Create engaging mobile experiences with Visual Studio, Microsoft Azure and Xamarin
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Mobile technology has transformed how people live and work faster than previous innovations like the internet or personal computers. Mobile apps are now just one part of larger, omnichannel application architectures. Microsoft offers tools to help developers create rich cross-platform mobile experiences, connect mobile apps to backend systems, and deliver apps with agility using a DevOps approach encompassing development, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Create engaging mobile experiences with Visual Studio, Microsoft Azure and Xamarin
- 2. Mobile represents the single largest technology innovation of all time. Mobile is transforming how we live and work …
- 3. Faster than the Internet boom of the 90s Faster than the PC boom of the 80s 10x Faster than the recent social networking explosion3x 2x Mobile has happened ...
- 4. More than just apps … A mobile app strategy is not sufficient if you want to be successful in your future mobile development efforts. You need to think of mobile apps as one component of larger, modern, omnichannel application architecture … *Source: Forrester Predictions 2015: CIOs Accelerate The Business Technology, Q4 2014 Mobile apps are a part of larger modern applications
- 5. Deliver mobile applications with digital-era agility + velocity How Microsoft can help Create rich, cross-platform mobile experiences Extend business data and LOB applications to mobile Enterprise Cloud Platform
- 7. Mobile approaches HTML 5 JavaScript/TypeScript Hybrid and Web Platform Silos Obj C C# Java Cross-Platform Native Shared Code
- 8. Platform silos Better TCO, productivity and development experience Enduserexperience Developer Only services (server-side) can be re-used Client development and developer experience is different for each platform and device type Higher TCO due to multiple code bases and requirements for developer skills End User Platform-native UX Full performance Native service integration Objective-C + Xcode Java + Eclipse .NET + Visual Studio
- 9. Write once, run anywhere Better TCO, productivity and development experience Enduserexperience Developer Great for teams with HTML/JavaScript skills Scaling to enterprise complexity challenging Developer productivity with Visual Studio Mature tooling End User Non-native UX Performance tradeoff Works across devices
- 10. Cross-platform native with Xamarin Better TCO, productivity and development experience Enduserexperience Developer 100% C# with 100% of platform APIs exposed More productivity and faster development Up to 95% code reuse across platforms Up to 100% shared UI with Xamarin.Forms One code base & IDE for client and backend End User Platform-native UX Full performance Native platform service integration “The best of both worlds”
- 11. Anything you can do in Objective-C, Swift or Java, you can do with Xamarin • Native user interface. • Native performance. • High-fidelity API access. C# + XIB C# + AXML C# + XAML Native UI Native UI Native UI Cross-platform native
- 13. Extending your business to mobile Hybrid infrastructure Powerful cloud services Flexible backend models
- 14. A/B Testing Live Update Storage Push Notifications Crash Reporting Remote Config. Identity Tables Visual Studio Mobile Center Mission control for mobile apps
- 16. The converged DevOps lifecycle Develop + Test Plan + Track Monitor + Learn Release Development Production
- 17. App factory mindset Highest quality, lowest cost, shortest time to market 1. Maximize output and shrink lead times for new apps and updates. 2. Ensure highest-quality user experience on any device. 3. Scale delivery by standardizing work, automating processes, and minimizing redundancy + waste.
- 18. Mobile app continuous delivery with Microsoft Backlog Monitor and improve Users and customers install and use app Telemetry Collection App Testing Beta TestingCode Repository | Build + Deploy
- 20. The business impact of good testing practices Always high quality Ensure a quality user experience that keeps users engaged Shorter lead time Lower release times and deliver new apps faster Frequent updates Solve issues, push app updates out quickly, and focus on innovation Broad reach Keep up with the constantly changing device market
- 21. Mobile quality is hard! Mobile developers face a myriad of challenges • Device fragmentation. • Apps are complex. • Manual testing is slow and error-prone. • Users use apps in unexpected ways.
- 22. for Mobile app quality, done right • Diverse library of real devices. • Simulate real user interactions. • Test continuously. • Analyze app performance. • Use the tools you know. • Test native device functionality.
- 23. The solution: Beta distribution and crash reporting Learning from real users • Distribute apps to beta users and analyze feedback results. • Know instantly if users are having problems and pinpoint exact issues. • Learn from production usage and connect to direct marketing actions.
- 24. for Bringing DevOps to mobile • Distribute your app. • Collect crash reports. • Gather user feedback. • Understand app adoption. • Track app usage.
