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GETTING STARTED WITH XAMARIN.iOS
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WHAT IS XAMARIN.iOS?
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Xamarin.iOS & Xamarin.Android• Platform for native iOS/Android development using C#
• Formerly known as ‘MonoTouch’ and ‘Mono for Android’
• Based on Mono (.Net runtime for Linux platforms)
• Provides .Net library on iOS/Android
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Xamarin.iOS & Xamarin.Android (continued)•Uses C# as the backing language with native platform
layouts (XIB on iOS, Android XML on Android)
•Wraps native libraries for each platform with C# wrappers through a process known as ‘projection’
• Full access to native libraries + simplifications in areas
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Xamarin.Mobile• Library which provides common device functionality across
iOS, Android, and Windows
• Provides access to contacts, camera, and geo-location
MonoTouch.Dialog• iOS library to quickly create table based layouts through
simplified elements
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(image credit: Parse.com)
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BUILDING XAMARIN.iOS APPS
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iOS Development Basics•MVC Architecture (Code)
• Storyboards vs XIBs (UI)
• Storyboards are newer and combine all views into one storyboard which can control user flows and segues
• XIBs are older and define a single screen
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Xamarin Studio (or Visual Studio)
• Recently re-designed IDE from Xamarin
• Awesome IDE, like a simpler Visual Studio
•Component Store for common libraries and UI controls
XCode (or Xamarin Studio)
• XCode Interface Builder is how native iOS apps are built
• Xamarin Studio adding its own interface designer soon (currently in Alpha channel)
Code
UI
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HELLO WORLD(Xamarin Studio & XCode coding demo)
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TIPS
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TIPS
Open multiple solutions within Xamarin Studio
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TIPS
Adjust code formatting style
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TIPS
Double Command - make home and end keys work on a Mac
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DELIGHTING DEVELOPERS
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Xamarin Android and iOS Designers
Alpha today, release in August 2013Android designer, released in 2012
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Xamarin Test Cloud
Automatically test hundreds of iOS / Android devices with UI tests
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Xamarin Test Cloud
Automatically test hundreds of iOS / Android devices with UI tests
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Xamarin Test Cloud
Automatically test hundreds of iOS / Android devices with UI tests
SIGN UP FOR BETA @Xamarin.com/test-cloud
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Objective Sharpie
Generate C# bindings for iOS libraries
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RESOURCES
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Resources• Xamarin.com (documentation, forums, chat, etc.)
• Xamarin Evolve 2013 recordingshttp://xamarin.com/evolve/2013
• Atlanta Xamarin Users Group (Wednesday, June 19th)http://meetup.com/Atlanta-Xamarin-Users-Group/
• Books (MonoTouch or iOS)
• Pluralsight training videos
•Conferences (ex: CodeStock in July)
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Extensions• Xamarin Studio Components
• TinyIOC
• Parse.com
•MvvmCross (cross-platform pattern for all platfoms)
•MonoTouch Bindings(ATMHud, AmazonLogin, Facebook, Flurry Analytics, Google Maps, Kiip, Paypal, Red Laser, Test Flight, Three 20, Urban Airship, etc.)
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CROSS PLATFORM
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Native• 100% native platform experience
• No code share with other platforms
• Differing code and UI tech per platform
Appcelerator Titanium Phonegap
Xamarin• 100% native platform experience
• Code share with all other platforms
• Differing UI tech per platform
• C#
• Javascript SDK which defines and interacts with native controls
• SDK may not support all controls or provide all native interfaces
• JS
• Web browser in an app with JS wrappers for native calls (GPS, Camera, etc.)
Sencha Touch• Web controls that mimic native
applications
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THANK YOU!
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