Many of you may have read or seen quite a bit recently about a company called Xamarin. For those who have not, this Boston-based company has created a robust set of technologies, frameworks, and developer tools allowing .NET developers to write native iOS and Android apps using the C# and related .NET skills that they already have today. During this user group meeting, Kevin Grossnicklaus will provide a complete overview of Xamarin’s tools and the capabilities they provide.

During this talk, Kevin will discuss and demonstrate:

• The development tools and hardware required to use Xamarin in various scenarios
• A walkthrough of the Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Android frameworks, their features and capabilities
• Live demonstration of coding and debugging a native iOS app in C#, with both an on-screen emulator and on a physical iOS device
• Incorporation of Xamarin’s tools into your existing toolkit and process
• Sharing code among multiple platforms (i.e., iOS, Android, Windows 8, etc.)
• Lots of Q & A

This talk will provide a lot of demonstrations and live coding, and will be very interactive with the audience.

The upcoming meeting will be held at the BlackFinn American Grille, on the north end of the St. Louis Galleria (on the side facing Clayton Road). Our sponsor is ArchitectNow, who will provide appetizers.