Gone Mobile

89: Bound for greater Bindings

January 12th, 2024  |  53 mins 37 secs

bindings, dotnet, dotnet-maui

Bindings are often used to integrate native libraries into .NET MAUI apps. We talk about the challenges of creating bindings for Android and iOS platforms and some alternative techniques such as Slim bindings and Platform Channels for accessiong Swift/ObjC and Java/Kotlin code or libraries in your .NET MAUI apps.

88: Return of Gone Mobile and the State of .NET MAUI

January 5th, 2024  |  48 mins 48 secs

dotnet, dotnet-maui

Gone Mobile returns after a several year hiatus! In this episode, Jon and Allan discuss the state of .NET MAUI, the challenges of mobile development, the benefits of using Blazor WebView in Maui apps and surprisingly more!

87: Couchbase Mobile Update with Robert Hedgpeth

July 10th, 2019  |  50 mins 34 secs

couchbase, xamarin

It's been a few years since we've talked Couchbase on the show, so with their recent release of Couchbase Mobile 2.5 we thought we'd bring Robert Hedgpeth on to catch us up!

86: Building PepTown with Eric Sink

April 16th, 2019  |  44 mins 10 secs

xamarin

Eric Sink is building a platform for High School sports fundraising, and he's doing it in .NET.

85: Creating Low-Code Apps Using OutSystems with Stacey Levine

March 6th, 2019  |  48 mins 44 secs

low-code, xamarin

OutSystems allows you to do some pretty amazing things with Low to No Code. We talk to Stacey Levine about their platform to see just how much you an accomplish without coding!

84: Creating Apps From Spreadsheets Using Glide with Jason Smith and Mark Probst

February 11th, 2019  |  48 mins 37 secs

xamarin

Creating apps from spreadsheets? You bet! In this episode we're joined by Jason Smith and Mark Probst, formerly of Xamarin/Microsoft, to talk about their new endeavor called Glide. Glide's goal is to let you build beautiful, data-powered apps quickly and easily, so tune in to learn what it's all about!

83: Diving into GrialKit and Gorilla Player with UXDivers

January 15th, 2019  |  45 mins 59 secs

xamarin, xaml

We finally sit down with Leonardo and Diego from UXDivers to talk about their products GrialKit and Gorilla Player.

82: Building Fabulous Apps Using F# with Jim Bennett

December 31st, 2018  |  52 mins 50 secs

xamarin

It's been awhile since we've had a good F# discussion, so for our final episode of 2018 we decided to fix that. Join us as we talk to Jim Bennett about the latest and greatest in the world of F# and how it's becoming a better option than ever before for building mobile apps!

81: Shiny and New at Microsoft Connect 2018

December 10th, 2018  |  45 mins 17 secs

microsoft, microsoft connect, xamarin

We discuss and recap some of the more interesting highlights from Microsoft Connect 2018.

80: Building IoT Apps using .NET and Meadow with Bryan Costanich

November 12th, 2018  |  50 mins 20 secs

iot, xamarin

Bryan can finally share what he's been working on, and "IoT" is full of .NET goodness!

79: Flutter with Thomas Burkhart

October 29th, 2018  |  51 mins 31 secs

xamarin

We talk to Thomas Burkhart in a long overdue episode on Flutter.

78: Building a Software Business with Matthew Robbins

October 15th, 2018  |  37 mins 4 secs

xamarin

Building a business around software is hard work, and often it's hard to come across detailed advice from those who have dared to give it a shot. In this episode we're joined by Matthew Robbins, founder of MFractor, to talk about his experiences building a company around developer tooling, and what he's learned along the way. If you're curious to peek behind the curtain of building MFractor, this is the episode for you!

77: Revisiting ReactiveUI with Kent Boogaart

September 10th, 2018  |  41 mins 47 secs

Somehow five years have gone by since we last did an episode on ReactiveUI, so we figured it was time to fix that! In this episode we're joined by Kent Boogaart, author of the recently published book You, I, and ReactiveUI, and we dig into what ReactiveUI is, what's changed over the years, and why you should use it in your apps.

76: Building Untappd with Greg Avola

August 27th, 2018  |  1 hr 5 mins

beer, untappd, xamarin

Cheers to the creator of Untappd! We talk about the beer app's humble beginnings and how it grew into a keg-sized success. Find out how it's built, what the backend is like, and what new suds are to come!

75: Easy Mobile App Builds with Dan Siegel

August 21st, 2018  |  33 mins 15 secs

There's a lot of ways to go about setting up builds for your mobile apps, and a lot of things to consider when doing so. Thankfully, that doesn't mean it needs to be complicated! In this episode we talk to Dan Siegel about his experiences setting up builds for a lot of his apps, and the tools he created to make it easy to add to any Xamarin project. Tune in and learn how you can clean up your build process quickly and easily!

74: Exploring the Uno Platform with Jérôme Laban

August 15th, 2018  |  47 mins 20 secs

There are a lot of ways to build mobile apps out there, and Uno brings a fun new twist to the mix: leverage your UWP skills and code across iOS, Android, the web, and maybe more! In this episode we talk to Jérôme Laban about what drove them to create Uno, what it is, how it works, and how to get started bringing UWP to all new platforms!