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Xamarin Podcast: Let’s Focus on Xamarin!
AvatarMarch 20, 2020Mar 20, 202003/20/20
Keeping up with the latest in .NET, C#, Xamarin, and Azure is easier than ever. Co-hosts Matt Soucoup and James Montemagno cover a range of topics relevant to Xamarin developers from designing mobile apps to identity management. In this month’s episode James and Matt pull out all the stops and really Focus on Xamarin.
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Dotfuscator Comes to Visual Studio for Mac to Help Protect Apps
Bill LeachMarch 11, 2020Mar 11, 202003/11/20
Dotfuscator from PreEmptive helps .NET developers all over the globe protect their apps from reverse-engineering and hacking. Dotfuscator has been available for Xamarin developers using Visual Studio 2019 on Windows, but now with the release of Professional 6 is available on Visual Studio for Mac and cloud builds!
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Binding Android Kotlin Libraries
alexeystrakhMarch 9, 2020Mar 9, 202003/9/20
The ability to reuse components built with Kotlin has become increasingly important to Xamarin developers as their popularity amongst developers continues to grow. This post describes a high-level process of binding a Kotlin framework. Additional information with a detailed walkthrough is now available at Microsoft documentation.
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Xamarin and .NET Developer Events in March
Jayme SingletonMarch 2, 2020Mar 2, 202003/2/20
This March, discover the world of Xamarin and .NET development through in-person and virtual opportunities all month long. Explore recent news and updates with your community at local developer Meetups, or online from the comfort of your home!
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Binding iOS Swift Libraries
alexeystrakhFebruary 28, 2020Feb 28, 202002/28/20
The ability to reuse components built with Swift has become increasingly important to Xamarin developers as their popularity amongst developers continues to grow. This post describes a high-level process of binding a Swift framework. Additional information available through Microsoft documentation.