Intro to Azure Mobile Services & Xamarin

INTRO TO AZURE MOBILE SERVICES & XAMARINAndrew Strickland

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ABOUT ME

Twitter: gaisuruEmail: andrew.strickland@sparkhound.comFlappy Bird score: 22

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WHAT IS AMS

Azure Mobile Services (AMS) is a cloud based backend for any mobile app

Use C# or Javascript

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WHAT CAN AMS DO

Handle Data

Authentication

Push Notifications

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WHY USE AMS

Quick and extreme scalability

Support for every platform

Use the parts you need

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WHAT IS XAMARIN

Xamarin is a company that offers cross-platform development using .NET

Xamarin iOS and Xamarin Android

You use C#, F# and VB .NET

Xamarin Studio

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WHY CHOOSE XAMARINLeverage .NET and C# SkillsTarget multiple platforms while reusing code Use Visual StudioComponent Store from XamarinGet native UX combined with native performance

HOW DOES XAMARIN WORK?

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Compiles down to native platforms

Full access to all native API

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CODE DEMO

QUESTIONS?

Andrew Strickland, Sr. Dev Consultant andrew.strickland@sparkhound.com

Stop by our booth #421 to learn more and play our “Collar Fling” game

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