Build 2017 Recap for Xamarin Developers

A recap of Xamarin-related announcements from the 2017 Build conference

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2. Visual Studio for Mac General Availability! iOS, Android, & macOS .NET development .NET Core & ASP.NET Core Tools for Azure Unity Game Development Azure Functions IoT Docker
3. Visual Studio for Mac The IDE loved by millions, now on the Mac Productivity for teams across PC and Mac Build apps, games, and services for mobile, web, and cloud An IDE natively designed for the Mac
5. iOS tvOS – Apple TV watchOS – Apple Watch Android Android Wear/TV macOS
6. .NET Core ASP .NET Core Web sites Web APIs and backends .NET Core apps and services WebTools (HTML, CSS, Json) Azure Publish
7. One click setup Requires Unity 5.6.1 Productivity features Unity Solution Explorer Unity messages IntelliSense Code coloring for Unity Shaders Debugging
8. Installation • Faster installer • Better defaults • Less space on disk First Run • Player apps • Better templates • Mobile + Cloud • Fastlane Improve Build/Debug Cycles • Live coding • Edit, save, view • Faster build and deploy times
11. Xamarin Runtime Xamarin Runtime Xamarin Runtime
12. Xamarin Runtime Xamarin Runtime Xamarin Runtime Xamarin Runtime
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19. Xamarin.iOS Xamarin.Android ARM BINARY Runs natively .APP AOT .NET C# Bindings .APK Compile and Link .NET C# Bindings IL + JIT Runs natively
20. ARM BINARY Runs natively .APP/.APK AOT .NET C# Bindings
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31. macOS Preview Enhanced GestureRecognizers Android Support Libraries PlatformSpecifics Fast Scroll NavigationPage Translucency Blur Behind Partial Collapse MasterPage Native Control Binding Map Extensibility Fast Renderers Preview Startup Time ListView Scrolling Memory Improvements XAMLC Bindable Picker Frame Corners Tizen Forms Previewer FlexLayout Preview Xamarin.Forms Embedding DataPages
32. Source: Matthew Robbins - MFractor
37. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <ContentPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms" xmlns:x=http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml x:Class="FormsFlexLayoutDemo.FlexDemoPage"> <FlexLayout x:Name="flexbox”> <Label Text="Flex Element 1" /> <Label Text="Flex Element 2" /> <Label Text="Flex Element 3" /> <Label Text="Flex Element 4" /> <Label Text="Flex Element 5" /> </FlexLayout> </ContentPage> Flex Element 1 Flex Element 2 Flex Element 3 Flex Element 4 Flex Element 5
38. AlignContent AlignItems Position Overflow Wrap Order AlignSelf Flex JustifyContent IsIncluded Grow Shrink FlexLayout Properties