{"id":12198,"date":"2014-07-03T10:40:14","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T14:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.xamarin.com\/?p=12198"},"modified":"2014-07-03T10:40:14","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T14:40:14","slug":"jump-start-f-sharp-mobile-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/jump-start-f-sharp-mobile-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Awesome Samples to Jumpstart F# Mobile Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tThroughout the week we have seen a wide assortment of F# samples and applications that you can use to jump start your F# mobile development. Here are a few new resources available to developers, including full sample applications comprised of beautiful F# source code.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12201\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2019\/04\/tutorial.png\" alt=\"F# Tutorial\" width=\"500\" height=\"301\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Starter Guides<\/h2>\n<p>With the release of Xamarin 3, we brought first class F# support to developers inside of Xamarin Studio. To go along with that, we also have great <a href=\"http:\/\/developer.xamarin.com\/guides\/cross-platform\/fsharp\/fsharp_support_overview\/\" title=\"f# tutorials\">f# tutorials<\/a> and guides, along with a few other fantastic resources to get you going:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/fsharp.org\/\" title=\"F# Open Organization\">F# Open Organization<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tryfsharp.org\/\" title=\"F# Learning Portal\">F# Learning Portal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/library\/ff730280\" title=\"Visual F# Development Portal\">Visual F# Development Portal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Mobile App Samples<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-12199\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2019\/04\/shallow.gif\" alt=\"F# Shallow App\" width=\"160\" height=\"300\" \/>\nIn addition to documentation here are a few open source F# mobile apps that you can run right away.<\/p>\n<h3>Shallow<\/h3>\n<p>Based on popular dating apps, Shallow is a great example of using beautiful animations built into iOS, that you can take advantage of with a few lines of code in F#.<\/p>\n<p>For a full break down of Shallow&#8217;s features and introduction to its F# goodness be sure to see <a href=\"http:\/\/dvdsgl.co\/shallow.html\" title=\"F# Shallow Introduction\">the full blog post<\/a> by Xamarin&#8217;s David Siegel, and its <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/dvdsgl\/shallow\" title=\"Shallow on GitHub\">GitHub repo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Tasky F#<\/h3>\n<p>Recently announced Xamarin Evolve speaker and F# enthusiast Rachel Reese wrote an amazing introduction to <a href=\"\/introduction-to-f-with-xamarin-part-ii\/\" title=\"Rachel Reese Intro to F#\">mobile development in F#<\/a> post. Not only did she break down all of the benefits of F#, but also built out a full Task taking app, Tasky F#, that is <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/rachelreese\/Tasky\" title=\"Tasky in F#\">completely open source on GitHub<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Xamarin Store<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-12200\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2019\/04\/anuj-f-sharp-shirt-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"anuj f sharp shirt\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\" \/>When we kicked off F# week, we released a brand new version of the Xamarin Store app for iOS and Android. This is where you can get your very own F# t-shirt shipped for FREE directly to your doorstep for trying Xamarin and running your first F# app. This is a beautiful application with elegant animations such as Ken Burn&#8217;s effects on images. <a href=\"http:\/\/xamarin.com\/f-sharp-shirt\" title=\"Order you F# Shirt\">Download the source code today<\/a> and get your very own F# t-shirt.<\/p>\n<h3>Show us your F# Hacks!<\/h3>\n<p>These are a few great examples to help kick start your F# mobile development with Xamarin. We are sure might have your own F# tips and tricks to share with developers, so head over to our <a href=\"http:\/\/forums.xamarin.com\/discussion\/19699\" title=\"Show us your F# tips &amp; tricks\">Community Forums and share your own F# hacks<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Throughout the week we have seen a wide assortment of F# samples and applications that you can use to jump start your F# mobile development. 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