{"id":225166,"date":"2017-08-16T13:37:35","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T20:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/?p=225166"},"modified":"2019-05-02T13:51:05","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T20:51:05","slug":"new-xamarin-university-webinar-take-your-desktop-net-skills-mobile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/new-xamarin-university-webinar-take-your-desktop-net-skills-mobile\/","title":{"rendered":"New Xamarin University Webinar: Take your desktop .NET skills mobile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>We are looking to improve your experience on the Visual Studio Blog. It would be very helpful if you could share your feedback via this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.net\/r\/M7GZL9D?title=New%20Xamarin%20University%20Webinar%3A%20Take%20your%20desktop%20.NET%20skills%20mobile\">short survey<\/a> that should take less than 2 minutes. Thanks!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visualstudio.com\/xamarin\/\">Visual Studio Tools for Xamarin<\/a> gives you everything you need to build amazing native mobile apps for Android, iOS, and UWP \u2013 and Xamarin University is making it even easier for desktop developers to learn how to apply existing skills, experience, and practices to do mobile development.<\/p>\n<p>At Xamarin University, our team of mobile experts have taught thousands of developers of all skill levels and backgrounds, and, we invite you to join us for \u201cXamarin University Presents: Desktop Developer\u2019s Guide to Mobile with Visual Studio Tools for Xamarin\u201d on <b>Tues, August 29<sup>th<\/sup> at 9 am PT \/ 12 pm ET \/ 4 pm UTC. <\/b><\/p>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLM75ZaNQS_FZY5o9dyObEItPaPKG4iD87\">[REGISTER]<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLM75ZaNQS_FZY5o9dyObEItPaPKG4iD87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Xamarin University Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/05\/Xamarin-University-univeristy-logo_blue_horizontal.png\" alt=\"Xamarin University Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" align=\"center\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a long-time desktop developer, I\u2019ll share my personal experiences and provide step-by-step guidance to ease the jump to native Android and iOS development.<\/p>\n<p>During the session, you\u2019ll learn how to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use Visual Studio Tools for Xamarin and C# to design and build native apps for lots of devices and platforms<\/li>\n<li>Map common desktop paradigms to mobile, including comparing desktop and mobile APIs<\/li>\n<li>Optimize the UX \/ UI when porting your desktop apps to tablets or mobile devices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You\u2019ll get best practices, see practical examples, and we\u2019ll have several Xamarin University instructors and mobile experts available to answer your questions throughout the session.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLM75ZaNQS_FZY5o9dyObEItPaPKG4iD87\">Register now<\/a>, and get ready to learn how to extend your desktop expertise to all things mobile.<\/p>\n<p><i>We encourage all registrants to attend the webinar live, as we will be answering questions throughout the event. However, we will share recordings with registrants after the session. So please sign up even if you cannot join us that day. You can view an assortment of past sessions<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLM75ZaNQS_FZY5o9dyObEItPaPKG4iD87\"><i> here.<\/i><\/a><i> <\/i><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"600\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"150\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/msdnshared.blob.core.windows.net\/media\/2017\/03\/Mark-Smith.png\" \/><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"400\"><strong>Mark Smith<\/strong>, Principal Program Manager<\/p>\n<p>Mark leads Xamarin University, where he helps developers learn how to utilize their .NET skills to build amazing mobile apps for Android, iOS, Windows and beyond. 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