Mono is an open source implementation of the .NET CLR that allows .NET applications to run on non-Windows platforms. Mono for Android allowed building Android applications using C# and the .NET framework. It was released in 2011 but retired later that year. Developing Android applications with Mono required a Mac or Windows machine, Android and Java SDKs, and a Mono for Android license. Key aspects included activities, intents, navigation between screens, and databinding for lists.

1. Fast ANDroid Furious Android with C# in 20 minutes

2. What is Mono? Open source implementation of the CLR Linux, MacOS X, Solaris, BSD, Wii, PS3

3. Started in 2001 as Ximian , purchased by Novell in 2003, released in 2004

4. 2009: MonoTouch created (released 2010)

5. 2010: MonoDroid created (released 2011)

6. 2011: Novell purchased by Attachmate ($2.2b) entire Mono team sacked > startup Xamarin created... http://www.mono-project.com/

7. http://github.com/mono

8. What is was Mono for Android? Mono ('Silverlight subset') + Android API bindings + 'AXML' intelli-sense support + Visual Studio plug-in (or MonoDevelop) = Android application http://mono-android.net/ Released April 2011 Retired May 2011??

9. Mono for Android System Req's To play in the simulator ( FREE ) Mac OSX with MonoDevelop OR Windows (VisualStudio 2010 or MonoDevelop)

10. Oracle's Java SDK

11. Google's Android SDK

12. Mono for Android Trial (and MonoDevelop IDE) To get onto a device Mono for Android Prof or Enterprise license (USD399+) To get onto Android Market Google Developer account (USD25)

13. //TODO: Activity OnCreate SetContentView and FindViewById<T> /layout/ , /res/ and R esources

14. AndroidManifest.xml

15. Application OnCreate Intent PutExtra() and GetStringExtra

17. Activity Lifecycle Active/running

18. Paused

19. Stopped

20. Killed/shutdown You should always call up to your superclass when implementing these methods

21. Details! Debugging

22. Linking

23. UI iOS

24. Android Navigation

25. Databinding

26. F.A.Q.

27. Debugging 'soft debugger' gets embedded in your app Can be configured (IP address, port)

28. Binaries are much larger (of course) Allows breakpoints, step-through, call stack

29. Works via TCP/IP, so you can debug the Simulator AND the device (untethered, so long as wifi is enabled).

30. Linking Mono compiler strips out unused classes/libraries Mobile devices – size matters!

31. Trap for young players: it might strip out stuff you want to keep! Classes/methods/properties used via Reflection

32. Classes/methods/properties used in serialization operations By default it's disabled in DEBUG, so stuff will work there and mysteriously break in RELEASE [ Preserve (AllMembers = true )]

33. Navigation Getting from screen to screen StartActivity()

34. Intent SetClass typeof(AnActivity)

35. PutExtra

36. Can also 'trigger' other applications PushViewController()

37. UIViewController Subclass and pass instance … also UITabBar items

38. Databinding (lists) More work that you are used to... BaseAdapter GetView

39. Count

40. GetItem

41. (.ItemClick is attached to the ListView itself) UITableViewSource GetCell

42. RowsInSection

43. RowSelected

44. 'translation'

45. Example: RestGuide Runs on Android, iOS and Windows Phone 7 github.com/conceptdev

46. Example: MIX11 Runs on Android, iOS and Windows Phone 7 mix11.confapp.com

47. Any questions?

48. Professional iPhone w/ MonoTouch