ArchitectNow - Real World Xamarin Overview
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The document discusses Xamarin, a platform for building native iOS and Android apps using C# and .NET. It covers what Xamarin is, its benefits like code sharing and access to native APIs, common mobile features it supports, considerations for iOS vs Android development, demos of Xamarin apps, deployment options, tips for architecture and offline caching, alternatives like native and React Native development, and resources for learning more. The presenter is Kevin Grossnicklaus, President of architectnow.net.
ArchitectNow - Real World Xamarin Overview
- 1. Kevin Grossnicklaus President kvgros@architectnow.net | @kvgros architectnow.net | @architectnow Real World iOS and Android Development in Xamarin and C#
- 2. EXPECTATIONS
- 3. What are we going to discuss? How deep are we going? How can I get help and advice? Are you going to compare all mobile development options?
- 4. REQUIREMENTS
- 5. OS • Mac • Windows IDE • Visual Studio • Visual Studio for Mac
- 8. • Android • iOS • tvOS • watchOS • macOS • Windows Targets • Fully native solutions • Complete access to Native APIs and Resources • Cross Platform • Share Code • Extensive Tooling and Debugging • Large Ecosystem Benefits
- 9. Offline Support GPS/Mapping Geolocation Geofencing Media (Photos/Videos) Contacts/Calls Notifications (Push and Local) Local Hardware Local Database Barcode Scanning Bluetooth Accelerometer Sharing/Deep Linking In-App Billing iBeacon
- 10. Considerations iOS vs Android Store Deployments Mac vs Windows Emulators vs Physical Devices Testing Back Ends SDK Compatibility Provisioning
- 11. DEMOS
- 12. DEPLOYMENT
- 13. Visual Studio App Center
- 15. TIPS
- 16. Architecture MVVM Patterns Custom Renderers Mix Native with Forms Separate Repos Offline Caching (Akavache) Clean Project/Solution Structure Remote APIs Swagger Enabled APIs NSwag
- 17. ALTERNATIVES
- 19. RESOURCES
- 20. • Xamarin Info – https://dotnet.microsoft.com/apps/xamarin • Xamarin Documentation – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/ • Xamarin Components – https://github.com/xamarin/XamarinComponents • Xamarin Forms Samples – https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-forms-samples • Deployment and Testing – https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/app-center/ – https://www.browserstack.com/app-live • Training – https://dotnet.microsoft.com/learn/xamarin • 3rd Party Toolkits and Components: – https://grialkit.com/ – https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/xamarin/introduction
- 21. • Useful Libraries – https://github.com/xamarin/Essentials – https://reactiveui.net – https://www.mvvmcross.com/
- 22. Kevin Grossnicklaus President kvgros@architectnow.net | @kvgros architectnow.net | @architectnow