This document discusses building cross-platform mobile apps in C# with Azure App Services. It covers using C# with different UI frameworks, running apps in the cloud on Azure, composing apps with services like Web Apps, Mobile Apps, and Logic Apps. It also discusses using Notification Hubs for push notifications across platforms and how to get started with free development resources on Azure.

2. Building Cloud-Enabled Cross-Platform
Mobile Apps in C# with Azure App Services
Nick Landry
Senior Technical Evangelist, Microsoft
AgeofMobility.com
@ActiveNick – github.com/activenick

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Session Agenda

5. Mobile Development is Hard
*not including those purely doing it for fun or learning purposes
Developer Economics | State of the Developer Nation Q1 2015 | © VisionMobile
http://vmob.me/DE1Q15

6. A few mobile apps you may know…

7. Reducing Mobile App Development Costs
Clutch Survey | Cost to Build a Mobile App, Jan 2015 | © Clutch – http://bit.ly/1KTu2vj

8. C# + XIB C# + XML C# + XAML
Native UI Native UI Native UI
Optional Remote Services
(ASP.NET Web API
or any server technology)

9. Running Your Stuff in the Cloud
Microsoft
Azure

10. Cloud Computing Models

11. App Service - one integrated offering
API Apps
Easily build and consume
APIs in the cloud
Web Apps
Web apps that scale
with your business
Mobile Apps
Build Mobile apps
for any device
LOGIC Apps
Automate business process
across SaaS and on-premises

12. App Service Application Composition
Web Apps Mobile AppsLOGIC Apps
API Apps

13. Node.js
Express
.NET
Web API
SQL Table
Storage
Blob
Storage
WNS &
MPNS
APNS GCM
Mongo
DB
Notification
Hubs
Source
Control
Facebook Twitter Microsoft Google Azure Active
Directory
Windows Store
iOS
Android
Xamarin
Phonegap
Sencha
Windows Phone
iOS
Android
HTML 5/JS
SDKs
RESTAPI
Hybrid
Connections
Azure Mobile Services is now App Services

14. Action HTTP Verb URL Suffix
Create POST /TodoItem
Read GET /TodoItem?$filter=id%3D42
Update PATCH /TodoItem/id
Delete DELETE /TodoItem/id
Data Operations and their REST Equivalents
Base REST API Endpoint URL
https://mymobileservice.azure-mobile.net/tables/*
Odata protocol
LINQ support for
the C# SDK
A Basic table

16. Push notification lifecycle
Registration at app launch
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Sending Notification
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Maintenance
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Platform
Notification
Service
App back-end

17. Challenges of push notifications
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18. Using Notification Hubs
One-time set up
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Register
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Send Notification
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APNsWNS
Notification Hub
App back-end
iOS app Windows app
MPNS
GCM
ADM

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Advantages of using Notification Hubs

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Summary

21. free cloud development courses
Try Microsoft Azure for free
AzureAppService for free
Cloud Resources

22. Technical Resources for Cloud Devs
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http://aka.ms/trymsazure
 https://manage.windowsazure.com
 https://portal.azure.com/
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http://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Cloud+Cover
 http://friday.azure.com
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http://aka.ms/azurechatrblog
 http://aka.ms/vsc2013

23. Free Software & Cloud Services
Are you…
• A tech entrepreneur?
• A software startup owner
or partner?
• A developer moonlighter?
• An independent…
• Software dev consultant?
• Mobile app developer?
• Game developer?
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With BizSpark you get…
• MSDN Ultimate Sub.
• $750 per month in Azure
credits (across 5 users)
• Visual Studio Enterprise
• Office 365 Subscription
• 11TB of Microsoft software
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24. BizSpark
BizSpark
3 years of
Microsoft software:
MSDN Ultimate
Subscriptions
$150 / month in
Azure cloud credits.
Office 365 Developer
Up to 5 users per
BizSpark account
per startup
Technical & product
support. Offers from
network partners
Marketing visibility.
Events. Ecosystem
Connections.
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25. Watch all sessions on demand at
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27.  Universal Windows App Development
with Cortana and the Speech SDK
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 http://aka.ms/CortanaMVA

28. Thank You!
Slides are posted on SlideShare. Demos are on GitHub.
SlideShare: www.slideshare.net/ActiveNick
Blog: www.AgeofMobility.com
Twitter: @ActiveNick
Mobile Apps: www.bigbaldapps.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/activenick
GitHub: github.com/ActiveNick
Email: nick.landry@microsoft.com