Xamarin, the development tool that lets you use C# to write code for Android, iOS, Mac OS, Windows, and the cloud, is hosting a number of Xamarin Dev Days events all over the world, and the Tampa Bay event takes place tomorrow, Saturday November 19th at 9:00 a.m..
The Tampa Bay event is hosted by the Tampa Bay Mobile App Developers meetup at the Tampa Microsoft office in the Westshore area. Xamarin Dev Days events are hands-on sessions, with the mornings dedicated to learning about Xamarin and the afternoon set for diving into coding.
Are you in the Tampa Bay area and want to join in? Register at the Tampa Bay Xamarin Dev Days site!
Agenda
Here’s what will take place, and when:
| Time | What’s happening |
|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Registration and breakfast, which SMARTRAC and SMART COSMOS (the company and platform I represent) are providing! |
| 9:30 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. | “Intro to Xamarin” presentation |
| 10:20 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | “Cross-platform Xamarin” presentation |
| 11:10 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. | “Cloud Xamarin” presentation |
| 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch (they’ll provide it; it will most likely be pizza) |
| 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Hands-on lab |
Your hosts will be:
- Bill Reiss: Microsoft- @billreiss
- Brian Kassay: Microsoft – @briankassay
- Joe Healy: Microsoft – @devfish
- Michael Stark: Microsoft – @starknetwork
What you should bring
You’ll need a computer running either Mac OS or Windows on which to do Xamarin development. You should set up Xamarin prior to showing up, because setup takes time and bandwidth, which will likely be in short supply at the event. Follow these steps:
- If you’re on Mac OS, you should install the current non-beta version of Xcode (8.1) and then follow these steps.
- If you’re on Windows, you should follow these steps.
Breakfast is on SMART COSMOS!
If you’re going to show up to spent 8 hours of your Saturday in an office — especially in the Tampa Bay Area, where November means sunny skies and 80°F/27°C temperatures — the least we can do is feed you. SMART COSMOS will help by providing breakfast!
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