introduction to cross platform natitve mobile development with c# and xamarin

Enabling Developers to Create NativeiOS, Android, Mac, & Windows apps in

C#James Montemagno Developer Evangelist, Xamarinwww.MotzCod.es | www.Xamarin.com@JamesMontemagno | @XamarinHQTweet - #Xamarin

Mobile Development Approaches

Single App

Single App

Single App

Silo Approach

Write Once, Run Anywhere Approach

Lowest common denominator

App Generation

Write Once, Run Anywhere Approach

Lowest common denominator

App Generation

Xamarin’s Unique Approach

C# on 2.6 Billion Devices

100% API Coverage

Anything you can do in Objective-C or Java can be done in C# and Visual Studio with

Xamarin!

Xamarin.iOS does full Ahead Of Time (AOT) compilation to produce an ARM binary for Apple’s App Store.

Native Performance

Xamarin.Android takes advantage of Just In Time (JIT) compilation on the Android device.

Always Up to Date

Same day support for

iOS 5, iOS 6, iOS 6.1,

iOS 7, iOS 7.1!

Always Up to Date

Always up-to-date with the latest APIs

from Apple and Google.

Always Up to Date

Always up-to-date with the latest APIs

from Apple and Google.

Xamarin’s Unique Approach

Code Sharing: Accelerate Development

Android

iOS

Mac

WP

File Linking

Shared Code Projects

Portable Class Libraries

• 1 Assembly• Multiple Platforms• Including:

• Xamarin.Android• Xamarin.iOS

Portable Class Libraries Features

• Centralized Code Sharing• How you expect it to work

• Debug seamlessly into and out of PCL

• Project/Assembly Sharing • NuGet

Distribute EverywhereA Xamarin app is an app, distribute it everywhere

Products

Xamarin.Mac

Xamarin Studio

Xamarin Test Cloud

Component Store

Xamarin.iOS

Xamarin.Android

Xamarin for Visual Studio

.NET Mobility Scanner

Development Environment

Xamarin StudioPC or Mac

Visual Studio Plugin

VS 2010/2012/2013

Visual Studio Integration

Visual Studio Integration

Debug to:• Emulators• Devices

Integrated into toolbar• Status• Logs• List of devices

Just Click Start Debugging!

Xamarin Studio

Android Designer

iOS Designer

Xamarin Component Store

Build Apps Faster

.NET Mobility Scanner

http://scan.xamarin.comHow mobile is your .NET?• Scan .exe or .dll to determine

compatibility• Generates full report:

Live Coding Adventure

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