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Introducing Visual Studio Mobile Center
Introducing Visual Studio Mobile Center

In this article, excerpted from chapter 15 of Xamarin in Action, we’ll be looking at using Visual …

Creating Visual Studio project and solution templates - Part 1, dotnet new
Creating Visual Studio project and solution templates - Part 1, dotnet new

I’ve recently updated my MvvmCross templates to support .NET Standard to be ready for the …

Hitting refresh on my career
Hitting refresh on my career

Inspired by Satya Nadella’s Hit Refresh, a book well worth reading, I thought I’d write …

Using LiveXAML to improve your Xamarin Forms UIs
Using LiveXAML to improve your Xamarin Forms UIs

One of the downsides to UI development is how long it takes to get a good looking UI. You spend an …

Introduction to UI Testing with Xamarin
Introduction to UI Testing with Xamarin

This article is an excerpt from Xamarin in Action. Save 37% off the cover price using code …

Firewall issues with iOS simulators
Firewall issues with iOS simulators

I keep getting an annoying issue with my iOS simulators. When I run an app in a simulator that needs …

Game of Phones - Winter is coming
Game of Phones - Winter is coming

Winter of Xamarin - register now at http://aka.ms/winterofxamarin.

Stay warm with Microsoft & Xamarin!
Stay warm with Microsoft & Xamarin!

For those in New Zealand, Microsoft and Xamarin have announced some cool events: Brr! It’s getting …

Specflow support in Visual Studio for Mac
Specflow support in Visual Studio for Mac

Love Specflow and Visual Studio for Mac? Well you are in luck as there is now a working extension …

Opening multiple solutions in Visual Studio for Mac
Opening multiple solutions in Visual Studio for Mac

One area Macs are very different to Windows PCs is in the way documents are opened. Mac apps manage …

Upcoming talks
Upcoming talks

I’m excited to announce that I’ll be talking at a couple of major conferences this year: …

Nugetizer 3000
Nugetizer 3000

One cool new feature in Visual Studio for Mac is the ability to create NuGet packages from your …