{"id":46737,"date":"2020-03-20T10:11:50","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T17:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/?p=46737"},"modified":"2020-03-20T10:11:50","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T17:11:50","slug":"xamarin-podcast-focus-xamarin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/xamarin-podcast-focus-xamarin\/","title":{"rendered":"Xamarin Podcast: Let&#8217;s Focus on Xamarin!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping up with the latest in .NET, C#, Xamarin, and Azure is easier than ever. Co-hosts <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/codemillmatt\">Matt Soucoup<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jamesmontemagno\">James Montemagno<\/a> cover a range of topics relevant to Xamarin developers from <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/podcast-designing-mobile-apps\/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast71-xamblog-masoucou\">designing mobile apps<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/podcast-identity-management-in-mobile-apps\/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast71-xamblog-masoucou\">identity management<\/a>. In this month&#8217;s episode James and Matt pull out all the stops and really <a href=\"https:\/\/focus.dotnetconf.net\/Agenda\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Focus on Xamarin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39202\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2019\/03\/podcast-2.png\" alt=\"Xamarin Podcast: Focus on Xamarin\" width=\"200\" \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Let&#8217;s Focus On Xamarin, Shall We?<\/h2>\n<p>We always love Xamarin, but in this episode we \u2764\ufe0fit even more than usual! Why? Because we give you the full rundown of the <a href=\"https:\/\/focus.dotnetconf.net\/Agenda\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Focus on Xamarin virtual conference<\/a> coming up on March 23. There&#8217;s tons of great speakers and sessions and we give you a preview!<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s not all though!<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/androidx-nuget-packages-are-stable\/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast71-xamblog-masoucou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NuGet packages for AndroidX<\/a> are finally stable! So now is the time to update your apps. And James gives you the inside scoop as to why <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/essentials\/release-notes\/1.5?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast71-xamblog-masoucou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Xamarin.Essentials 1.4 and 1.5<\/a> were released at the same time. (Hint, it&#8217;s because of AndroidX!)<\/p>\n<p>The Xamarin.Forms team is working nonstop. Xamarin.Forms 4.5 is out. And we discuss the<a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/xamarin-forms-4-5\/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast71-xamblog-masoucou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> top five things to be excited about<\/a>. And did you know <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/xamarin-forms\/release-notes\/4.6\/4.6.0-pre1?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast71-xamblog-masoucou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">4.6 is lurking around the corner<\/a>? It&#8217;s in prerelease and we preview some cool new features.<\/p>\n<p>We also talk about how you can bind those native <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/binding-ios-swift-libraries\/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast71-xamblog-masoucou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Swift<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/binding-android-kotlin-libraries\/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast71-xamblog-masoucou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kotlin<\/a> libraries. And we give some love to a little known feature in Xamarin.Forms &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/xamarin-forms-bindable-layout\/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast71-xamblog-masoucou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the bindable layout<\/a>. (Well, it was little known to Matt until recently!)<\/p>\n<p>Matt puts his head in the clouds to talk about the greatest thing since sliced bread &#8211; a <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/updates\/azure-cosmos-db-free-tier-is-now-available\/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast71-xamblog-masoucou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Free Azure Cosmos DB tier<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Plus the Azure Service of the Month and Pick of the Pod!<\/p>\n<p>As always, get yourself some <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/free?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast71-xamblog-masoucou\">free Azure here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xamarinpodcast.com\/71\">download this episode<\/a>\u00a0from your favorite podcast app.<\/p>\n<h3>Office Hours<\/h3>\n<p>Have something on your mind? Office Hours are back! <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/office-hours\">Book some time with Matt<\/a> to discuss any cloud or mobile dev topic during Office Hours.<\/p>\n<p><center>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/fireside.fm\/player\/v2\/ce4Mj65y+4FFKaA9i?theme=dark\" width=\"740\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Subscribe or Download Today<\/h2>\n<p>Join your co-hosts <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/codemillmatt\">Matt Soucoup<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jamesmontemagno\">James Montemagno<\/a> to discuss the latest and greatest in Android, Xamarin, and cloud development. Get all the updates about Xamarin.Forms, recent features, and future releases in a jiffy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xamarinpodcast.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe to the Xamarin Podcast<\/a> on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play Music, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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