hydrogen ellerslie dnug xamarin
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Presentation by Hydrogen to the Ellerslie .Net User Group on XamarinTRANSCRIPT
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C# + Xamarin + VS.Net = cross-platform mobile app
awesomeness
Hydrogen Apps
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Mobile app approaches
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Silo
Source: http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/3-653
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Write-once, run anywhere
Source: http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/3-653
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Xamarin approach
Source: http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2014/3-653
Everything is awesome!
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Platform specific APIs are exposed via .Net
iOS APIs – 100% coverage► Generates native ARM code indistinguishable from Xcode
Android APIs – 100% coverage ► JIT in Mono execution environment
APIs are C#-ified► Static typing► C# language features
How native is “native”
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VS.Net – not actually required if just targeting Android/iOS
XamarinXamarin Studio IDE
VS.Net pluginsXamarin.iOS
Xamarin.Android
Xamarin build host on mac
Android SDKAndroid developer tools
Android debug bridge
Android virtual devices (emulators)
Mac OSXXcode
iOS Simulator
Stores► Google Play► iOS App Store► Windows/WinPhone App Store
Pieces to the puzzle
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Demo8
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Architecting for code reuse
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Portable Class Libraries
PCL.csproj
Class1.cs
iOS.csproj
Android.csproj
WinPhone.csproj
iOS Views, etc
Droid Views, etc
WP Views, etc
Dll Reference
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Linked Files
Class1.cs
iOS.csproj
Android.csproj
WinPhone.csproj
Class1.cs
Class1.cs
Class1.cs
iOS Views, etc
Droid Views, etc
WP Views, etc
Class1.cs compiled in app project
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Shared.csproj
Shared Project
Class1.cs
iOS.csproj
Android.csproj
WinPhone.csproj
Class1.cs
Class1.cs
Class1.cs
iOS Views, etc
Droid Views, etc
WP Views, etc
Class1.cs compiled in app project
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View Models
Model View ViewModel
Business Logic, Repositories, Models, etc
.Net, 3rd Party Frameworks
Xamarin.iOS
iOS Views
Xamarin.Android
Android Views
WinPRT
WinPhone Views
Unit tests
Bindings,Abstractions
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Demo14
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Xamarin.Forms
Shared C# Backend (Xamarin + .Net)
iOS Native View
Android Native View
WinPhone Native View
Shared C# Views (Xamarin.Forms)
Dynamically generates
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Demo16
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Xamarin Licensing► Starter (Free)► Indie ($299/year)► Business ($999/year)► Enterprise ($1899/year)
Get a Mac for iOS
Learn each platform► Before using abstractions► Know ins/outs, limitations► Easier to understand later
Xamarin community forums
Xamarin presentations forum► http://
forums.xamarin.com/categories/presentations
Sample apps► https://github.com/xamarin
Evolve 2014!► Oct 6th-10th, Atlanta
Xamarin University► Live online classes► Expert office hours
Where to start?
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Questions