Introduction to Xamarin

1. 1   Introducing  Xamarin  2.0   Cross platform development with Xamarin Prashant  Cholachagudda   email  address  deleted   @prshntvc  
2. 2   It  all  started  with  Mono   •  Open  source  implementa?on  of  .NET/CLI  by  Ximian   •  2001:  Created  to  bring  Windows  applica?ons  to   Linux.   •  2003:  Acquired  by  Novell  with  Ximian   •  Matured  at  Novell  in  research  mode;  now  a  world   class  run?me.   hOp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mono_%28soTware%29  
3. 3   What  is  Xamarin?   •  C#  and  .NET  for  Android,  iOS  and  Mac   •  Full  na?ve  APIs  –  no  compromise   •  Share  code  across  Android,  iOS,  Mac,  Windows   Phone,  Windows  RT,  Windows   •  Only  pla]orm  that  allows  sharing  code  across   these  pla]orms  while  keeping  na?ve   performance  and  UX   •  Business  can  leverage  exis?ng  C#  skills,  tools,   teams  and  code.   •  Focused  on  mobile  development  
4. 4   Cross-­‐pla)orm  field  service   app  for  iOS,  Android  and   Windows  8   Na?ve  UI  
5. 5   Case  Study   Released early Sept 2012
6. 6   Xamarin.iOS   •  Xamarin  Studio  on  Mac  &  Visual  Studio  on  PC   •  monotouch.dll   •  Full  sta?c  AOT  compiler   •  Support  for  all  your  exis?ng  code,  Generics   LINQ,  anonymous  methods,  Lambda’s     •  Objec?ve-­‐C  na?ve  libraries  through  binding      
7. 7   Xamarin.Android   •  Xamarin  Studio  on  Mac  &  Visual  Studio  on  PC   •  monoandroid.dll   •  Allow  JIT  for  Android   •  Supports  all  your  exis?ng  code   •  Android  na?ve  libraries  through  binding.  
8. 8   Code  sharing   Na?ve  UI   APIs   C#   Run?me   OS   WPF   WinForms  …   Business  Logic  &  Middleware       (engine,  core  and  3rd  party  libraries)   .NET   Windows,       WP  7/8   Xamarin.iOS   Mono   iOS   Xamarin.Mac   Mac  OSX   Xamarin.And orid   Android  
9. 9   Cross  pla]orm  frameworks     •  MVVMCross   –  Cross-­‐Pla]orm  Mvvm  Pla]orm  for  MonoTouch,   MonoDroid,  WP7  and  WinRT.   –  hOps://github.com/slodge/MvvmCross   •  MVVMLight:  
10. 10   What’s  New  in  2.0?   •  Xamarin  Studio   – The  best  IDE  for  mobile  development   •  iOS  for  Visual  Studio   – Develop  iOS  apps  from  VS  on  Windows   •  Component  Store   – Drop-­‐in  components  to  build  apps  faster  
11. 11   What’s  New  in  2.0?   •  New  Pricing   – An  edi?on  for  every  developer   •  New  Names   – Xamarin.iOS,  Xamarin.Android,  Xamarin.Mac   •  Developer  Center   – Massively  revamped  documenta?on  website   – World  class  tutorials  and  guides  
12. 12   Xamarin  Studio  
13. 13   Xamarin  Studio   •  Streamlined   development   experience   •  Responsive,  beau?ful   user  interface   •  Unified  global  search  
14. 14   Xamarin  Studio   •  Fast,  smooth  C#  code   naviga?on,  comple?on   and  refactoring   •  Git  and  subversion   integra?on   •  Powerful  debugger   •  Available  on  Windows  and   Mac  
15. 15   iOS  for  Visual  Studio  
16. 16   iOS  for  Visual  Studio   •  Write,  build,  deploy  and  debug  iOS  apps  from   Visual  Studio   •  Take  advantage  of  exis?ng  skills  and   extensions,  for  example  TFS  and  ReSharper   •  Develop  for  iOS,  Android,  Windows  Phone   from  a  single  solu?on  
17. 17   iOS  for  Visual  Studio   •  Connects  to  Mac  over   network   •  Seamlessly  transfers   compiled  C#  to  Mac   for  na?ve  build,  sign   •  Launch  and  debug  on   simulator  or  device  
18. 18   Component  Store  
19. 19   Component  Store   •  Paid  and  free   components   •  Add  Components  to   your  app  directly  from   within  XS  or  VS   •  Submit  your  own!  
20. 20            Xamarin  Test  Cloud     Automa?cally  test  your  app  on  hundreds  of  mobile   devices.    
22. 22   New  Pricing  
23. 23   Xamarin  Edi?ons   •  Free  Starter  Edi?on   –  32kb  of  user  IL,  cannot  link  na?ve  code   •  Indie  Edi?on   –  Unrestricted  size  and  na?ve  linking   •  Business  Edi?on   –  Visual  Studio,  WCF,  email  support   •  Enterprise   –  App  kickoff,  priority  support,  free  components   •  Trial   –  30  day  trial  of  Business  Edi?on  
24. 24   Xamarin  Studio   Tour  and  Demo  
25. 25   What’s  coming?     •  F#  Support   –  Create  iOS  and  Android  apps  with  your  favorite  func?onal   language   •  Portable  Class  Libraries   –  Build  libraries  that  can  be  used  from  mul?ple  frameworks,   e.g.  .NET  4,  Xamarin.iOS,  WP7   •  Mono  3.0  run?me   –  C#  5  with  async  support   –  Upgraded  GC  and  class  libraries   •  Built-­‐in  iOS  designer  for  Xamarin  Studio  and  Visual   Studio   •  And  more!  
26. 26   Ques?ons?  
27. 27   Get  started   •  Downloads   –  hOp://www.xamarin.com/download   •  Developer  Center   –  hOp://docs.xamarin.com   •  Forums   –  hOp://forums.xamarin.com   •  Evolve  Conf.  Videos   –  hOp://xamarin.com/evolve/2013   •  Seminars:   –  hOp://xamarin.com/seminars