Episode 44: Building Apps with iOS 11, Visual Studio for Mac, and Mobile Center

In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, James and Pierce discuss the Xamarin iOS 11 web preview, the latest in Visual Studio for Mac, and our experiences using Visual Studio Mobile Center. 3:50 - XAML productivity tools in Visual Studio for Mac (MFractor) 6:10 - Mastering the Android Support Libraries 9:00 - How to install Visual Studio 2017 offline - great for conferences and trainings 11:15 - Updates to Mobile Center 13:30 - Apps built with Xamarin - Urban Refuge, Guitar Center, Nintendo Switch 19:20 - New Xamarin previews, including our first iOS 11 web preview 25:00 - What's new in Visual Studio for Mac 29:25 - Package/Tool of the Podcast Show Links: MFractor (https://www.mfractor.com/) MFractor: Getting Started (https://blog.xamarin.com/introducing-mfractor-visual-studio-mac/) Mastering Android Support Libraries (https://blog.xamarin.com/mastering-android-support-libraries/) Visual Studio 2017 Offline Installation (https://blog.xamarin.com/installing-visual-studio-2017-made-easy/) Mobile Center (https://mobile.azure.com/) Case Study: Urban Refuge (https://blog.xamarin.com/urban-refuges-refugee-aid-mobile-apps-turn-research-action/) Case Study: Guitar Center (https://blog.xamarin.com/guitar-centers-five-star-xamarin-forms-apps-bring-music-masses/) Nintendo Switch App (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nintendo.znca&hl=en) 15.3 Preview 4 Beta Release (https://releases.xamarin.com/beta-release-15-3-preview-4/) iOS 11 Web Preview (https://releases.xamarin.com/preview-xcode-9-beta-3-ios-11-macos-10-13-support-preview-1/) Microsoft Authentication Library (https://github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-dotnet) Fastlane (https://fastlane.tools/) Follow Us: James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (http://motzcod.es/), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) Pierce: Twitter (https://twitter.com/pierceboggan), GitHub (https://github.com/pierceboggan) 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)