cross-platform mobile development with c# and xamarin webinar
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This is the presentation that Mr. An Nguyen – Software Engineer of KMS Technology presented at “Cross Platform Mobile Development with C# and Xamarin” webinar on October 16th, 2013.TRANSCRIPT
CROSS-PLATFORM MOBILE
DEVELOPMENT WITH
C# AND XAMARIN SDK
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Nguyễn Lê Phú An
Software Engineer, KMS
Nguyễn Ngọc Trí
Software Engineer, KMS
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TODAY SPEAKERS
AGENDA
Introducing Xamarin
Xamarin - Getting started
Other Worth Mentioning
More Q&A
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INTRODUCING XAMARIN
What is Xamarin?
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XAMARIN HISTORY
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Founded in May 2011
76 Employees
Already > 13.000 paying customers
Nat Friedman
CEO and co-founder
@natfriedman
Miguel de Icaza
CTO and co-founder
@migueldeicaza
XAMARIN PRODUCTS
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SDKs IDE
Xamarin Compiler
C# Wrapper
BINDING TO NATIVE SDK
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C# Wrapper
Native SDK API
UI SAMPLE CODE
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Xamarin Native
CODE SHARING
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Device Access Layer
Device Access Layer
Device Access Layer
LIBRARY REUSING
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Libraries
XAMARIN STUDIO
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Common IDE features (auto
completion, source control…)
Design UI:
o Android: Xamarin Designer
o iOS: Xcode integration
Debugging and Building Tools
(support simulator and device debug)
VISUAL STUDIO PLUGIN
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GETTING STARTED
Let’s practice!
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FIRST STEP
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SIMPLE PROJECT
1. Create a sample iOS project
2. Play with Xcode IB
3. Create sample Android project
4. Play with Xamarin Designer
CODE SHARING
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TASKY
1. Get Tasky Project
2. Link core project to existing
projects
LIBRARY REUSE
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1. Get source code
2. Build static library
3. Generate a wrapper project
4. Write a C# wrapper
5. Use it in a iOS project
ADSLIDING CONTROLLER
LIBRARY REUSE
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ACTION BAR SHERLOCK
1. Get source code
2. Pack Android library (JAR or ZIP)
3. Generate a wrapper project
4. Use it in a Android project
OTHER WORTH MENTIONING
Highlights
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WHAT WE LOVE
Cross-platform development in C#
Native UI, Native Performance
Reuse existing code
Visual Studio or Xamarin Studio
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WHAT WE HATE
Requires platform’s knowledge
Expensive!
Need Mac OS X machine for iOS
development
CUSTOMER SERVICES
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COMMUNITIES
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XAMARIN VS COMPETITORS
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Xamarin Titanium PhoneGap Corona
Platforms iOS, Android, Windows Phone 7 & 8
iOS, Android, Blackberry
iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry…
iOS, Android
Language C# Javascript HTML, CSS, Javascript Lua, Objective C, C, Java
Pricing $300 platform/developer/year
Free Free $600 developer/year
UI Capabilities Native UI (rich) Native UI (rich) Web UI Common native UI controls (acceptable)
Access of device API
Full Access Full Access Limited Almost Full Access
Performance Nearest Native Nearly Native Device’s Web View performance
Nearly Native OpenGL
Application Types Productivity/Utility/ Enterprise Apps
Productivity and Utility Apps
Basic/Simple Apps Game
REFERENCES
• http://docs.xamarin.com/
• http://xamarin.com/how-it-works
• http://components.xamarin.com/
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/mono
droid+or+monotouch?sort=active
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xamarin
• http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page
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