{"id":30655,"date":"2017-03-24T10:39:26","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T17:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.xamarin.com\/?p=30655"},"modified":"2019-04-03T23:57:13","modified_gmt":"2019-04-04T06:57:13","slug":"podcast-enhanced-xaml-productivity-with-mfractor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/podcast-enhanced-xaml-productivity-with-mfractor\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Enhanced XAML Productivity with MFractor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, I&#8217;m joined by Matthew Robbins to discuss his XAML productivity tool <a href=\"http:\/\/mfractor.com\">MFractor<\/a>, building add-ins for Xamarin Studio, code generation with Roslyn, and his journey from idea to product.<\/p>\n<p><center>\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/fireside.fm\/s\/ce4Mj65y+-oLqiRNE\/iframe\"><\/iframe>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<h2>MFractor: Productivity Tools for Xamarin.Forms<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/https:\/\/https:\/\/www.mfractor.com\/\">MFractor<\/a> is an add-in for Xamarin Studio and Visual Studio for Mac that contains productivity tooling for Xamarin.Forms, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>XAML analysis to detect dozens of code issues at design time and enable you to fix them in a few clicks.<\/li>\n<li>The ability to easily explore projects with MVVM navigation shortcuts, XAML tooltips, image tooltips and XAML go-to declaration.<\/li>\n<li>XAML refactoring to rename namespaces, import controls, and organize your XAML.<\/li>\n<li>Capability to quickly generate C# code by implementing ViewModels, generate missing bindings, create bindable properties, and more, all from your XAML.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2019\/03\/gif.gif\" alt=\"MFractor XAML analysis in action to help you fix issues in your XAML.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30657\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/docs.mfractor.com\/\">MFractor documentation portal<\/a> for a full listing of features. Want to see it live in action? Be sure to watch Matthew Robbins demoing the features live on <a href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Shows\/XamarinShow\/The-Xamarin-Show-18-MFractor-Incredible-Tools-for-Xamarin-with-Matthew-Robbins\">The Xamarin Show<\/a> with Microsoft&#8217;s James Montemagno. <\/p>\n<h2>Subscribe or Download Today<\/h2>\n<p>Keeping up with the latest in .NET, C#, and Xamarin is easier than ever with the Xamarin Podcast! Cohosts <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pierceboggan\">Pierce Boggan<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jamesmontemagno\">James Montemagno<\/a> cover topics relevant to Xamarin developers, from <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.xamarin.com\/podcast-designing-mobile-apps\/\">designing mobile apps<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.xamarin.com\/podcast-identity-management-in-mobile-apps\/\">identity management<\/a>. 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