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Greg Shackles
July 28, 2015
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Building Native Cross-Platform Apps in C# with Xamarin
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Transcript
Building Native Cross-Platform Apps in C# with Xamarin Greg Shackles
@gshackles
[email protected]
github.com/gshackles speakerdeck.com/u/gshackles
nycmobiledev.net @NYCMobileDev
gonemobile.io @GoneMobileCast
What is native?
The Anatomy of a Native App Native User Interfaces Native
API Access Native Performance
The Write Once, Run Anywhere Approach Lowest Common Denominator
The Xamarin Approach Native Apps, with Shared Code
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.
TL;DR Anything you can do in Objective-C, Swift, or Java
can be done in C# or F# with Xamarin
Always Up To Date Same day support for all the
things
Always Up To Date
Distribute Everywhere
Your Friends Are Invited Too Json.NET Rx …and many more!
Code Sharing Techniques Because sharing is caring
File Linking Core Project iOS Project Core Code iOS-Specific Code
Android Project Core Code Android-Specific Code Windows Project Core Code Windows-Specific Code File Links
Shared Code Projects
Portable Class Libraries • One assembly • Multiple platforms •
Including: • Xamarin.iOS • Xamarin.Android • Xamarin.Mac
The Xamarin Platform A Whirlwind Tour
Development Environment Xamarin Studio Visual Studio Windows or Mac 2010,
2012, 2013, 2015
Visual Studio Integration
iOS Designer
Android Designer
Component Store
Xamarin.Forms Traditional Xamarin Approach Xamarin.Forms Shared UI Code
Xamarin.Forms: What’s Included? • 40+ Pages, Layouts, and Controls •
Build from code or XAML • Data Binding • Navigation • Animation • Dependency Service • Messaging Center
Xamarin.Forms: Pages Content MasterDetail Navigation Tabbed Carousel
Xamarin.Forms: Layouts Stack Absolute Relative Grid ContentView Scroll 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 …and more!
First Class F# Support
Razor Templating
Xamarin.UITest • Write UI tests in C# or F# •
iOS and Android (with shared test code) • Run on simulator and devices • Compatible with all apps • Native • Hybrid • Xamarin
Test Cloud: Test on Real Devices
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Profiler
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Questions? Greg Shackles @gshackles
[email protected]
github.com/gshackles speakerdeck.com/u/gshackles