Weekly Mobile Newsletter - Issue 7
Released 24.04.2020.
Ramadan Kareem and happy new weeknd!
Xamarin Forms
- SignaturePad : O X do Xamarin Forms — Assinaturas https://medium.com/@bertuzzi/o-x-do-xamarin-forms-assinaturas-5891d9251a22
- Supercharging your mobile analytics with App Center and Application Insights https://johnthiriet.com/mobile-analytics-with-app-center-and-application-insights/
- Using Xamarin.Form Shell on Galaxy Watch https://developer.samsung.com/tizen/blog/en-us/2020/03/09/using-xamarinform-shell-on-galaxy-watch
- Playing with animation in Xamarin.Forms https://www.thewissen.io/playing-with-animation-in-xamarin-forms/
- Join the Xamarin + Cognitive Services Crazy Combo Challenge! https://blog.verslu.is/xamarin/xamarin-forms-xamarin/join-the-xamarin-cognitive-services-crazy-combo-challenge/
- Expander in x 4.6 https://javiersuarezruiz.wordpress.com/2020/04/21/xamarin-forms-primer-vistazo-a-expander/
- Enterprise Design System in XAMARIN.FORMS https://medium.com/@boguslawblonski/enterprise-design-system-in-xamarin-form-28b7da49298c
- On library versioning: Minimum version and AndroidX migration https://www.sharpnado.com/on-library-versioning/
- Bluetooth Printing in Xamarin Forms using Shiny https://www.xamboy.com/2020/04/20/bluetooth-printing-in-xamarin-forms-using-shiny/
- Creating a login flow with Xamarin Forms Shell https://mallibone.com/post/xamarin-forms-shell-login
- Xamarin.Forms – Mock Locations https://officialdoniald.azurewebsites.net/2020/04/17/xamarin-forms-mock-locations/
This week recommendation for reading from documentation
- Xamarin.Essentials: Now with Permissions, App Theme, & Authentication https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/xamarin-essentials-now-with-permissions-app-theme-authentication/
- Dotfuscator Comes to Visual Studio for Mac to Help Protect Apps https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/dotfuscator-pro-6-mac-support/
- Faster Application Startup using Custom Profiles with Startup Tracing on Android https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/faster-android-startup-times-with-startup-tracing/
- The Cognitive Services + Xamarin Combo Challenge! https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/cognitive-services-xamarin-challenge/
Code & Samples
- SignaturePad https://github.com/xamarin/SignaturePad
- BorderView https://github.com/mariusmuntean/BorderView
- AppShortcuts plugin for Xamarin https://github.com/adenearnshaw/AppShortcutsPlugin
- A simple popup menu for Xamarin Forms https://github.com/SKLn-Rad/Xam.Plugin.PopupMenu
- Xamanimation - Animation Library for Xamarin.Forms https://github.com/jsuarezruiz/Xamanimation
- Xamarin.Forms Interfaces https://github.com/ionixjunior/xamarin-forms-interfaces
- Xamarin.UI https://github.com/alexandresanlim/XamarinUI.MyGallery
News
- Leaked pics reveal Google smart debit card to rival Apple’s https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/17/google-card/amp/
- New Monzo Business identity aims for “trust and reassurance” https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/6-12-april-2020/monzo-business-visual-identity/
Video
- Xamarin.Forms 101: Control Templates https://youtu.be/oah-Q1kPOyI
- Clock Animation in Xamarin Forms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbpDyRfaOqM&feature=youtu.be
- Source Link - Debug Third-Party Libraries https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAGh8iy9YnU&feature=youtu.be
Other
- 7 ways to improve code quality in c# using option type https://medium.com/@csharpwriter/7-ways-to-improve-code-quality-in-c-using-option-type-312e39035c1a
- Patterns for Managing Source Code Branches https://martinfowler.com/articles/branching-patterns.html
- Multifactor Authentication and Password Reset Registration Now Available for Azure AD Users https://redmondmag.com/articles/2020/04/16/mfa-password-reset-registration-azure-ad.aspx?m=1
- Developer Report: 'C# Seems to Be Losing its Edge in Desktop' https://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2020/04/21/slashdata-csharp.aspx
- Dispelling confusion about iOS provisioning profiles https://www.joesauve.com/dispelling-confusion-about-ios-provisioning-profiles/amp/
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