LUCE CARTER
Hey everyone,
Happy weekend!
A great range of topics in this week's issue. Thanks as always to everyone who contributed!
MonkeyFest USA is this weekend and our very own superstar Kym is giving a talk on making beautiful apps, going from the ground up showing how simple it can be!
Have a great week, Luce 🧡
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Enabling C# 9 in Xamarin & .NET Standard Projects
Whoa! .NET 5 is out and C# 9 is out! This means you are ready to use records, new pattern matching, and more! But wait a second... your apps haven't been upgraded to .NET 5 yet or are a project type that doesn't support .NET 5 so you don't have access to the new C# 9 features :( Or do you!?!?!?!
Enabling C# 9 in Xamarin & .NET Standard Projects by James Montemagno
montemagno.com
XAMARIN FORMS
Improving the touch targets in your apps using Xamarin.Forms
We can interact with our phones in different ways, but the most commonly used one is through touch. But what makes for good touch targets and how can we improve upon what we get out of the box in Xamarin.Forms? Let’s take a look!
Improving the touch targets in your apps using Xamarin.Forms by Steven Thewissen
thewissen.io
Intro to Xamarin Essentials
I think a lot of us have heard of Xamarin.Essentials, the cross-platform library for accessing native features in your Xamarin.Forms apps, but did you know it often gets new features? This post looks at some of the huge list of features and how to get started.
Intro to Xamarin Essentials by Nigel Ferrissey
telerik.com
Xamarin.Forms - File Browser
Browsing and selecting files is quite a common use case in apps. But did you know there is a Nuget package that makes it much easier to implement in your Xamarin.Forms apps? This post talks you through how to do it including specifying what file types you want to support, useful!
Xamarin.Forms - File Browser by Delpin Susai Raj
blogspot.com
FSHARP
Fabulous: Going Beyond Hello World | Xamarin Blog
One for us lovers of/curious about F# and the amazing Fabulous library for Xamarin.Forms. This is the next post in a guest series on the blog by Timothé Larivière (maintainer for Fabulous) and is excellent for building upon the basics!
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/fabulous-going-beyond-hello-world/ by Timothé Larivière
microsoft.com
PODCASTS & VIDEOS
Merge Conflict: 228: .NET Conf 2020 & Apple M1 Event Recap
This last week was crazy! .NET Conf 2020, .NET 5, Visual Studio 16.8, XAML Hot Reload 2.0, Xbox Series S/X launch, Apple M1 Events, and so much more!
Merge Conflict: 228: .NET Conf 2020 & Apple M1 Event Recap by Merge Conflict
mergeconflict.fm
Null Pointers 27: Staying up to date
Staying up to date in our ever changing techworld is no small feat. It may even feel a bit overwhelming at times. In this episode we discuss how we like to stay informed while trying to miss out on purpose. How we do it? Well you will have to tune in to this weeks episode.
Null Pointers 27: Staying up to date by Null Pointers
nullpointers.io
DevTalk 50: Getting your work to 120%. With James Montemagno
On episode 50 of DevTalk, Kerry speaks to James Montemagno about productivity and motivation. James is well known for seeming to get a lot done every day, or crushing it as he calls it, so this is definitely worth a listen!!
DevTalk 50: Getting your work to 120%. With James Montemagno by Kerry Lothrop
lothrop.de
The Xamarin Podcast Episode 82: iRel8
iRel8 is an amazing app built with Xamarin that helps people during the toughest moments in life.
iRel8 facilitates mental wellness using Xamarin - find out the heartfelt story behind this app in this episode of the Xamarin podcast.
The Xamarin Podcast Episode 82: iRel8
xamarinpodcast.com
RELEASES
Sharpnado.HorizontalListView 1.8: reveal animations
A new version of the great HorizontalListView from Sharpnado is out and it includes a couple of breaking changes and new features, this post covers all you need to know!!
Sharpnado.HorizontalListView 1.8: reveal animations by Jean-Marie Alfonsi
sharpnado.com
MFractor 4.4 - Introducing The App Icon Importer
This is huge!! MFractor 4.4 adds support for Visual Studio Mac 8.8, fixes some bugs in IntelliSense and adds our latest and greatest feature, the App Icon Importer wizard.
MFractor 4.4 - Introducing The App Icon Importer by Matthew Robbins
mfractor.com
AND FINALLY...
MonkeyFest USA
Don't forget that MonkeyFest USA is this weekend! Make sure you register for some great sessions.
Registration is FREE! https://monkeyfest.dev
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