Author Archives: Jesse Liberty
Xamarin–Converting int to string
In yesterday’s posting, I complained that Forms do not (yet) automatically convert strings to integers (or vice versa) and thus was “forced” to declare my integer values as strings. Today, I work around that problem by implementing an IValueConverter. … Continue reading
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Learning Xamarin: Building an App
I’ve set out on an adventure; not only to learn Xamarin inside out, but to build an app, in public. I don’t know if I’ll finish it, I don’t know if it will work, and I don’t know just how … Continue reading
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Xamarin Storyboards and Custom Cells
In the previous posting in this series we navigated to a details page, but the display of the details left a lot to be desired. We had a single string of information and not enough room to display it in … Continue reading
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Xamarin Storyboards: Navigation
In the previous installment in this series, I left off with binding data. Today we take a look at page navigation and passing that data around. Navigation with Storyboards is accomplished with Segues. This process is so easy it is … Continue reading
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Xamarin iOS Storyboards: Getting Started
The first three posts in this series were all about Xamarin Forms. That is because Forms are terrific, convenient and new. But they are not the only game in town. It is possible to write iOS applications using native controls … Continue reading
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Xamarin Forms and Data
Xamarin happily supports two-way binding, and the mechanism will be intensely familiar to XAML programmers. The more I work with Xamarin, the more I think this is where Silverlight went to heaven. [ This is the third in a series … Continue reading
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Learning Xamarin: Forms and XAML
In my previous posting (the first in this series) I showed how to create a simple cross-platform mobile application using the new Xamarin forms. In this posting, I will recreate that same application, but using XAML. The XAML that is … Continue reading
Album of the Week: Living Proof by Buddy Guy
Every once in a while I come across new music that I have to share. This week it is Living Proof by Buddy Guy. This incredible album won the Album of the Year from the prestigious Blues Music Awards (formerly … Continue reading
Learning Xamarin–Part 1 Forms
Today I officially launch my new blog series on learning cross-platform mobile development with Xamarin. Xamarin should be perfect for me because I really want to learn iOS and Android programming but don’t want to code in Java or (God … Continue reading
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KendoNg–Part 2–Data
This is the second in my new series on Kendo UI and AngularJS, which I’m guarantee affectionately calling KendoNg Continue reading
Xamarin Redux. Watch This Space…
You may remember that I started down the path of writing about learning Xamarin for Android. I then became “distracted” by such trivial items as work, deadlines, family, etc. but as of June 16 I return to Xamarin, both Android … Continue reading
Pro Windows 8.1 Development w/XAML and C#
I’m pleased and proud to say my latest (and last!) book has been published: Pro Windows 8.1 Development with XAML and C# Here’s the hype: Understanding Windows 8.1 and how it ties in to the proven C# language and the … Continue reading
