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DEVintersec+on Session DEV213

iOS and Android Development!

for the C# Developer with Xamarin!James Montemagno

[email protected] @JamesMontemagno

#Xamarin

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Who is this guy?!

James Montemagno!Developer Evangelist, Xamarin!

MyStepCounterApp.com!

The best language for Windows development. Modern Features • Advanced Tools • Proven Libraries • Large Community • Statically Typed

Windows Developer in Phoenix

I had an opportunity.

Xamarin makes C# the best language for mobile development. Native Code Generation • Platform API Bindings • Code Sharing • Visual Studio

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What is native?!


The Anatomy of a Native App!

Native User Interfaces! Native API Access! Native Performance!

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Architecting !Mobile Apps!

Silo!Approach!

Build Apps!Multiple Times!

Write Once,!Run Anywhere!Approach!

Lowest !Common!Denominator!


Xamarin’s Unique Approach!

Native With !Code Sharing!


Windows APIs!


iOS APIs | 100% Coverage!


Android APIs | 100% Coverage!


Anything you can do in Objective-C, Swift, or Java !can be done in C# with Xamarin using Visual Studio!

How!Xamarin!Works!

§  C# + .NET Runtime!§  Native UI!§  Native Performance!


Always Up to Date!

Android Develop on:!•  Mac or PC!•  Xamarin Studio or Visual Studio!

Run on:!•  Google Emulators!•  Xamarin Android Player!•  Physical Device!

Xamarin Android Player Super High Speed Android Emulator!•  Mac or PC!•  Runs Side-by-side WP Emulator!

Free for Xamarin Subscribers:!•  Xamarin.com/Android-Player!

Develop on:!•  Mac in Xamarin Studio!•  or!•  PC in Visual Studio (connected to Mac “Build Host”)!

Run on:!•  iOS Simulators on Mac!•  iOS Device plugged into

a Mac!

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Let’s build an app!

iOS Photo Sharing!"Live coding adventure part 1!


Code Sharing!


Code Sharing Statistics!

Android

iOS

Mac

WP

Portable Class Libraries!

•  1 Assembly!•  Target Multiple

Platforms!•  Easy to

distribute!

NuGet!

Shared Projects!


Let’s share some code!

Code sharing strategies Live coding adventure part 2


What about !the UI?!

Xamarin + Xamarin.Forms!

With Xamarin.Forms: !more code-sharing, native controls!Traditional Xamarin approach!

Shared UI Code!


Let’s take a quick look!

Travel Expenses + Azure Mobile Services!

Create native iOS, Android, Mac and Windows apps in Visual Studio and C#

Automatically test your app on thousands of real devices in the cloud.

Real-time monitoring. Track crashes and exceptions to understand what is

happening with live users


Unrivaled Mobile Development Training!Live unlimited mobile development training from mobile experts, !in your time-zone, on your schedule and as often as you'd like.!

xamarin.com/university


Awesome Announcements!§  Visual Studio 2015 Preview Release

o  Built in templates

§  Visual Studio Community Edi+on Support §  Free Xamarin Starter Edi+on for Visual Studio Users

o  Doubled size limit

o  hBp://www.xamarin.com/starter

o  Available in Xamarin Studio Today, Visual Studio in next few weeks

§  Special offers for MSDN Subscribers o  hBp://www.xamarin.com/msdn


Review!

§  Re-use your C# and .NET skill to develop iOS and Android mobile apps with Xamarin!

§  Xamarin apps look and feel native, because they are native!

§  Xamarin gives you 100% API Coverage!§  Use the tools you love like Visual Studio!§  Use the .NET libraries you know and love!


References!

§  Get Started!

o  Xamarin.com!

§  Get your free C# Shirt!

o  Xamarin.com/Shirt!§  Me:!

o  [email protected]!o  http://github.com/jamesmontemagno!o  @JamesMontemagno!

§  Slides: !


Ques+ons?

Thank you! #Xamarin

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