cross-platform development with xamarin

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Cross-Platform Development

with Xamarin Thomas Claudius Huber

02.04.2014 Introduction into Cross-Platform Development with Xamarin ::: Thomas Claudius Huber

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> Principal Consultant @ Trivadis AG >> Trainer, Coach, Developer, Architect

>> www.thomasclaudiushuber.com

> Specializes in WPF, XAML, WinApps >> Author of several books

> Develops native Apps for major mobile

platforms: Windows Phone, Android, iOS

Thomas Claudius Huber

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Multi Platform

Android 4

iOS 7

WinPhone 7.5 / 8

Win 8/RT


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Mobile Leads

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1. Xamarin’s Approach

2. Bringing .NET to Android/iOS

3. Develop a small cross platform application


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Cross-Platform Development with Xamarin

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Expensive to staff multiple platform-

specific teams

Expensive to maintain multiple code

bases

Slows innovation


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Silo Approach: Build Apps Multiple Times

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Poor user experience

API coverage

Performance

High abandonment rates

Wasted investment


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Write-once-run-anywhere Approach

Black Box

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Fully native apps written in C#

Native UI, Native Performance

Anything you can do in Objective-C

and Java can be done in Xamarin

Re-use existing skills, teams, tools and

code

Share on average 75% source code

across platforms


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Xamarin’s Unique Approach

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Commercial License Open Source License / Free available


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From .NET to Xamarin

Windows

.NET Framework

Linux

Mono

iOS

MonoTouch

Android

Mono for Android

iOS

Xamarin.iOS

Android

Xamarin.Android

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.NET for Linux

Windows Kernel

.NET Runtime (CLR)

.NET APIs

Application

Linux Kernel

Mono Runtime

.NET APIs

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.NET for Android

Android Kernel

Mono Runtime

.NET

APIs

Application

Dalvik Runtime

android.* java.* Android

Bindings MCW

ACW

MCW = Mono Callable Wrapper

ACW = Android Callable Wrapper

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Application


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.NET for iOS

iOS

Mono Runtime

Runtimes are not allowed

Application Code

.NET

APIs

iOS

Bindings

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Xamarin App Development Overview

Xamarin.iOS does full Ahead Of

Time (AOT) compilation to produce

an ARM binary suitable for Apple’s

App Store.

Xamarin.Android takes advantage

of Just In Time (JIT) compilation

on the Android device.

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provides .NET-based access to Android and iOS API

allows development in Visual Studio

with Business or Enterprise edition

for iOS a Mac is needed to create UI and to compile

allows a common code-basis for all platforms


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Summary of Xamarin

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Fragen und Antworten...

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Cross Platform Development

with Xamarin

Thomas Huber

[email protected]


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