Your guide to all aspects of how Xamarin has implemented .NET 4.5/C# 5's support for asynch operations in Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Android.
- By Wallace McClure
- 10/10/2013
Wally McClure guides you through using the XCode design surface integration with Xamarin Studio, and programmatically creating controls.
- By Wallace McClure
- 09/13/2013
Learn how to write both code and tests that can be shared across multiple platforms.
- By Greg Shackles
- 08/26/2013
Google has replaced MapView with MapFragment for adding mapping and location in Android. Learn what the new API can do, and how to use it.
- By Wallace McClure
- 07/18/2013
You're not stuck with using Apple's Maps app in your iOS development. Learn how to leverage the Google Maps SDK for iOS.
- By Wallace McClure
- 06/12/2013
Use the Apple iOS 6 social framework to deliver a compelling experience to your users.
- By Greg Shackles
- 05/24/2013
Xamarin, which specializes in building tools that let developers build mobile apps in C#, has taken that idea one step further with Xamarin.iOS.
- By Wallace McClure
- 04/19/2013
Make your Android app's design more inviting to users by enhancing things like keyboards and forms, so they'll keep coming back to it.
- By Wallace McClure
- 03/19/2013
The Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) pattern is for more than just Microsoft .NET Framework projects. Find out how to apply it to Android development through its open source counterpart, MvvmCross.
- By Greg Shackles
- 02/02/2013
Google has a set of libraries that allow older versions of Android to get support for newer APIs. Mono for Android provides full support.
- By Wallace McClure
- 01/08/2013
Learn how to use the Fragments API in Mono for Android to create an application UI for multiple screens, such as a handset and tablet.
- By Wallace McClure
- 12/13/2012
With the new version comes a flurry of changes, ranging from a significant performance overhaul under the hood, to plenty of new APIs made available to application developers.
- By Greg Shackles
- 11/09/2012
Learn about Android's sensors by building a simple compass application.
- By Wallace McClure
- 10/18/2012
How do we as developers present data to a user? In Android, we use the ListView in its various forms.
- By Wallace McClure
- 09/14/2012
The Android SDK provides the ability to use the built-in camera within your applications. Whether applying photo filters and creating the next Instagram, scanning QR codes, or simply allowing the user to share what they're seeing with friends, Android's camera API takes care of the hard work for you.
- By Greg Shackles
- 08/14/2012
Learn how to create background services by building a simple music player.
- By Greg Shackles
- 07/10/2012
The latest version of Mono for Android includes a long-awaited design surface. Learn how it works.
- By Wallace McClure
- 06/26/2012
Writing code for the same mobile app across various platforms gets old in a hurry. Fortunately, there are solutions.
- By Wallace McClure
- 05/30/2012
The latest Android SDK provides an emulator with improved debugging capabilities. Mono for Android developers will appreciate the upgrades.
- By Wallace McClure
- 04/26/2012
A new column on developing Android apps with the .NET Framework debuts. Here's the reason it exists, and a bit about the authors.
- By Wallace McClure
- 04/25/2012