David Ortinau

Unleashed: Embedding Xamarin.Forms in Xamarin Native

June 2nd, 2017

If you're anything like me, when you're ready to start coding a new application you face the question, "Xamarin Native or Xamarin.Forms?" The only correct answer should be “yes”. In fact, I want to show you how this shouldn't be a choice at all; you can just start coding with total confidence that you’re on the right path. ...

Glimpse the Future of Xamarin Forms 3.0

May 18th, 2017

At Microsoft Build 2017 we shared our vision for Xamarin.Forms 3.0: to enable using Xamarin.Forms in more ways, on more platforms, and faster than ever before. Today, I want to walk you through some of the exciting new features that we'll be adding to Xamarin.Forms that we know you're going to love! Xamarin.Forms Embedding You've ...

Preview: Bringing macOS to Xamarin.Forms

April 19th, 2017

It’s amazing to think that you can now have a running native macOS application with just a few tweaks to a Xamarin.Forms solution. And I have to say “application” because that’s desktop, right? As I featured in last week’s Xamarin.Forms 2.3.5 pre-release announcement, macOS support in Xamarin.Forms is now in Preview. Let’s ...

Make Your Xamarin.Forms Apps Even Better (and Faster!)

April 13th, 2017

As we continue to pursue the best in stability and performance, we're excited to get your feedback on our first pre-release of Xamarin.Forms 2.3.5. Boasting over 130 fixes and enhancements this release, I'd like to highlight a few that we're most eager for you to explore: Fast Renderers, ListView enhancements, and macOS preview! Fast ...

Live Webinar | Getting the Most Out of Xamarin.Forms for Visual Studio 2017

April 11th, 2017

Xamarin.Forms gets better, faster, and more performant with each release, making it easier for developers to build amazing Android, iOS, and UWP apps from a single codebase. You can learn about all of the exciting updates in our latest release in my upcoming demo-packed webinar, Getting the Most Out of Xamarin.Forms for Visual Studio 2017...

Announcing Xamarin.Forms Stable Release 2.3.4

April 5th, 2017

Today, we're excited to announce the latest stable release of Xamarin.Forms, version 2.3.4.224. The major themes of this release are quality and performance. For the complete list of updates, as well as some important notes, be sure to review the full release notes here. Xamarin.Forms 2.3.4 Highlights If you’ve been monitoring our ...

New Bindable Picker Control for Xamarin.Forms

February 27th, 2017

Picker controls are a staple of mobile form design, and are used to select date, time, and presenting a predefined list of choices, such as a list of countries or states. As we continue to improve Xamarin.Forms coverage of common UI scenarios, we’ve introduced binding support for the Picker. You can try it now in our latest 2.3.4 pre-...

Try the Latest in Xamarin.Forms with Nightly Builds

February 3rd, 2017

Today, we're excited to introduce a new way for you to try the latest-and-greatest in Xamarin.Forms through our new nightly build feed. Nightly builds will enable a tighter feedback loop with those of you in our community as we strive for quality and performance improvements. It also allows you to test and review changes and features that will...

New Xamarin.Forms Pre-release 2.3.4.184-pre1: Quality Improvements, Bindable Picker

January 13th, 2017

We have been working on improving the quality and performance of Xamarin.Forms as we speed toward our next stable release, so the bulk of this pre-release amounts to a huge list of quality improvements. For a complete rundown, check out the release notes here. What's New in Xamarin.Forms 2.3.4.184-pre1 There are a few feature enhancements...