Visual Studio for Mac is being discontinued in 2024

Microsoft announces that Visual Studio for Mac is being discontinued. As of August 31, 2024 it will no longer be supported by Microsoft.

Microsoft recommends migrating to Visual Studio Code with appropriate language extensions or using Visual Studio for Windows via virtual machine.

Microsoft: Visual Studio for Mac Retirement Announcement

Reference: Microsoft begins sunsetting process for Visual Studio for Mac

Microsoft announces support for ARM virtualization for Windows

Microsoft announces support for running Windows on Apple Silicon Macs with Parallels software.

Some limitations still apply – Microsoft does not support running Windows Subsystem for Android, Windows Subsystem for Linux, Windows Sandbox and Virtualization-based Security when Windows 11 is running in virtualized environment.

Microsoft Support: Options for using Windows 11 with Mac® computers with Apple® M1® and M2™ chips

Alludo: Parallels Desktop Now an Authorized Solution to Use With Windows 11 on Mac With Apple Silicon

Reference: Microsoft announces full support for virtualization of Windows on ARM through Parallels Desktop 18