Training on Xamarin Visual Studio 2013 Plugin, .NET 4.5 async/await Support, HttpClient, and other New Features

I have a new training class out on Xamarin.  This session will cover the new features that Xamarin has provided in their mid-2013 update.  These new features include support for iOS 7 (iPhone and iPad), but don't require iOS7.  I hope you enjoy this class.  My favorite features here are the Visual Studio 2013 support for iOS, which I use every day, the .NET 4.5 async/await support, and the HttpClient.

Url: http://www.learnnowonline.com/express/course/os72/xamarin-ios-7--net-and-visual-studio-plugins/ 

Course Description: With the new features from Xamarin, .NET developers have many things that they can work with. Xamarin has provided support for Visual Studio developers to write iPhone and iPad applications. Support for the asynchronous APIs in .NET 4.5, the .NET 4.5 HTTP client, improved gestures for an improved API to work with and other features as well.
 
Topics
Xamarin .Net 4.5 Features
Introduction
Recent Xamarin Updates
iOS Specific Enhancements
Tools updates
Optimization
Async Support
Why Async?
How to be Async?
Problems
async/await to the Rescue
Exception Handling
Good Candidates
Summary

HTTP Client
Introduction
HttpClient
HTTP Verbs
Notes
GET Operation
Other Http Verbs
Post
Summary

Xamarin Async Extensions
Introduction
iOS async/await extensions
F# Support
Resources
Summary

Xamarin OS Visual Studio
Introduction
Overview
Introduction
Visual Studio Features for iOS
Host Settings
Xamarin.iOS Build Server
Visual Studio Toolbar
Additional Toolbar Options
Output Windows
Project Properties
New iOS Project
File -> New
Updates
User Interface
How?
Screen Rotation
Results
Remember
Resources
Summary

Improvements and Gestures
Introduction
Recent Xamarin Improvements
Gesture Recognizers
Previous Setup
Pattern
Gesture
Types
States
Multiple Gestures
Summary

iOS Notifications
Introduction
Notifications
Local Notifications
How To?
Options
Push Notifications
Requirements
Demo: Local Notifications
Summary

Xamarin Razor
Introduction
Razor Integration
Demo: Xamarin App
Demo: Razor Integration
Summary

Xamarin Other
Introduction
Audio Support
Updated Garbage Collector
NSObject.Description
Threading
CheckForIllegalCrossThreadCalls
Strong Type Constructors
Screen Capture
NSAttributedString
CFNetwork HTTPClient
Summary
 


I hope that you enjoy the training. Thank you for your time and consideration.