Prairie Dev Con Cross Platform Dev with Xamarin
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Cross Platform Development With Xamarin
Lori Lalonde@loriblalonde
Me, Myself and I
Twitter: @loriblalondeEmail: [email protected]: geekswithblogs.net/lorilalondeLinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/lorilalonde
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What’s all the fuss about?
Develop for Multiple Platforms
Xamarin’s Approach
Shared App Logic in C#
Fully native apps written in C#
Anything you can do in Objective-C or Java can be done in C# with Xamarin.
What do I need to know (besides C#)?
Xamarin.Android
Shared App Logic in C#
Application lifecycle
Android layouts
Activities, Fragments
Resources
…and more
Xamarin.iOS
Application lifecycle
Storyboards
Segues
…and more
Do I REALLY Need A Mac?
+
Targeting iOS?
Yes
How do I get started?
Xamarin Licenses
Starter
FREE
Limited app size
Indie
$25/month*
Unlimited app size
Business
$999/year*
Email support
Additional business features
Organization
$1899/year*
The world’s your oyster
* Per developer, per platform
The Tools
Xamarin Studio + Xamarin Plug-Ins
OR
Visual Studio / Xamarin Plug-in
Shared App Logic in C#Xamarin Starter edition available in Visual Studio Community 2013 with Update 4 (non-enterprise app dev)
Requirements
Windows 8 64 bit Visual Studio 2012 Professional with Update 4 or higher
Xamarin License(s) - Android and/or iOS
Xamarin Platform
Connected to Mac (iOS dev only)
Demo
Code Sharing Strategies
Xamarin’s Default App Architecture
Shared App Logic in C#
iOS C# UI Android C# UI
Windows C# UI
Shared App Logic
~75% - 90% code reuse
Xamarin.Forms App Architecture
Shared App Logic
Xamarin.Forms
~90 - 99% code reuse
Code Sharing Strategies
Shared App Logic in C#
Portable Class Library
Separate library, compiled independently
Added as a reference to each platform-specific project
Shared Library
File linking
Compiled with each platform-specific project
Xamarin.Forms: Build Native User Interfaces using Shared Code
Demo
Xamarin Certification
Xamarin Mobile Developer Certification
Subscribe to Xamarin University
Complete the required courses
Pass the exam (80% or higher)
Certification is valid for 1 year
Xamarin University
university.xamarin.com
$1995 US / year
Over 50 classes
Live instructor-led classes
Access to pre-recorded videos and labs
Additional Resources
Xamarin Documentation – developer.xamarin.com
Pluralsight – pluralsight.com
Book: Xamarin Cross Platform Application Development by Jonathan Peppers (available on Amazon)
Questions?
Please fill out the session survey…
Your feedback matters!
Thanks!
Twitter: @loriblalondeEmail: [email protected]: geekswithblogs.net/lorilalondeLinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/lorilalonde
