The .NET MAUI Podcast

Episode 50: Xamarin.Forms 2.5.0, Live Player, and What's New in Visual Studio

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In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, James Montemagno and Pierce Boggan cover the latest news for mobile developers from Microsoft Connect(); 2017, including updates to Xamarin.Forms, the Live Player, Visual Studio 2017, and Visual Studio for Mac.

4:15 .NET Standard comes to File -> New -> Xamarin.Forms App

9:30 What's new in the Xamarin Live Player - .NET Standard support, SkiaSharp support, and updates to onboarding
13:00 Visual Studio Team Services gets even more awesome - hosted macOS agents and secure files
16:00 How to catch up on Connect(); announcements
18:25 Xamarin.Forms 2.5 - Native Forms, layout compression, iOS 11, improved macOS desktop support
25:30 Sunsetting Xamarin Components - what you need to know
28:00 What's new in Visual Studio and Visual Studio for Mac for mobile developers
33:15 Help us make Xamarin faster in Visual Studio 2017
34:10 Library/Tool/Product of the Week

Show Links:

  • .NET Standard comes to File -> New -> Xamarin.Forms
  • Streamlined Testflight Registration with Fastlane
  • Simplified App Signing with Secure Files in VSTS
  • Microsoft Connect(); Sessions for Xamarin Developers
  • Three Big Things to Explore in Xamarin.Forms 2.5.0
  • Making iOS 11 Even Easier with Xamarin.Forms
  • Sunsetting the Component Store
  • Visual Studio 2017 version 15.5 Preview Release Notes
  • Visual Studio for Mac version 15.5 Preview Release Notes
  • Help us make Xamarin faster in Visual Studio 2017
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