1. What can Visual Studio do for Mobile Dev?
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What can Visual Studio do for Mobile Dev?
Sam Basu
Telerik Developer Advocate | Progress
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2. VS Supports ANY way you do Mobile!
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3. Mobile Your Way It’s 2017 | Developers have choices
Mobile Web 2
Native 3
Hybrid 4
JS Native 5
X-Compiled
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4. Choice in IDEs!
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5. 5/27/2018 8:13 PM
Visual Studio
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6. Visual Studio for Mac 5/27/2018 8:13 PM
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7. The Xamarin Lovefest!
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8. COMMON INFRASTRUCTURE
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.NET – The Big Picture
.NET FRAMEWORK
WINDOWS APPLICATIONS
.NET CORE
CROSS-PLATFORM SERVICES
MOBILE APPLICATIONS
XAMARIN
TOOLS
Visual Studio
.NET STANDARD LIBRARY
Visual Studio for Mac
Visual Studio Code
COMMON INFRASTRUCTURE $_
Compilers
Languages
Runtime components
Command Line
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9. Xamarin Democratizes .NET Mobile Development Truly Native | Truly Cross-Platform
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10. Why Xamarin? Target iOS, Android, MacOS & UWP from single code base
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Why Xamarin?
Target iOS, Android, MacOS & UWP from single code base
Reach Smart Watches and Smart TVs
Reuse existing skills in C#/XAML
Consistent cross-platform APIs
Top-notch tooling/IDEs – Visual Studio on Windows or Mac
Great deployment & testing tools
Lots of frameworks, utilities & Standardization efforts
Support for full DevOps workflows
Fantastic developer community
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11. Traditional UI approach
iOS C#
Windows C#
Android C#
Shared C# Logic
3 Native User Interfaces
Shared App Logic
Progress

12. Xamarin.Forms approach
Shared C# Logic
Shared UI Code
Shared User Interface
Shared App Logic
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13. Native Performance
Xamarin.iOS does full Ahead Of Time (AOT) compilation to produce an ARM binary for Apple’s App Store.
Xamarin.Android takes advantage of Just In Time (JIT) compilation on the Android device.

14. 5/27/2018
Anything you can do in Objective-C, Swift, or Java can be done in C# with Xamarin.
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15. Open Source – open.xamarin.com

16. App Building Blocks!
Progress

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20. Deployment Tools!
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21. XCode & iOS Simulator 5/27/2018 8:13 PM
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22. Windows iOS Simulator 5/27/2018 8:13 PM
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23. Android SDKs & Simulator
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Android SDKs & Simulator
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24. Visual Studio Android Simulator
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Visual Studio Android Simulator
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25. Xamarin Live Player 5/27/2018 8:13 PM
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26. Easy Cloud BaaS!
Progress

27. Azure Services for your Mobile Apps
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Azure Services for your Mobile Apps
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28. Built-In Azure BaaS Integration
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Built-In Azure BaaS Integration
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AWS BaaS
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Kinvey BaaS
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31. Code Reusability!
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.NET Standard
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33. XAML Standard
Unified XAML Dialect • Shared UI across UWP & Xamarin.Forms • OSS Specs

34. Great App Templates!
Progress

35. MVVM App Templates 5/27/2018 8:13 PM
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UI App Templates
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37. DevOps Workflows!
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38. Visual Studio Mobile Center
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Visual Studio Mobile Center
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39. Device Test Cloud 5/27/2018 8:13 PM
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App Analytics
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41. Need for Sharp UI!
Progress

42. Complete Rich .NET Toolbox
Any App | Any Platform
Progress

43. Why UI for Xamarin The Best .NET UI for .NET Ninjas!
Polished UI controls out of the box
Allows developers to focus on app features, rather sweating UI details
Native controls for Xamarin.iOS & Xamarin.Android
Cross-platform wrappers for Xamarin.Forms
Extreme performance tuned
Works seamlessly on Windows/Mac
Easy integration through NuGet and Templates
Lot of customization options
Sample apps in Stores
The Best .NET UI for .NET Ninjas!

44. UI for Xamarin Charts What Telerik is known for 
Stunning Data Visualization
12+ Native Chart Types
Support for various Axes
Pan & Zoom Interactivity
Selection & Annotations
Tooltip visualizations

45. UI for Xamarin ListView ListView on steroids Pull to Refresh
Easy Data Binding
Item Reorder & Swipe actions
Selection & Animations
Data Virtualization with Load on Demand
Flexible Layouts

46. UI for Xamarin DataForm Build Forms quickly
Maps Object Properties to UI
Read-only or Editable Elements
Input Editor to Type matching
Three Commit modes
Built-in Validations & Feedback

47. UI for Xamarin SideDrawer Extends popular Slide-out design
Great for Navigation & Organization
Embed any Content in Sliding Panel
Customizable Effects & Transitions

48. UI for Xamarin Calendar Week, Month & Year views
Single, Multiple & Range Date Selections
Support for Appointments
Culture Localization built-in
Flexible Style API
New Day View

49. UI for Xamarin Gauges Plot Numeric Values over Range
Variety of Radial Gauges
Highly Customizable API access
Smooth Animations Built-in
Swipe Gesture Interactivity
New Linear Gauges!

50. UI for Xamarin TabView & Segmented UI Intuitive New Tabs/Segments UI
Easy API & Navigation Support
Selection & Multiple Items Support
Customizable Templates for Content
Custom Normal/Selected States

51. UI for Xamarin AutoComplete Make Typing Easier on Mobile
Easy Data Binding
Filter on Starts-With/Contains
Allow Single or Multiple Selections
Token Support

52. UI for Xamarin Busy Indicator New Busy Indicator UI
User Feedback on Long Processes
Smooth Beautiful User Experience
Eight Stunning Animations out of Box
Support for Custom Content/Animations
Developer-friendly Placeholder API

53. UI for Xamarin Rating Intuitive New Rating UI
Template Support in Normal/Selected Mode
Predefined & Extendable Shapes
Customizable User Experience
Easy Data Binding & Consumption API

54. UI for Xamarin DataGrid Visualize & Edit tabular data
Sorting, Filtering & Grouping built-in
Easy Two-way DataBinding
Easy CRUD operations on data
UI Virtualization
APIs for Validations & Styling

55. UI for Xamarin RadPath & SlideView
Draw Complex Shapes in Xamarin.Forms
Support for various geometries
Present swipeable multi-page content
Easily create Image Galleries/Wizards

56. Free self-guided courses
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57. What can Visual Studio do for Mobile Dev?
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What can Visual Studio do for Mobile Dev?
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