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building native apps
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case study
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Porting an XBOX 360 applicationto Amazon Fire TV
• XBOX app in XAML/C#• Big US network videos• HTTP Live Streaming (HLS)• Video advertisement• Navigation, Dialogs
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Decision criteria• Quick proof of concept (2 days)• Native Android video player plays HLS
• Plans to build a Windows Universal app (Win8.1/WP8.1)• Reuse of Model and ViewModel layer• Sharing 25 classes• Portable class library• MVVM Light Toolkit
http://www.mvvmlight.net
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The MVVM Light Toolkit• Libraries, Tools and Guidance for MVVM apps• Available for all XAML frameworks
and Xamarin Android / iOS• Helps to build decoupled applications• Cross platform code• Testability• Design time
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Resources• Blog
http://blog.galasoft.ch/posts/category/xamarin/
• MVVM Lighthttp://www.mvvmlight.net/http://galasoft.ch/s/psmvvm1
• Amazon Fire TVhttp://blog.xamarin.com/your-xamarin-app-in-the-living-room-with-amazon-fire-tv/http://components.xamarin.com/view/amazonfiretvhttps://developer.amazon.com/public/solutions/devices/fire-tv
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