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You’re invited to the MvvmCross event of the year!

Kasia Krzyzanowski — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 11:12:00 +0000

Kasia Krzyzanowski

The Xablu team is excited to be organizing the MvvmCross & Xamarin HackDay in Amsterdam on Saturday, September 2nd, 2017. This full-day event will bring together MvvmCross contributors and Xamarin developers from around Europe for a day of talks, socializing and coding!

We’re big fans and supporters of MvvmCross here at Xablu, using it to create our apps (through our free Visual Studio Extension, XabluCross) and encouraging our developers to contribute to the project. So we can’t wait to further spread the word and get even more people using it!

MvvmCross is a framework that helps you get the most out of the Xamarin mobile app development tool. It uses the Model-View-View-Model (MVVM) design pattern to allow you to share behavior and business logic in a single codebase across multiple platforms, letting you build pixel perfect, native UIs. The MvvmCross & Xamarin HackDay is the perfect chance to get to know this framework better and even to begin contributing to it yourself!

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Speaker Lineup

With the aim of closing the MvvmCross .NET Summer Hackfest with a bang, the event will feature speakers from the MvvmCross leadership team and high-profile experts from the Xamarin community.

Mike James
Xamarin Evangelist, Developer at Microsoft
@MikeCodesDotNet

Laurent Bugnion
Senior Global Cloud Advocate at Microsoft
@LBugnion

Tomasz Cielecki
Xamarin MVP, MvvmCross contributor
@Cheesebaron

Nico Milcoff
Xamarin Expert, MvvmCross contributor
@nmilcoff

Martijn van Dijk
Microsoft & Xamarin MVP, Lead MvvmCross contributor
@mhvdijk

Marc Bruins
Xamarin Consultant, MvvmCross contributor
@MarcBruins

The Schedule

Get ready for a packed day focused on MvvmCross and Xamarin! The morning will kick off with a keynote and series of lightning talks, followed by an afternoon hackathon aimed at both existing MvvmCross contributors and those new to Xamarin and MvvmCross. The first group will work together to achieve the Hackfest goals, while the second group will get the chance to learn how to use the tools with hands-on instruction from the experts. Finally, we’ll finish off with a relaxed afterparty, where you can meet other members of the MvvmCross community over drinks.

8:30-9:00
Registration and welcome

9:00 – 9:30
Introductory Keynote by Marc Bruins & Martijn van Dijk

9:30 – 11:00
Lightning Talks

Nico Milcoff – View Presenters in MvvmCross
View Presenters are one of the most important parts of MvvmCross. In this lightning talk we will explore how do they work and how we can use them to create pixel perfect apps that respect platform idioms and navigation systems.

Tomasz Cielecki – Create custom bindings in less than 15 minutes
Create bindings for your amazing custom views with the number one MVVM framework, MvvmCross. Achieve the best interoperability with the framework, allowing TwoWay bindings and more. All this in easy digestible steps in less than 15 minutes

Mike James – Connected apps in Azure
Creating connected mobile applications often require some form of backend infrastructure. In this session, you’ll learn how to reuse your existing .NET skills to build web services into your Xamarin apps, leveraging the power of Azure App Service. Whether you’re a new mobile developer or an experienced enterprise team lead, Azure App Service, and Xamarin give you everything you need to build better apps.

We’ll cover how to get started and deploy your first App Service, look at the .NET client SDK, as well as demonstrate other Azure services such as Azure Search. By the end of the session, you’ll have a solid understanding of how you can leverage the power of both Xamarin and Azure to create world class mobile apps.

Laurent Bugnion – Azure Functions and Xamarin
One of the most exciting recent additions to Microsoft Azure is called Functions and allows the developer to quickly build and deploy code to the cloud without complicated setup. Also dubbed “serverless computing”, Azure Functions can be triggered by timers, HTTP calls or database operations, and can communicate with other Azure services or mobile and desktop applications such as those made with Xamarin. In this lightning talk, Laurent Bugnion, Cloud Developer Advocate for Microsoft, will give you an introduction to Azure Functions and get you started with this exciting aspect of modern computing.

11:00 – 11:30
Breakout session – Getting started with MvvmCross

11:00 – 12:30
Hackathon

12:30 – 13:00
Lunch

13:00 – 17:00
Hackathon

17:00 – 19:00
Afterparty!

