Episode 37: Enhanced XAML Productivity with MFractor

In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, Pierce Boggan is joined by Matthew Robbins to discuss his XAML productivity tool MFractor, building addins for Xamarin Studio, code generation with Roslyn, and his journey from idea to product. Show Notes: 01:20 - What is MFractor (https://www.mfractor.com/)? 04:45 - How Matthew drives feature development for MFractor 07:00 - Journey from idea to product 09:30 - Building add-ins for Xamarin Studio and Visual Studio for Mac 13:45 - Cool tricks anyone can do with Roslyn 22:00 - The moment Matthew realized this could be a product 23:00 - Roslyn code generation tricks and tips 26:50 - The future of MFractor Links & Show Notes: The Xamarin Podcast (http://xamarinpodcast.com/) website MFractor (https://www.mfractor.com/) MFractor Documentation (http://docs.mfractor.com/) Building Add-ins for Xamarin Studio (https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/cross-platform/xamarin-studio/customizing-ide/extending_xamarin_studio_with_addins/) Matthew's Guide on Building Add-Ins for Xamarin Studio (https://github.com/matthewrdev/building-addins-for-xamarin-studio) Xamarin University Lecture on Addins (https://university.xamarin.com/guestlectures/building-xamarin-studio-addins) Roslyn Quoter (https://roslynquoter.azurewebsites.net/) Pierce: Twitter (https://twitter.com/pierceboggan), GitHub (http://github.com/pierceboggan) Matthew Robbins: Twitter (https://twitter.com/mfractor), GitHub (https://github.com/matthewrdev) Subscribe: iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/xamarin-podcast/id691368176?mt=2) Google Play Music (https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ifcss44ww5lc375esulsuettsey) Overcast (https://overcast.fm/itunes691368176/xamarin-podcast) Special Guest: Matthew Robbins.