introduction to azure mobile services & xamarin
DESCRIPTION
Looking for a roadmap to cross platform mobile applications? In this session, we will look at Azure Mobile Services, seeing how they can be leveraged to support your mobile applications. We will then take an existing Xamarin cross platform app and enhance it to use Azure Mobile Services.TRANSCRIPT
INTRO TO AZURE MOBILE SERVICES & XAMARINAndrew Strickland
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WHAT IS AMSAzure Mobile Services (AMS) is a cloud based backend for any mobile app
Use C# or Javascript
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WHAT CAN AMS DOHandle Data
Authentication
Push Notifications
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WHY USE AMSQuick and extreme scalability
Support for every platform
Use the parts you need
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WHAT IS XAMARINXamarin is a company that offers cross-platform development using .NETXamarin iOS and Xamarin AndroidYou use C#, F# and VB .NETXamarin Studio
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WHY CHOOSE XAMARINLeverage .NET and C# SkillsTarget multiple platforms while reusing code Use Visual StudioComponent Store from XamarinGet native UX combined with native performance
HOW DOES XAMARIN WORK?
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Compiles down to native platformsFull access to all native API
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CODE DEMO
QUESTIONS?Andrew Strickland, Sr. Dev Consultant [email protected]
Stop by our booth #421 to learn more and play our “Collar Fling” game
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