The document discusses whether developers should use Xamarin for cross-platform mobile development. It explores the benefits of Xamarin, such as using C# as a common programming language while still having native UI experiences. The document highlights Xamarin's support for MVVM and dependency injection patterns. It also provides a demo of building a cross-platform Bluetooth app in Xamarin.Forms and key takeaways around assessing if Xamarin is a good fit based on prior experience with patterns like MVVM.

1. Should You Hitch Your Mobile Development
Saddle to the Xamarin Horse?
Exploringthe“XamarinOption”forCrossPlatformMobileDevelopment
Tom Steele
Three Rivers Technologies
@tsteele3rt

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Xamarin 3
Xamarin.Forms

13. “you know”

14. Plugins

15. Bluetooth

33. Time Remaining?
Demo Bluetooth App on iOS
Bluetooth Code Walkthrough
XibFree Code Walkthrough
Xamarin.Forms Discussion
Questions

34. Why I'm hitching my
saddle to the
#XamarinHorse
Previous experience with
MVVM
Native UI, but with common
programming language C#

35. Key Takeaways
General understanding of MVVM, DI and IoC
File-New path to a re-usable cross platform mobile application
framework/architecture with Xamarin and MVVMCross
Awareness and some personal assessment as to whether this
approach may work for you

36. Thank You
Special thanks to Madison Mobile .NET Developers Group
@MSNMobileDev
Tom
@tsteele3rt
#ThatConference
#XamarinHorse