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November Xamarin and .NET Developer Events

October 31, 2019 Oct 31, 2019 10/31/19

Jayme Singleton

This November, explore Xamarin and .NET development with your community at developer events all around the world. Find endless opportunities including conferences like She Sharp Conference, as well as virtual events online like Ignite!

Build Great Xamarin Apps with App Center

October 24, 2019 Oct 24, 2019 10/24/19

Ela Malani [MSFT]

Visual Studio App Center offers integrated and end-to-end developer services for building, managing and powering your Xamarin iOS and Android apps. Easily integrate globally scalable backend services with just a few lines of code. Automate your build, test, and distribution pipelines, while continuously monitoring real-time performance.

Xamarin.Forms 4.3 is live! Introducing CollectionView

October 22, 2019 Oct 22, 2019 10/22/19

Paul DiPietro

Announcing the stable release of Xamarin.Forms 4.3.0! Marking the removal of the experimental flag from CollectionView as it moves into stable status. Along with this, comes a number of enhancements and contributions from the community including SourceLink support, the ability to display HTML on Labels, and more!

Xamarin Podcast: .NET Conf Recap!

October 18, 2019 Oct 18, 2019 10/18/19

Matt Soucoup

Co-hosts Matt Soucoup and James Montemagno cover a range of topics relevant to Xamarin developers from designing mobile apps to identity management. This month’s Xamarin Podcast episode features a full .NET Conf 2019 recap!

Welcome to Partly Cloudy!

October 16, 2019 Oct 16, 2019 10/16/19

Matt Soucoup

Announcing a new series on Xamarin YouTube Channel called “Partly Cloudy“ with Matt Soucoup: Exploring topics around Azure, DevOps, and Xamarin to learn how to build an app from scratch - all the way through deployment to the App Stores!

Introducing the DevOps for Mobile Video Series

October 9, 2019 Oct 9, 2019 10/9/19

James Montemagno

Introducing the DevOps for Mobile video series now streaming on YouTube and Channel 9. We tackle a wide range of topics including continuous integration, user interface testing, provisioning, distribution, and a lot more. We guide you through each topic with easy to follow demos, but more importantly we have conversations around each area.

Hacktoberfest 2019 – Xamarin Edition

October 8, 2019 Oct 8, 2019 10/8/19

David Ortinau

Code for cotton or from your love for Xamarin in this year's Hacktoberfest! Here are the guidelines to get you started. Be sure to tag your pull requests with the "Hacktoberfest" label to be considered for a reward.

CarouselView Challenge Wrap-up

October 4, 2019 Oct 4, 2019 10/4/19

Paul DiPietro

After the first prerelease of Xamarin.Forms 4.3 we asked you to participate in the CarouselView Challenge as a follow-up to the CollectionView Challenge. Now we look back on this challenge and report everything that we learned.

October Xamarin and .NET Developer Events

October 1, 2019 Oct 1, 2019 10/1/19

Jayme Singleton

Discover the world of Xamarin and .NET with your community at developer events in October. Find tons of opportunities around the globe, including conferences and virtual events online!

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