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.NET Conf 2020 and Community Events this October

October 1, 2020 Oct 1, 2020 10/1/20
Jayme Singleton
Virtually tune-in to communities around the world through amazing online events, streams, and recordings this October. Stay connected to your developer communities through the upcoming .NET Conf 2020, virtual Meetups, community stand-ups, podcasts, and more. Get started with .NET tutorials and learn how to host your own virtual experiences!

Xamarin.Forms 5 Preview: Advanced UI Controls for Beautiful Apps

September 29, 2020 Sep 29, 2020 09/29/20
David Ortinau
Xamarin.Forms 5 brings to stable release features that you have seen in preview over the latest several 4.x releases. This includes solid and gradient , , drag-and-drop, , , and . These new features inject new creative potential for your application designs to create beautiful, interactive experiences. Let's look at those highlights, and then...

Customer Showcase: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

September 24, 2020 Sep 24, 2020 09/24/20
Alex Blount
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is known for it’s many areas of involvement in the movie industry, but it is most famous for the annual awards show, The Oscar’s ®. See how the Academy migrated their infrastructure to Azure and leveraged Xamarin to deliver a rich, responsive experience to its members across a range of devices.

.NET Virtual Events in September

September 1, 2020 Sep 1, 2020 09/1/20
Jayme Singleton
Virtually tune-in to any event around the world through amazing online events, streams, and recordings this September. Stay active with your developer communities through upcoming MeetUps. Get lots of content from the teams at Microsoft and the global community. And learn how to get started with .NET and Xamarin!