GETTING STARTED
Starting a Tech Blog
Charlin shares why you should start a blog, some ideas for things to write and finding motivation.
DESIGN
The 13 scientific principles every UXer needs to know
What are the scientific reasons behind the choices you make? How many studies have been done? Where is the evidence? Isn’t it subjective?… Well, it isn’t!
The 13 scientific principles every UXer needs to know by Hossein Raspberry
ANDROID
Using SVG Images, VectorDrawable
By default, Android does not support svg. For this, they invented VectorDrawable, which can display svgs.
Xamarin.Android – Using SVG Images, VectorDrawable by Lénárt Bence
Xamarin.Android – Automatic ListView Height
Discussing how to make Xamarin.Android ListView heights size automatically.
XAMARIN FORMS
Xamarin Forms Month and Year Picker
Sometimes we want to select a Date with Month, Day and a Year and we can go with global custom picker on Xamarin.Forms or in an easy way create a Native picker to makes the app more predictable and harmonious for users.
Login, Onboarding, and similar scenarios in Xamarin Forms
Luis discusses his findings around using shell for things like Login, Onboarding screens.
Shell: How to do Login, Onboarding, and similar scenarios in Xamarin Forms by Luis Matos
Drink and Food Menu UI in Xamarin.Forms
Another nice UI design in Xamarin.Forms, this time how to build a drink menu UI.
Replicating a Drink and Food Menu UI in Xamarin.Forms by Leomaris Reyes
Mvvm Navigation for XAML Frameworks
Nick thinks out loud about the approach for navigation within applications.
Thinking Out Loud: Mvvm Navigation for XAML Frameworks such as Xamarin.Forms, UWP/WinUI, WPF and Uno by Nick
PODCASTS & VIDEOS
Using and Creating Behaviors
Don't you wish you could add functionality to UI controls without having to subclass them and do all kinds of complex stuff? You can with Behaviors! In this video we see what Behaviors are. We will learn how to consume them in your own code, but also how to create them yourself!
Using and Creating #Behaviors for your UI controls in #XamarinForms by Gerald Versluis
Null Pointers 15: Xamarin Community Toolkit
In this episode, we talk about the Xamarin Community Toolkit. You will get a scoop of the origins and how it came about. What the intentions are behind it and how it differs compared to the other well known Xamarin Essentials library. Be sure to tune in and have all the knowledge ready should the Xamarin Community Toolkit become the discussion topic of your next (remote) party.
15: Xamarin Community Toolkit – Null Pointers by Null Pointers
Xamarin Podcast: Drawing, VS2019, & Virtual Meetups
Ever looked at your app and thought, “It needs some shapes or gradients to make the final touches”? Now with Xamarin.Forms 4.8, you can customize that design experience for your users. Tune-in to find out how you can draw any shape you want using Xamarin.Forms 4.8. Including adding in the content of an SVG file with the ease.
Xamarin Podcast: Drawing, VS2019, & Virtual Meetups
And you need gradients? Xamarin.Forms has gradients too! This podcast episode has you covered.
Merge Conflict: 216: GaaS - GUID as a Service
Everything you ever wanted to know or didn't think you wanted to know about GUIDs aka UUIDs.
Merge Conflict: 216: GaaS - GUID as a Service by Merge Conflict