Xamarin Hero Jos
Xamarin Hero Jos is a 2 Days Hackathon providing attendees with an intense, hands-on learning experience. Spend the time exploring mobile development with sessions from Xamarin, then roll up your sleeves for an evening dedicated to diving into code.
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Additional Information
Each Xamarin Hero Event is unique, but you’ll always walk away with a better understanding of how you can build, test, and monitor native iOS, Android, and Windows apps with Xamarin and also a basic way to use Azure.
Agenda
Day 1
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:30 | Break Fast (Tea & Muffin if you make it early) |
| 9:00 AM | Registration / Setup / Installations |
| 9:30 AM | Introductions |
| 10:00AM | Session 1 – Introductions to Xamarin | 10:20 AM | Session 2 – Introduction to Xamarin Forms |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00PM | Session 3 – Connecting to Azure Mobile Services |
| 2:00 PM | Session 4 – Service Stack / Using Local Storage |
| 3:00PM | Session 5 – App Design and UX – Team |
| 4:00PM | Group Project allocation / Final Setup |
Day 2
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:30 | Break Fast (Tea & Muffin if you make it early) |
| 9:00 AM | Registration / Setup / Installations |
| 9:30 AM | Hackathon for Beginners Setup the environment and create your first Xamarin app following a tutorial with help from the mentors |
| 09:30AM | Open Hacking (More advanced) Self-guided group hacking session to create something awesome using Xamarin | 03:50 PM | Finish |
| 4:00PM | Networking |
FAQ
- What should I bring?
- We encourage you to bring your personal computer to Xamarin Unplugged event with Xamarin fully installed to participate in the live coding activities. We have a full guide for both Mac OS X and Windows to help get you started.
- Xamarin experts will be around to help you with any setup, but it is highly encouraged to preconfigure your machines in advance.
- In order to test the part of iOS, for those who do not have a MAC, you can use one of the weekly plans MacInCloud (Europe Server, OS El Capitain) with the option Enable Remote Build Port enabled.