Xamarin.Forms: Camera Integration

Intro In the last post, I wrote a tutorial on how to integrate Google Maps and GPS services into a Xamarin.Forms app. This post will focus on camera integration with Xamarin.Forms. In this post I will provide code (referenced from XF Labs) that will enable your Xamarin.Forms app to take and view photos. The following …

Bar Charts and Xamarin.Forms

Intro I recently experimented with bar charts for Xamarin.Forms. I tried to use Oxyplot, which is a popular open source tool for implementing graph charts. However, I ran into versioning issues between my Xamarin.Forms assemblies and Oxyplot. After an hour of frustration, I searched for an alternative approach. I soon found one. It was Syncfusion. …

MVVM and Visual Studio’s UserStory Extension

Intro I have improved my software development practice by building a Visual Studio extension. This extension has boosted my productivity by enabling me to rapidly generate user story modules to support my emergent design practice. Bizmonger Extensions One extension that I have built to support my development efforts is the UserStory project template. This project template …

From Windows to Xamarin.Forms

Intro I recently wrote an Android app using a framework called Xamarin.Forms. Xamarin.Forms is a cross-platform UI framework that enables developers to share code across all major mobile platforms (IOS, Android, and Windows Phone) that’s written in C# and XAML. After implementing this app, I would like to report my findings. Test Automation Writing an …

Does your View-model Violate Single Responsibility

Intro The majority of us are unknowingly violating the Single Responsibility Principle when constructing our view-models. The XAML below consists of three buttons that when pressed will show a description relative to each button. There is also a clear button to clear all description fields. XAML: Now Take the following view-model: This view-model handles state …

Reimagining Software Development through HoloLens

The Next Generation IDE

HoloLens and the future of XAML Developers

Introduction HoloLens was recently announced to be a first-party member of the Windows 10 operating system. The few Windows developers who have actually maintained faith throughout the Silverlight and Windows Store debacles may actually find comfort in this. So what is HoloLens? HoloLens is Microsoft’s augmented-reality device. In other words, it’s a wearable visor that …