GETTING STARTED
Why Use Xamarin for Mobile App Development?
Most readers of the newsletter are already familiar with the advantages of developing in Xamarin, but for those looking for a discussion of the advantages, this is a pretty good introduction.
Why Use Xamarin for Mobile App Development? by Ashok Sharma
simpleprogrammer.com
DESIGN
How iPad Apps Adapt to the New 11" and 12.9" iPads Pro
The new iPad Pro's are out. This article explains the intricacies of how apps are displayed on these new devices.
How iPad Apps Adapt to the New 11" and 12.9" iPads Pro by Geoff Hackworth
medium.com
BUSINESS & MARKETING
Why in-app search indexing boosts user retention
While mobile web and app store search are key acquisition channels, it’s critical to retain users by optimizing your in-app search tools. The average smartphone user is said to have around 80 apps on a single device. Apps that leverage in-app search — otherwise known as universal search — create more continuity between the app and a device by better matching a user’s specific intent with appropriate content and features.
Why in-app search indexing boosts user retention by Brad Gagne
possiblemobile.com
TOOLS
Gorilla Player: A Tool to Craft Beautiful XAML UIs for Xamarin.Forms
Gorilla Player is a free XAML previewer for Xamarin.Forms designed to efficiently create multi-platform UIs. It supports previewing in multiple simulators and real devices simultaneously.
Gorilla Player: A Tool to Craft Beautiful XAML UIs for Xamarin.Forms by Leonardo Rodríguez
xamarin.com
XAMLator - A new live previewer?
XAMLator is the new kid on the block for Live Previewing your Xamarin Apps. It's still early days, but it's open source and looks promising.
github.comXAMLator is a live XAML previewer for Xamarin.Forms. Change a XAML view, its code behind or a CSS style sheet in the IDE and you preview it live in your application, in a real device or the emulator!
IOS
Face Landmarks detection using Xamarin.iOS
Mobile devices are getting better and better at solving sophisticated tasks. Not only because of better hardware, but also due to modern trends towards AI – such tasks as face detection, barcode recognition, rectangle detection and text recognition. In this post, Valeriy show how to detect face landmarks in real time using the Vision framework.
Vision Framework for Face Landmarks detection using Xamarin.iOS – Trailhead Technology Partners by Valeriy Kovalenko
trailheadtechnology.com
XAMARIN FORMS
Xamarin Forms — Triggers
Thiago discusses the 4 types of triggers in Xamarin.Forms and how to use them.
Note: Page is in Portugese
O X do Xamarin Forms — Triggers by Thiago Bertuzzi
medium.com
Writing and refactoring C# code: Translated text entries in Xamarin.Forms
This article shows how to implement translation functionality in Xamarin.Forms, and how to call it from XAML through an Extension.
Writing and refactoring C# code: Translated text entries in Xamarin.Forms by Rene Wiersma
blogspot.com
PODCASTS & VIDEOS
How to build a movie review app with Azure Cosmos DB and Azure Functions
Learn how to mash three free Azure services together – Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Functions, and Azure AD B2C – and create a movie review app using Xamarin.Forms! Give your logged-in users premium reviews, access to exclusive content, and more.
How to build a movie review app with Azure Cosmos DB and Azure Functions | Azure Makers Series by CodeMillMat
youtube.com
Beautiful UI for Apps with Telerik UI for Xamarin
This week, James is joined by friend of the show Sam Basu from Progress who gives us a full run down of the latest and greatest in Tererik UI for Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms applications. We take a look at charts, graphs, calendars, datagrids, and more!
Beautiful UI for Apps with Telerik UI for Xamarin by James Montemagno
msdn.com
Merge Conflict 122 - Debug Symbols
Debug Symbols. What are they? What do they mean to you? Why can't we just debug the source code? We go through it all this week's episode including debug symbols, line numbers, sourcelink, new NuGet features, and more! Oh and we also talk about the new iPad Pro, Mac Mini, and MacBook Air!!!!!!!!
122: Today's Lecture... Debug Symbols
mergeconflict.fm
Tech Talks at Lean Talks
This site aggregates together a bunch of sessions from popular development conferences.
learntalks.com