Join the Xamarin Marathon - A developer community initiative to help you to master cross-platform mobile apps development

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A twelve-week community initiative supported by Microsoft Developer Experience & Evangelism Group (DX) ranging from March thru June. Take part in the trainings

  • Anyone can join it: students, professional developers and enthusiasts.
  • Attend online trainings about mobile apps dev., publish an app to receive an accomplishment certificate recognizing their efforts.
  • By the time they finish this course, participants will:
    • Be familiar with the basic structure of the different types of projects that can be created in Xamarin.
    • Have a clear understanding of the structure of a Xamarin.Android project.
    • Know which graphical controls can be used during the development of Android apps.
    • Be familiar with the lifecycle of an Android app.
    • Have a clear understanding of the structure of a Xamarin.iOS project.
    • Know which graphical controls can be used during the development of iOS apps.
    • Be familiar with the lifecycle of an iOS app.
    • Be familiar with the advantages of using Xamarin.Forms as an alternative to standard Xamarin.
    • Learn the basic concepts of the MVVM pattern and how to apply them during the development of their Xamarin apps.
    • Understand the basics for creating their own apps connected to Microsoft Azure services.
    • Be familiar with several services offered by Microsoft Azure that will allow them to simply incorporate functionalities that add value to their apps.