James Montemagno

Gaming for a Cause #Play4PP

This blog is not about coding at all and is more on the personal side of things, which I actually don’t write about too often. So if that isn’t your thing and you just came for code then feel free to scroll past. Or, if you don’t want to read this entire thing: TLDR; On March 4th I am participating in the Play for Planned Parenthood 24 Hour Game marathon [http://bit.ly/motz-p4pp] and asking for your help by donating a few $$ to my team to support an amazing cause! At the start of the year I tol…

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New Xamarin.Forms Item Templates!!

I just installed the latest RC for Cycle 9 [http://releases.xamarin.com]and was extremely surprised and happy to find some brand new Item Templates for Xamarin.Forms including: * Carousel Page * List View Page * Map Page * Tabbed Page Along with the awesome new project template creation! When you add a page it will scaffold out your entire ViewModel too!!! Amazing! Just by adding the ListView Page you get this: New Tabbed Page: I did a little Motz Codes Live walk…

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Opening App Store for Ratings on iOS and Android

Sometimes you want to ask your users to rate your application. There are several components out there that will open a dialog box and prompt for ratings, but sometimes you don’t want to stop the flow of your app and throw it in their face. What I do in my application is simply add a section on my settings page asking if they would like to rate the app. When pressed I launch the app store directly to the review page: Update! This is now easier than ever with my Store Review Plugin [https://git…

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Simplified In-App Purchases for Xamarin iOS and Android

I recently launched Scoreboard for both iOS and Android [https://montemagno.com/scoreboard-keep-track-of-game-scores-app] to help keep score of game scores and it has gone really well as people are using the app and giving really good feedback. When deciding to create Scoreboard I decided to go with an ads based monetization structure with a single ad placed on the main scoreboard page. The first question that came up when friends installed the app was if they could pay to remove ads. My answer…

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Motz's Thoughts: Essential Accessories for Nintendo Switch

I can’t help it, I am super excited for the Nintendo Switch [http://nintendo.com/switch]. I have high hopes for the system even though there are minimal games at launch. Before I jump into the standard games and controller list there are a few things to think about. My recommendations may not be the cheapest option, but are based on trusted brands and positive ratings. [https://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Switch/dp/B01LTHP2ZK/ref=as_li_ss_il?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1484457151&sr=1-2&…

James Montemagno

What Xamarin Developers Ought to Know to Start in 2017

Inspired by Scott Hanselman’s recent blog on what .NET Developers ought to know to start 2017 [http://www.hanselman.com/blog/WhatNETDevelopersOughtToKnowToStartIn2017.aspx] I thought I would take it a step further to create a small guide for Xamarin developers creating iOS, Android, and macOS apps in .NET. So I sat down with Chris Hardy [http://twitter.com/chrisntr] and put together a list of Xamarin specific terms and resources. Before we start, you should totally go read Scott’s awesome bl…

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How to Build & Ship an App in a Week with Xamarin.Forms

TLDR; I built an app in a few days over the holidays to keep track of board game and sport scores called Scoreboard, which is available now on iOS [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scoreboard-game-score-keeper/id1191033523?ls=1&mt=8] and Android [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.refractored.scoreboard]! Over the holidays I didn’t expect to sit down and write an entire app for iOS and Android from scratch, but I did. It all started when Heather and I were playing Qwirkle [ht…

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Scoreboard: An app to keep track of board game scores

Today, I am excited to announce Scoreboard, a brand new app for iOS and Android making it drop dead simple to keep track of your board game scores. It is available today on the App Store [https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scoreboard-game-score-keeper/id1191033523?ls=1&mt=8] and Google Play [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.refractored.scoreboard]. Leave that pen and paper behind, Scoreboard enables you to easily keep score for any game with up 4 players or teams. Easily ke…

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Gaming for a Cause #Play4PP

New Xamarin.Forms Item Templates!!

Opening App Store for Ratings on iOS and Android

Simplified In-App Purchases for Xamarin iOS and Android

Motz's Thoughts: Essential Accessories for Nintendo Switch

What Xamarin Developers Ought to Know to Start in 2017

How to Build & Ship an App in a Week with Xamarin.Forms

Scoreboard: An app to keep track of board game scores

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