Topic: xamarin

Xamarin announces new ways for developers to build iOS apps in Visual Studio

Microsoft has revealed that Xamarin would be available for free in Visual Studio 2015 at its Build conference last month, and today Xamarin is announcing even more ways developers can take advantage of Xamarin in Visual Studio. The company revealed an iOS Simulator Remoting feature, iOS USB Remoting feature, and a Test Recorder Visual Studio … continue reading

Visual Studio 2015 gets Xamarin for free

Microsoft kicked off day two of its Build Conference by talking about new features for the Microsoft Azure Cloud service. The company has invested billions of dollars to build out data centers for Azure around the world, and along with those Azure features, it announced the open-sourcing and free availability of recently acquired cross-platform tools … continue reading

Google updates ratings and reviews, Microsoft dismisses Project Astoria, Spotify’s open-source projects—SD Times news digest: Feb. 26, 2016

Google is revamping its ratings and reviews on Google Play to help developers engage and understand their users. “In the last few months, we’ve made a number of improvements in the Google Play Developer Console to help you better analyze and manage ratings and reviews so that you can improve your app experience and boost … continue reading

Microsoft to acquire Xamarin

Microsoft has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Xamarin, a mobile app development platform provider. According to the two companies, this agreement will give developers more choice and flexibility when developing their apps for any device. “The combination of Xamarin, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Team Services and Azure provides a complete … continue reading

New integration platform from xMatters, GitLab 8.5, and Microsoft announces TypeScript 1.8—SD Times digest: Feb. 23, 2016

xMatters, a BPM company, announced today the release of its integration platform, which has connectivity technology designed to help enterprises overcome hurdles in DevOps adoption. Enterprises face challenges in embracing DevOps as a result of the agility of modern systems conflicting with compliance, stability and reliability requirements of legacy systems, said the company. The xMatters … continue reading

BlackBerry’s Priv boosts security software for Android, iOS 9.1 introduces middle finger emoji, and HP to shutdown Helion cloud—SD Times news digest: Oct. 22, 2015

BlackBerry is toughening up the Priv’s Android software to convince buyers that the Priv will be able to protect user privacy and be less susceptible to malware than other Android devices, according to an official BlackBerry blog. BlackBerry has applied its security model to Android and added several features, including BlackBerry’s Hardware Root of Trust … continue reading

Android Developer Conference highlights growing community

The underlying theme for this year’s Android Developer Conference was cross-platform development, with even Intel getting in on the multi-OS targeting party. This was reflected in the vendors at the show today. For developers looking to deploy to Android and iOS, they have a new option: Darwino. This platform allows developers to build applications that … continue reading

Visual Studio 2015: An insider’s review

Microsoft has made many moves in 2015, with each step proving it is not the Microsoft of old. The company is embracing change, from open-sourcing parts of the .NET framework, to building applications for competing platforms—sometimes before their own platforms. This year we are getting a new version of Windows, both desktop and mobile, and … continue reading

Xamarin offers update on Roslyn/Mono integration efforts

Xamarin and the Mono Project community are still working to integrate Microsoft’s open-source Roslyn compiler into Mono. In a post on his personal blog, Xamarin CTO Miguel de Icaza detailed the Xamarin and Mono efforts on two fronts: using Roslyn as Mono’s default compiler, and as its IDE engine powering code completion and refactoring. Over … continue reading

Xamarin Teams with Oracle to Accelerate End-to-End Enterprise Mobility

SAN FRANCISCO–Xamarin today announced a relationship with Oracle that helps enterprises quickly implement high-quality mobile apps and gain a competitive advantage. The Xamarin SDK for Oracle Mobile Cloud Service, available today, allows enterprises to create scalable mobile solutions for iOS, Android, and Windows, with secure data integration and management. This new SDK, together with Oracle … continue reading

Developing high-quality code, the .NET way

Every developer wants to create great software that users can appreciate. Unfortunately, creating software that disappoints is easy. Conversely, creating high-quality software that users will appreciate is hard. Fortunately there are a number of things you can do and tools you can use to create high-quality software. This article will talk about those things that … continue reading

Microsoft Ignite: Rounding up the developer news

Microsoft announced a slew of product news at the Microsoft Ignite conference in Chicago, but in a conference of more than 23,000 attendees, the active expo floor offered arguably more news on software development tools and releases for developers in the Microsoft space. Below is a rundown of some of the interesting companies and developer … continue reading

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