Introduction to Xamarin

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Introduction to Xamarin


Michael Ridland

www.michaelridland.com

http://www.michaelridland.com


Mobile Technology Specialists


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

F#

C#


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

Demos


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.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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