Visual Studio and Xamarin at Microsoft Build 2018
Just like last year, I was able to attend the Microsoft Build conference in Seattle. The three day event was action packed with loads of interesting, technical sessions and to give an idea of the...
View ArticleFirst look at Xamarin.Essentials
Xamarin.Essentials was casually name-dropped by Miguel and James during their sessions at Build, without being officially announced. This might be because the bits are still in Preview and they’re...
View ArticleParticle follower with CocosSharp and Xamarin.Forms
CocosSharp is a library for building 2D games using C# and F#. It is a .NET port of the popular Cocos2D engine. I wanted to play around with this library for a while and came up with a very simple demo...
View ArticlePresentation: Turn specs into high quality apps [NDC Oslo]
A while ago, I shared my presentation called “Turn specs into high quality apps” presented at the DevDayBE-conference. I’ve upgraded my talk with a great story as well as improved the overall...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Xamarin Security Scanner
If you like tools like SonarQube to continuously check your code quality and you’re a Xamarin developer that wants to make sure their app is secure, you’ll love the Xamarin Security Scanner. The...
View ArticleTiled image animations with Xamarin.Forms
One of the things I really like about web development, is the usage of the background-position CSS property. It allows you to move a background image around within its container. jFancyTile: A jQuery...
View ArticleGoodbye Xamarin, aloha Maui!
The yearly Microsoft //Build/ conference is currently on its way and due to the current pandemic its being held as an Online conference. It’s the first time Microsoft held a conference of this size...
View ArticleCommonly used code in Xamarin.UITest
If you’re trying to create automated tests for your Xamarin app, you must have stumbled across Xamarin.UITest. It’s a great way to bring the quality of your application to the next level. Just make...
View ArticleColorful Geometric Background using Xamarin.Forms Shapes
Xamarin recently added new functionality for developers to build mobile apps: Xamarin.Forms Shapes. As the name suggest, it allows developers to create shapes without being restricted to rectangles or...
View ArticleHow to Fill Text with Images in Xamarin.Forms
Filling text with images seems like an easy thing to do with tools like Photoshop, but can be a tedious task when developing it for mobile apps. I wanted to see if this was possible and got it working...
View ArticlePresentation: Sustainable Software: May the Green Code Be with You [TEQnation]
I’m thrilled to announce that the recording of my presentation at TEQnation is now available for you to watch! In this talk, I delve into the crucial and innovative field of Green Software...
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