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Fabulous: Functional App Development

Fabulous: Functional App Development

Timothé LarivièreSeptember 10, 2020Sep 10, 202009/10/20

Learn how to get started with functional programming with Xamarin, F#, and Fabulous to create amazing native mobile apps. Guest blogger and Fabulous maintainer Timothé Larivière walks you through what Fabulous is, how to get started, and how to build real world functional native mobile apps.

App First Run Detection with Xamarin.Essentials

App First Run Detection with Xamarin.Essentials

James MontemagnoAugust 19, 2020Aug 19, 202008/19/20

Several great approaches to check if and when your app is launching. For the very first run or for a specific version, all using Xamarin.Essentials! Easily detect the first time your user has run your application or for a specific version to easily integrate prompts.

Profiling Xamarin.Android Startup

Profiling Xamarin.Android Startup

Jonathan PeppersAugust 14, 2020Aug 14, 202008/14/20

Measure, optimize, and fine-tune the performance of your Android apps build with Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms with these tips and tricks using great tools.

A Dev Story: College Diary with Xamarin.Forms by Theodora Tataru

A Dev Story: College Diary with Xamarin.Forms by Theodora Tataru

Theodora TataruAugust 12, 2020Aug 12, 202008/12/20

Guest Blog: Theodora Tataru shares her developer story of finding Xamarin and building out her new app, College Diary.

Xamarin.Forms 4.8 – Gradients & Brushes, Drag & Drop, and More!

Xamarin.Forms 4.8 – Gradients & Brushes, Drag & Drop, and More!

Jake KirschAugust 7, 2020Aug 7, 202008/7/20

Check out the latest release of Xamarin.Forms 4.8 that introduces gradients, brushes, drag & drop, and so much more! Head inside for all of the release details.

Mastering Multilingual in Xamarin.Forms

Mastering Multilingual in Xamarin.Forms

Jayme SingletonJuly 21, 2020Jul 21, 202007/21/20

This guest post by Charlin Agramonte elaborates on how multilingual support is one of the most common requirements for mobile apps and the simplicity of building mobile apps with Xamarin that handle multiple languages.

Introducing C# Markup for Xamarin.Forms

Introducing C# Markup for Xamarin.Forms

Jayme SingletonJuly 15, 2020Jul 15, 202007/15/20

C# Markup for Xamarin.Forms enables developers to seamlessly create user interfaces in C# code with built in markup extensions. In this guest blog post Vincent will walk-through how to setup C# markup and all of the great built in features.

Preparing Apps for Google Play Android 10 Requirements

Preparing Apps for Google Play Android 10 Requirements

James MontemagnoJuly 6, 2020Jul 6, 202007/6/20

There are some new requirements coming to Google Play when it comes to publishing your apps. Learn about updating your apps to target Android 10 (API 29).