, like the command line FTP client, the telnet client, etc. The GUI on the other hand is closed source.
If you want to have the best of both Mac OS and Linux on your MacBook, you will have to install and run Linux on your Mac. The fastest way to install Linux on Mac is through the use of reliable virtual desktop software, such as Parallels.
Visual Studio 2022 for Mac brings a new, fully native macOS UI built on .NET 7, plus native support for the Apple M1 chip. It all adds up to faster, more fluid daily coding time for you.
When comparing macOS vs Linux, macOS feels smoother, faster, and easier. It's true that not everything on Mac “just works” like Apple would have you believe. Even still, though, it's an incredibly easy OS to get used to.
Well if you get Apple's XCode, you can download all sorts of documentation, tutorials, etc right from within Xcode. Or try the Apple Developer Connection for forums and anything else you can't find links to for in Xcode.
On Linux, you're more forced to individual package websites and man pages unfortunately.
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