A while ago we started the Snppts Challenge, asking you to submit your good-looking UIs to the platform and promising swag in the process. Now that the deadline has passed, let’s take a quick look back on this challenge!
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As you probably know I’m one of the co-founders of the Snppts platform together with my bestie Gerald Versluis. This month of November is all about getting more content into the platform and what better way to do it than with a Community Challenge!
Continue reading “Introducing the Snppts Community Challenge!”
Have you always wanted to create your own NuGet package but not quite sure where to start? Let’s take a peek at how I built my Xamarin NuGet packages and how I distribute them using Azure DevOps!
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You may have used PancakeView in your Xamarin.Forms adventures in the past. Ever dreamed of breaking out of that rectangular/circular mold? Well, now you can with the latest PancakeView update!
A new version of Xamarin.Forms has hit NuGet feeds around the globe. Let’s take a quick peek at what has changed under the hood!
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If you’re like me and mess around with UI in Xamarin.Forms a lot you might’ve come across the problem of a control or view not displaying as you’d expect it to. This little package may help you in finding out why.
Continue reading “Quick tip: Enabling DebugRainbows for an entire app”
Have you ever had a scenario where using the built-in navigation bar and other UI elements simply didn’t cut it? Perhaps it’s been suggested to you by a designer that the default elements are just ugly. Simply roll your own and start using a base page!
Continue reading “Create a kickass banking app using a BasePage in Xamarin”
Fellow community member Luis Matos has recently held a Xamarin Month initiative. During the entire month of February, someone from the community / Xamarin team posted a blog about Xamarin-related topics. I would love to give the concept a shot as well!
Continue reading “Introducing Xamarin UI July”
Recently I’ve been pushing out a few NuGet packages with components that I use in my every day Xamarin work. This blog post is meant to give you a little overview of these packages and how they can help you in your daily mobile development flow.
Continue reading “A quick explainer: recent NuGet packages”
They say that seeing new places can work wonders for your creativity. I’ve recently gone on a trip to Seattle, visiting the Microsoft MVP Summit. With half an hour to kill in between sessions, I started tinkering with another UI sample in Xamarin Forms. This is the result of that.
Continue reading “Travel broadens the mind…”