Introduction to Xamarin

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What is native?

The Anatomy of a Native App

Native User Interfaces Native API Access Native Performance

The Silo Approach

Build App Multiple Times

The Write-Once-Run-Anywhere Approach

Lowest Common Denominator

Xamarin’s (Traditional) Approach

Native With Code Sharing

Language Support

Functional Imperative/OOP

Base Class Libraries

Windows APIs

iOS APIs | 100% Coverage

Android APIs | 100% Coverage

Anything you can do in Objective-C or Java can be done in C# or F# with Xamarin

Pro Tip

Native Performance

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

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

Demos - Xamarin Traditional

Always Up To Date

Same day support for iOS 5, iOS 6, iOS 6.1, iOS 7, iOS 7.1, iOS 8…

Future Proof

Always up-to-date with the latest APIs from Apple and Google.

Full Support for Android TV, Fire TV, Android Wear, Google Glass, etc

Distribute Everywhere

A Xamarin app is an app, distribute it everywhere

Rich Library EcoSystem

Json.NET Rx

…and many more!

Development Environments

Development Environment

Xamarin StudioPC or Mac

Visual Studio PluginVS 2010/2012/2013

Development Environment

or even?

Visual Studio Integration

Android Designer

iOS Designer

Fully integrated into Xamarin Studio & Visual Studio

iOS 6 & 7 Storyboard support

Intuitive event handling

Support for auto-layout

Live preview of custom controls

Component Store

Component Vendors

Xamarin.Forms

Xamarin.FormsTraditional Xamarin approach

Shared UI Code

Xamarin.Forms: What’s Included?

▪ 40+ Pages, Layouts, and Controls

▪ Build from code or XAML

▪ Two-way Data Binding

▪ Navigation

▪ Animation API

▪ Dependency Service

▪ Messaging Center

Xamarin.Forms: Pages

Content MasterDetail Navigation Tabbed Carousel

Xamarin.Forms: Layouts

Stack Absolute Relative Grid ContentView ScrollView Frame

Xamarin.Forms: Controls

ActivityIndicator BoxView Button DatePicker Editor

Entry Image Label ListView Map

OpenGLView Picker ProgressBar SearchBar Slider

Stepper TableView TimePicker WebView EntryCell

ImageCell SwitchCell TextCell ViewCell

Xamarin Forms Demo

Real Apps

Extended Product Line (Some Pre-Release)

Xamarin Test Cloud

Xamarin Test Cloud Customers

Xamarin Android Player

▪ Super fast hardware accelerated

simulator

▪ Available on Mac and PC

▪ Free for Xamarin Customers

▪ Exception Reporting

▪ Custom Reporting

▪ Event Tracking

▪ Performance Tracking

▪ Match exceptions

to users

Sketches

▪ Live Coding Environment

Xamarin Profiler Preview

▪ Analyse performance of your apps

Profitable Innovative Company

▪ Yes, the platform does cost money but that’s

GREAT!

▪ It gives them money to solve more problems!

▪ It gives them money to build the ecosystem!

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