- 25. The Microsoft Mobile DevOps Solution A comprehensive solution for developers and organizations that want to plan, build, test, deploy, operate, and monitor mobile business applications. Create rich, cross-platform mobile experiences Connect mobile applications to business data and applications Deliver mobile applications with digital-era agility + velocity
- 26. Create rich, cross-platform mobile experiences
- 27. Connect mobile applications to business data and applications
- 30. © 2017 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Editor's Notes
- #5: Not just Apps or Mobile UI/Frontend, rather its „Shift towards the Universal Applications” i.e. running on Mobile, tablet, iPad, SmartTV, wearables. Universal Applications Service whenever & wherever needed, AI/VR functionality, GPS based services, M-Commerce, IoT(Internet of Things) like(Wearable technology, Smart Stores, Home Automations etc)
- #6: Cross-Platform and Cross-Device Development [Xamarin with C# & DevOps] Enterprise Apps, Cloud [Azure Services] line-of-business (LOB) are set of critical computer applications that are vital to running an enterprise, it is also used as a synonym for corporate division
- #7: The treand is like.... Expect super efficient service wherever/whenever needed Be smart staying lazy with true Mobility No one wish to go to a terminal for accessing a service or information Hence Mobile client is the ultimate solution.
- #8: 3 popular approaches for achieving Mobility / developing Mobile Clients Web or Hybrid [Wrapper/WebView on Native] Platform Silos, develop separate for each platform Cross-platform-native, develop native app once for all platform with shared codebase & UI
- #9: Advantages: 1.> Pure Native UI and all native integration. 2.> Full performance due to native development. Server-side: database, Webservices etc… are only shared. Every platform developer will go thru a different experience depending on his platform. Total Cost of Ownership will be high as Multiple teams… Different skillsets with respect to every platform Multiple IDEs, Multiple code base, each completely different from other More work hours as need to be developed same features multiple time, each for one platform Release dates may for all platforms as every platform may take its own time
- #10: Cordova: It allows you to use standard web technologies - HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript for cross-platform development. Applications execute within wrappers targeted to each platform, and rely on standards-compliant API bindings to access each device's capabilities such as sensors, data, network status. Advantage: 1.>Works across almost all devices. 2.>Nice for HTML/JavaScript teams to adopt Mobile platform 3.> Our favorite Visual Studio providing productivity DisAdvantage: 1.>As developed with HTML/JavaScript, purely NON-NATIVE User Experience(UX) 2.>Performance will be poor as it cannot use the true capability of Native platform.
- #11: Meets both End User and Developer needs completely. End User: 1.> Pure Native User Experience as its cross-platform NATIVE 2.> Full performance being Native platform integrated Developer: 1.> complete C# code base, no additional programing language 2.> 100% i.e. all Native-API accessible on All platform. 3.> Almost 100% code reuse, saves time of development. 4.> 100% shared UI with Xamarin.Forms. Design once for all platforms. 5.> One Code base, One IDE and same Backend/Server-side
- #12: Xamarin : Cross-platform NATIVE enables you to develop: All C# code. Fully native UI delivering pure native User eXperience [UX] The Android UI can be developed with same AXML with Shared code approach Both XiB & Story board approach is available for iOS XAML in Xamarin forms gives pure Native UI which shared too All platform specific low level API available on all platform Camera, GPS, Microphone, All sensors, every native API exposed Code to be written C# Business logic too shared. One Business logic developed once shared for all platforms Anything can be done with Android Studio or Swift/Obj-C on iOS can be achieved with shared C#
- #13: A "front-end" application is one that application users interact with directly. A "back-end" application or program serves indirectly in support of the front-end services Example: a front-end application might interface directly with users and forward requests to a remotely-located back-end program in another computer to get requested data or perform a requested service. Relative to the client/server computing model, a front-end is likely to be a client and a back-end to be a server.
- #14: Every enterprise has scenarios: premises applications Authentication & identification issues Azure comes to rescue with PaSS services & many back end services Secure cloud services : App/data Connectivity: Azure VPN Authentication / Identification Intune… App & data security Device management
- #15: Powerful Cloud Services & Mobile Center: A powerful integration of backend services for MobDevOps. Authentication / Identity Build Android, iOS and UWP [connect with any codebase/repository] Test using Xamarin Test Cloud[Physical devices, real-time testing] Distribution: Alpha/Beta Groups , Store integration [Play Store/InTune store] Monitoring: Powerful Analytics & Crash reports Easy Push notification Azure storage
- #16: Agile/scrums an alternative to Waterfall/Sequential development Delivers increased value, Visibility, adaptability much earlier in the life cycle significantly reducing project risk
- #17: DevOps (a clipped compound of "development" and "operations") is a software engineering practice that aims at unifying software development (Dev) and software operation (Ops). Perfect intersection/combination of (Dev + QA) + Operation
- #19: Mobile App Continuous Integration Continuous Deploy [CICD] VSTS Work items, backlogs, Repository Build & Deploy : CICD XTC: Xamarin Test Cloud [ Testing App on Various Physical Devices] Beta Testing: HocketApp/MobileCenter Distribution Release: Monitoring… Analytics & CrashReports Fixing bugs… Repeate Cycle
- #22: Various platforms i.e. Android, iOS, UWP Every platform has various versions of OS Many screen sizes, configurations etc Complex App & more complex test scenarios Time consuming manual testing Unlike desktop/web applications, Unpredictable use by Users