In this session you will learn about the technology that Xamarin offers and how it works to enable developers to leverage a shared C# code base across all mobile platforms. I will walk you through developing, deploying, and optimizing your first mobile apps for iOS, Android, and Windows from a single code base. You will walk away with the knowledge to build cross platform mobile app with C# features such as LINQ, async/await, events, and delegates and inside of both Visual Studio and Xamarin Studio.

1. Enabling Developers to Create Native
iOS, Android, Mac, & Windows apps in C#
James Montemagno
Developer Evangelist, Xamarin
www.MotzCod.es | www.Xamarin.com
@JamesMontemagno | @XamarinHQ
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2. Mobile Development Approaches

3. Single App

4. Single App

5. Single App

6. Silo Approach

7. Write Once, Run Anywhere Approach
Lowest common denominator
App Generation

8. Write Once, Run Anywhere Approach
Lowest common denominator
App Generation

9. Xamarin’s Unique Approach

10. C# on 2.6 Billion Devices

14. 100% API Coverage

15. Anything you can do in Objective-C or Java can
be done in C# and Visual Studio with Xamarin!

16. Xamarin.iOS does full Ahead Of Time
(AOT) compilation to produce an
ARM binary for Apple’s App Store.
Native Performance
Xamarin.Android takes advantage
of Just In Time (JIT) compilation on
the Android device.

17. Always Up to Date
Same day support for
iOS 5, iOS 6, iOS 6.1,
iOS 7, iOS 7.1!

18. Always Up to Date
Always up-to-date with the latest APIs from
Apple and Google.

19. Always Up to Date
Always up-to-date with the latest APIs from
Apple and Google.

20. Xamarin’s Unique Approach

21. Code Sharing: Accelerate Development
Android
iOS
Mac
WP

22. File Linking

23. Shared Code Projects

24. Portable Class Libraries
• 1 Assembly
• Multiple Platforms
• Including:
• Xamarin.Android
• Xamarin.iOS

25. Portable Class Libraries Features
•Centralized Code Sharing
•How you expect it to work
•Debug seamlessly into and
out of PCL
•Project/Assembly Sharing
•NuGet

26. Distribute Everywhere
A Xamarin app is an app, distribute it everywhere

27. Products

28. Xamarin.Mac
Xamarin Studio
Xamarin Test Cloud
Component Store
Xamarin.iOS
Xamarin.Android
Xamarin for
Visual Studio
.NET Mobility Scanner

29. Development Environment
Xamarin Studio
PC or Mac
Visual Studio Plugin
VS 2010/2012/2013

30. Visual Studio Integration

31. Visual Studio Integration
Debug to:
• Emulators
• Devices
Integrated into toolbar
• Status
• Logs
• List of devices
Just Click Start Debugging!

32. Xamarin Studio

33. Android Designer

34. iOS Designer

35. Xamarin Component Store
Build Apps Faster

36. .NET Mobility Scanner
http://scan.xamarin.com
How mobile is your .NET?
• Scan .exe or .dll to determine compatibility
• Generates full report:

37. Live Coding
Adventure

38. Xamarin Evolve 2013
Sold
Out!
650
Conference
Attendees
8,400
Live stream
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Trending on Twitter
during keynote
Watch Sessions & Highlights: http://xamarin.com/evolve/2013

39. www.xamarin.com/evolve

40. • Sign up at xamarin.com/university
• Learn to build native iOS, Android, and Windows
apps with C#.
• Live online, interactive classes with live coding.
• Labs with full source code solutions.
• Access to Xamarin Certified Developer exam.
• Unlimited Annual Access: Enjoy unlimited, live
mobile development training from mobile experts,
on your schedule, and as often as you'd like.

41. Where Do I Start?
Xamarin.com

42. GET YOUR
C# SHIRT
TODAY!

43. Find Me:
@JamesMontemagno
www.MotzCod.es
GitHub.com/JamesMontemagno
Xamarin:
@XamarinHQ
www.Xamarin.com
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