Episode 55: What's New in Visual Studio 2017, Xamarin.Forms, and the Android designer
Summary: <p>In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, Pierce Boggan and James Montemagno discuss the latest & greatest in mobile .NET development, including Xamarin.Forms 3.0 and 3.1, Visual Studio 2017 version 15.7 and 15.8, updates to the Android designer, and more!</p> <p>2:00 Getting your Android apps ready for Google Play's new Target API level requirements<br> 8:00 See Xamarin.Forms 3.0 in action with the open-source conference vision app<br> 10:40 Using MongoDB with Xamarin apps<br> 12:05 What's new in the Android designer<br> 17:00 Mobile Build Tools & new Android MSBuild properties<br> 17:30 Xamarin Essentials<br> 22:05 Visual Studio 2017 version 15.7 - new Xamarin.Forms XAML IntelliSense, automatic iOS provisioning, new project templates<br> 25:00 Visual Studio 2017 version 15.8 - Hyper-V Android emulator, improvements to the incremental build process, Android designer and Forms Previewer improvements<br> 27:55 Xamarin.Forms 3.1<br> 32:40 Pick of the Podcast</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://blog.xamarin.com/android-apps-google-play-target-api-level-requirements/" rel="nofollow">Getting Android Apps Ready for Google Play's Target API Level Requirements</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.xamarin.com/build-2018-conference-vision-demo-app/" rel="nofollow">Build 2018 Conference Vision Demo App</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.xamarin.com/write-apps-using-mongodb-xamarin/" rel="nofollow">Use MongoDB with Your Xamarin Apps</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.xamarin.com/future-xamarin-android-designer/" rel="nofollow">What's New in the Android Designer</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.xamarin.com/xamarin-essentials-cross-platform-apis-mobile-apps/" rel="nofollow">Xamarin Essentials</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.xamarin.com/securing-versioning-xamarin-apps-with-mobilebuildtools/" rel="nofollow">Securing & Versioning Apps with Mobile Build Tools</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.xamarin.com/advanced-android-versioncode/" rel="nofollow">Using MSBuild to Define Advanced Android VersionCode</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.xamarin.com/visual-studio-2017-version-15-7-preview-3/" rel="nofollow">Visual Studio 2017 version 15.7</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.xamarin.com/new-xamarin-forms-xaml-intellisense-visual-studio-2017/" rel="nofollow">New XAML IntelliSense in 15.7</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.xamarin.com/new-xamarin-android-ios-templates/" rel="nofollow">New Project Templates in 15.7</a></li> <li><a href="https://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2018/06/26/vs-2017-15-8-preview-3.aspx" rel="nofollow">Visual Studio 2017 version 15.8</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.xamarin.com/xamarin-forms-3-0-released/" rel="nofollow">Xamarin.Forms 3.0</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/xamarin/xamarin-forms/user-interface/visual-state-manager" rel="nofollow">Visual State Manager</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/xamarin/xamarin-forms/user-interface/layouts/flex-layout" rel="nofollow">FlexLayout</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/xamarin/xamarin-forms/user-interface/styles/css" rel="nofollow">CSS</a></li> <li><a href="https://developer.xamarin.com/releases/xamarin-forms/xamarin-forms-3.1/3.1.0/" rel="nofollow">Xamarin.Forms 3.1</a></li> <li><a href="https://dansiegel.net/post/2017/08/30/prism-template-pack-in-visual-studio-for-mac" rel="nofollow">Prism Template Pack</a></li> </ul> <p>Follow Us:</p> <ul> <li>James: <a href="https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://motzcod.es/" rel="nofollow">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" rel="nofollow">GitHub</a>, <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" rel="nofollow">Merge Conflict Podcast</a> </li> <li>Pierce: <a href="https://twitter.com/pierceboggan" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://github.com/pierceboggan" rel="nofollow">GitHub</a> </li> </ul> <p>Subscribe:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/xamarin-podcast/id691368176?mt=2" rel="nofollow">iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ifcss44ww5lc375esulsuettsey" rel="nofollow">Google Play Music</a></li> <li><a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes691368176/xamarin-podcast" rel="nofollow">Overcast</a></li> </ul>
