Xamarin.Forms Check for Dark Mode in Xamarin.Forms Both iOS 13 and Android Q now let the user enable Dark Mode for the operating system. Let's explore how to check whether the user has enabled Dark Mode in our Xamarin.Forms apps.
Xamarin.Forms Making ObservableCollection Thread-Safe in Xamarin.Forms ObservableCollection is the recommended collection [https://docs.microsoft.com/xamarin/xamarin-forms/user-interface/listview/data-and-databinding?WT.mc_id=threadsafeobservablecollection-codetraveler-bramin] to use for ListViews, but it isn't thread safe. Let's explore how we can fix this and use it in our multi-
appcenter Using Preview Versions of .NET Core with App Center Build App Center is a great tool for building, testing, releasing and monitoring apps, but what if we want to use a preview version of .NET Core?
app center Schedule Recurring Builds in App Center Leverage an Azure Timer Function (a cron job in the cloud) to trigger a build every night in App Center Build
Xamarin Keeping up with Xamarin Tips and tricks to stay up-to-date with Xamarin, iOS, Android and .NET
Traveler: Los Angeles Where am I? I am currently at the Andaz West Hollywood Hotel [https://westhollywood.andaz.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html] just outside of Los Angeles, California. I'm in town volunteering at Athena Hacks 2018 [http://athenahacks.com]. Athena Hacks is an incredible hackathon hosted by the University
Xamarin.UITest Walkthough: Creating UI Tests for Xamarin.Forms Apps, Part 2 In Part 1 [https://www.codetraveler.io/2018/05/22/creating-uitests-for-xamarin-forms-apps-part-1/#traveler] , we created a File -> New Xamarin.Forms app, and added UI tests to it. In this post we'll learn how to create scalable UI tests that allow us
Traveler: Prague, June 2018 I recently finished an amazing trip to Prague (known as Praha by the Czech) where I had am amzing opportunity to speak at the Prague Azure User Group [https://www.meetup.com/Azure-User-Group/] and mDevCamp 2018 [https://www.codetraveler.io/mdevcamp2018/], and also joined the .NET CZ Podcast
UITest Walkthough: Creating UI Tests for Xamarin.Forms Apps, Part 1 Let's run through a few simple steps to add an automated UITest to a Hello World app made with Xamarin.Forms + Xamarin.UITest