You’ve probably hit a point where you needed to use Xamarin.Forms MessagingCenter. It’s an easy tool to use in the framework, however, it can cause a lot of headaches if you forget to unsubscribe from messages. If you are not familiar with MessagingCenter, take a look at the documentation
https://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2016/03/22/app-to-market-startup-needs-an-mvp.aspx
An MVP is not some Microsoft award, but the acronym for a term, “minimum viable product,” that loosely defines what you’re trying to provide as far as features — at a bare minimum — to get your app to market. Let’s look at the considerations for making sure your app achieves MVP status.
In this episode we talk to Michael Ridland about his experiences as a Xamarin consultant, and dig into his new MVVM framework made specifically for Xamarin Forms called FreshMvvm!
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Messaging is a central component to the mobile experience and it’s not unusual for apps to want to take advantage of this in, for example, an employee directory app with employee’s contact information or a shopping application that wants to make it easy for customers to get in touch. However, these functionalities are all specific […]
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Today I’m pleased to release Calca 1.4 for iOS. This is an exciting release for me for two reasons.
First, this is the best version of Calc; it supports:
Second, I’m trying something a little crazy with the price – Calca for iOS is now free! This means more people than ever can try Calca and see how it can be used to solve their problems.
How can an independent app developer survive making a free app? Don’t worry, I didn’t fill it with ads. Except one small ad: a request for a donation to support the development of Calca. I’m hoping that users will find enough value in it that they will contribute some money towards its development. These contributions in no way add features to the app – they only remove the donation request. Your contribution enables me to continue working on that app, and I thank you for it.
The donations are tied to a time period. This provides a way for you to choose an amount that you’re comfortable with and also provides a way for you to donate multiple times if you’re feeling like an awesome superhero of a person. #justsaying
This is a bit of an experiment – one that I hope will pan out because I am truly excited to see how many people will use the app now that it’s free. That said, I am open to failure and learning from it. Let’s see how the patronage model works!
Anyway, enough about that. Go get Calca and get calculating!
This week on the Xamarin Podcast, Pierce and I catch you up on all the new features introduced in Xamarin.Forms 2.1, including control templates, DataTemplateSelectors, and making user interface tweaks with effects. Subscribe or Download Today Knowing the latest in .NET, C#, and Xamarin is easier than ever with the Xamarin Podcast! […]
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