Xamarin Essential Training: Create Your First App

Learn how to use Xamarin to develop your first cross-platform application, for mobile devices running Android or iOS.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know

1. Welcome to Xamarin

• What is Xamarin?
• Android, iOS, and Windows development
• Cross-platform code reuse

2. Xamarin on Mac

• Set up a Mac for development
• iOS and Mac applications
• Android on a Mac
• Visual Studio for Mac
• Visual Studio for Mac 2019

3. Xamarin on Windows

• Visual Studio install guidelines
• Notes for Visual Studio 2019
• Android tools on Windows
• Configure a Mac for remote Windows development
• Connect to the Mac for debugging

4. Building a Shared Library

• Create a .NET Standard library
• Define shared models
• Build a repository

5. Building an Android Application

• Create the Android application
• Work with activities
• Quick fix for Visual Studio 2019
• Test on an emulator
• Build user interfaces
• Wire up the data
• Navigate between activities
• Testing on a device

6. Building an iOS Application

• Create the iOS application
• Define Controllers
• Build a storyboard
• Define the UI
• Wire up the data
• Navigate a segue
• Provision and test on a device
• Use constraints for layout

7. Building a UWP Application

• Create the UWP application
• Create list view
• Layout detail view
• Wire up the data
• Test the app in the simulator

Conclusion

• Next steps