Issue 235

LUCE CARTER

It's Friday!

Hey everyone,

Welcome back to another great issue this week, hope you enjoy it!

Winter is definitely coming/here in the UK! Whatever you do this weekend, have an amazing time!

Luce 🧡

TOOLS

Xamarin: Efficiently Using a SQLite Database

SQLite-Net, by the genius Frank Krueger, is probably the most well known, and well used database library for Xamarin development. But are you using it in the most efficient way? Follow this guide from Brandon to find out!

Xamarin: Efficiently Using a SQLite Database by Brandon Minnick

XAMARIN FORMS

Prism > 7.0 Recap

Prism is a very common framework, that a lot of developers use with their Xamarin apps. This post from Charlin aka XamGirl, makes a great read, with a fantastic summary of new features in Prism 7.1 and 7.2!

Prism > 7.0 Recap by Charlin Agramonte

Quick Tips to Get Started on CollectionView

CollectionView is one of the new and exciting features to come to Xamarin.Forms this year and really improves the way you work with and display data. This quick tips guide will be super helpful if you are new to CollectionView, or just want to learn a bit more about it!

Quick Tips to Get Started on CollectionView by David Ortinau

Extended Segmented Tab Control for Xamarin Forms

The number of components we have access to in our apps, out of the box, is ever increasing. But sometimes we still need a custom control. This extended segmented tab control from Rendy, aka XamBoy, is awesome and super easy to use!

Extended Segmented Tab Control for Xamarin Forms by Rendy Del Rosario

Xamarin.Forms - EventToCommand Behavior in MVVM ViewModel

In this blog post from Delpin, you will learn how to use Appearing and Disappearing in MVVM ViewModel using EventToCommand Behaviour in Xamarin.Forms. EventToCommand Behaviours are actually really useful. Delpin's example is a great one, refreshing or cleaning up a list when the page appears or dissapears!

Xamarin.Forms - EventToCommand Behavior in MVVM ViewModel by Delpin Susai Raj

NUGET OF THE WEEK

TinyCache 2.0

Caching is super important to all of us in our mobile apps. Whether it is to improve startup times, general performance or to handle scenarios where internet isn't freely available/stable. TinyCache can help you with this, and this blog post does a great job of showing you how to get started!

TinyCache 2.0 by Daniel Hindrikes

PODCASTS & VIDEOS

Xamarin Developer Summit Sessions On-Demand Now!

Xamarin Developer Summit, that happened back in July, feels like a lifetime ago now. But the amazing team at Channel9 have ensured that all session recordings, are now live and ready for you to watch today!

Xamarin Developer Summit Sessions On-Demand Now! by James Montemagno

Merge Conflict: 177: DevOps, DevOps, DevOps

It is all things DevOps for mobile apps this week. We try to get Frank inline with figuring out continuous delivery with several different products including App Center, Azure DevOps, Bitrise, and more.

Merge Conflict: 177: DevOps, DevOps, DevOps by Merge Conflict

Xamarin.Forms 101: Compiled Bindings | The Xamarin Show

Xamarin.Forms 101 is an excellent series for learning the basics. In this week's episode, learn about compiled bindings, a great way to know at compile time, that something is wrong with your bindings. This wasn't always the way, you would have to run before finding out. This is a real time saver!

Xamarin.Forms 101: Compiled Bindings by Maddy Leger

DevOps: Continuous delivery for Xamarin application, Azure DevOps & App Center

At Xamarin Expert Day in Cologne back in October, the team were kind enough to record a lot of the sessions and share a new one each week. This week is Stefanija Popovska, talking about Continuous Delivery with Xamarin and Azure!

DevOps: Continuous delivery for Xamarin application, Azure DevOps & App Center

Issue 235 29th November 2019