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Bringing Communities Together: Xamarin MVPs Join Microsoft MVPs

Jayme SingletonSeptember 1, 2017Sep 1, 201709/1/17

The Xamarin MVP Program and Microsoft MVP Award Program share a common bond in recognizing leaders who make outstanding contributions to our technical communities. In the last year, we've taken steps to bring our communities closer together, by making Xamarin University and Microsoft MSDN benefits available to all members of both programs,

Save the Date for Xamarin Evolve 2016

Joseph HillJuly 16, 2015Jul 16, 201507/16/15

Mark your calendars for Xamarin Evolve 2016, taking place April 24-28 in Orlando, Florida! Join the Xamarin team and fellow developers for the largest cross-platform mobile development event in the world. Last year, Xamarin Evolve hosted a sell-out crowd of over 1,200 attendees. Speakers from leading companies including Microsoft, Dropb

Creating Your First WatchKit App

Craig DunnFebruary 12, 2015Feb 12, 201502/12/15

A new release of Xamarin's Apple WatchKit support is now available for download, including initial support for the Xamarin iOS Designer. This post walks you through steps to create your first Watch Kit app (described in more detail in our WatchKit getting started guide). File > New Watch App Start with a new or existing iOS app, then

300 Components and Counting

Bill HolmesFebruary 5, 2015Feb 5, 201502/5/15

Since launching in early 2013, the Xamarin Component Store has been a big hit, and today we are happy to announce that we have over 300 components ready to integrate into your apps from directly within Xamarin Studio or Visual Studio. Tons of Functionality The community has been hard at work building incredibly useful components, complet

New Xamarin Profiler Preview

Nina VyedinJanuary 14, 2015Jan 14, 201501/14/15

A new Xamarin Profiler preview is available for download today. This release focuses on boosting performance and improving usability. Here's a rundown of some of our favorite features: Time Range Selection Time range selection lets you highlight an interesting area in the instrument chart and limit the profiling data to a specific time p

Eight Reasons C# is the Best Language for Mobile Development

Nat FriedmanJanuary 2, 2013Jan 2, 201301/2/13

The statisticians behind the Popularity of Programming Languages (PYPL) index have named C# the language of the year for 2012. Their data shows that C# popularity grew by 2.3 percent in 2012, more than any other programming language during the same period. What accounts for the growth of C# in 2012? Well, the launch of Windows 8 has pr

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