The location

The MvvmCross & Xamarin HackDay will be held at the amazing TOBACCO Theater in central Amsterdam. We’ll have exclusive use of the space, with drinks and food provided throughout the day.

Get your ticket!

Thanks to generous co-sponsorship from the .NET Foundation, we’re happy to bring this event to you free, so get your ticket before all the spots fill up!

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A look back at Xamarin Dev Days, Hengelo edition!

Kasia Krzyzanowski — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:04:00 +0000

Kasia Krzyzanowski

Last Saturday, July 22nd, we hosted the Hengelo edition of Xamarin Dev Days at Xablu headquarters! As an app company that is 100% focused on Microsoft Xamarin, this was a great chance for our team to share their experience and knowledge with developers who are just getting started with the platform.

Xamarin Dev Days are full-day training events designed by Xamarin and run by partners around the world, aimed at getting beginners building, testing, and connecting native iOS, Android, and Windows apps. They include a morning of training sessions followed by a hands-on lab assignment in the afternoon. We were very excited to join this global movement with an event in Hengelo, the Netherlands!

A morning deep-dive into Xamarin

The morning started out with a great mood, as enthusiastic developers began arriving from the Hengelo area and as far as Germany. After some time for coffee and networking, Xamarin Consultant Marc Bruins kicked off with an Introduction to Xamarin. This was followed by a session on Cross Platform UI with Xamarin.Forms, by Microsoft and Xamarin MVP Martijn van Dijk. After a well-deserved coffee break, participants then continued with a session on Connected Apps with Azure led by Senior Xamarin Developer Maurits van Beusekom.

Hands-on afternoon assignment, with a side of ice cream

After a lunch full of Xamarin discussions, Harry ten Berge got participants started on their assignment: building a connected app with Xamarin.Forms and Azure. Everyone took up the challenge, leading to an afternoon of intensive learning, with the XABLU team on hand to answer questions and guide the developers through the assignment. The hot July afternoon was also broken up by an impromptu ice cream session!

Upcoming hackathons and custom in-house training

Our team had a great time leading the Xamarin Dev Day, but as you may have heard, Xamarin is discontinuing the series at the end of 2017. However, we’ll be organizing plenty more Xamarin and MvvmCross community meetups and hackathons in the coming months!

Keep an eye on our Twitter account @xabluhq for announcements about upcoming events to attend in the Netherlands and beyond! Follow @xabluhq

If you’re looking for in-house training to get your company’s development team up and running with Xamarin, we also offer custom Xablu Dev Days for developers from level 50 and up! Just get in touch for more information.

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An amazing training opportunity for mobile developers

Kasia Krzyzanowski — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Kasia Krzyzanowski

We’re excited to announce that XABLU will be the official organizer of a Xamarin Dev Day at our headquarters in Hengelo, the Netherlands on Saturday, July 22nd, 2017. Our team has followed the growing popularity of these international training days online for some time, and we’ve been looking forward to the chance to host our own. We can’t wait to bring the event to our hometown!

What is a Xamarin Dev Day?

Xamarin Dev Days are one-day training events designed by Xamarin to give participants the knowledge they need to build a new app by the end of the day! The format is a series of three learning sessions in the morning, each led by a different expert, followed by a hands-on lab in the afternoon where developers will put their new skills to use. The agenda features the following sessions:

Introduction to Xamarin by Xamarin Consultant Marc Bruins
Cross Platform UI with Xamarin.Forms by Microsoft & Xamarin MVP Martijn van Dijk
Connected Apps with Azure by Senior Xamarin Developer Maurits van Beusekom
Hands-on lab: Build a connected app with Xamarin.Forms and Azure with Harry ten Berge

Xamarin Dev Days are organized by the Xamarin community all around the world – there will even be one taking place in Sydney, Australia on the same day as our event!

What will I learn?

Xamarin Dev Days are geared towards mobile app developers who are new to or just getting started with Xamarin, but developers at all levels of experience will learn something new, as each speaker will bring their own expertise and advice to the table. The morning will begin with an Intro to Xamarin session and quickly move towards the more advanced topics of Xamarin.Forms and Azure-connected apps. By mid-afternoon you’ll be deep into building your own Xamarin app!

Registration

Xamarin Dev Days Hengelo is free, but you’ll need to reserve your place (spots are limited!) on the official event page here, where you’ll also find full agenda, location and preparation details. We can’t wait to see you there!

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