Xamarin Essential Training: Create Your First App

2h 40mBeginner2022-11-14

Authors

Matt Milner

Independent Consultant, Web Developer, Trainer

Course details

Learn how to create your first app using Xamarin, the cross-platform development solution that helps to simplify the development process by letting developers use C# to create iOS, Android, and Windows apps. Join instructor Matt Milner as he goes over the ins and outs of the setup process, showing you how to develop apps and leverage shared libraries. Along the way, find out how to use native tools to create the user interfaces for each platform. By the end of this course, you'll be equipped with new technical skills to apply layouts, create views, and more.

Skills covered

XamarinCross-Platform DevelopmentMobile DevelopmentEssential TrainingMicrosoft

Concepts

Introduction

Xamarin Essential Training
What you should know
Exercise files

Welcome to Xamarin

What is Xamarin
Mobile and desktop development
Cross-platform code reuse

Xamarin on Mac

Set up a Mac for development
iOS and macOS applications
Android on Mac
Visual Studio for Mac

Xamarin on Windows

Set up Windows for development
Android on Windows
Configure a Mac for remote Windows development
Connect to the Mac for debugging

Building a Shared Library

Create a .NET Standard library
Define shared classes
Build a data store interface
Challenge
Solution

Building an Android Application

Create the Android application
Work with native UI elements
Test the application on an emulator
Build the user interfaces
Connect the data to the UI
Navigate between UI elements
Challenge
Solution

Building an iOS Application

Create the iOS application
Define view controllers
Build a storyboard
Build the user interfaces
Connect the data to the UI
Navigate between UI elements
Challenge
Solution

Building a WinUI Application

Create the WinUI application
Define list view
Build the user interfaces
Connect the data to the UI
Test the application
Challenge
Solution

Conclusion

What's next