For Kaiser Permanente’s Millennial Week Hackathon, here is a helpful guide to get started with Xamarin and Azure:
Windows Computers
- Visual Studio 2013 Community Edition: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=517284
- GitHub Extension: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/archive/2015/04/30/announcing-the-github-extension-for-visual-studio.aspx
- Microsoft Azure SDKs: http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/
- Xamarin Platform for Windows: http://xamarin.com/download
- Visual Studio Code for Windows: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=534107
- Xamarin Starter Edition: http://xamarin.com/starter
Mac Computers
- Microsoft Azure SDKs: http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/
- Visual Studio Code for OS X: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=534106
- Xamarin Platform for OS X: http://xamarin.com/download
API/SDK Info
- Xamarin Platform: http://developer.xamarin.com
- Azure Mobile Services: https://components.xamarin.com/gettingstarted/azure-mobile-services
- Azure Xamarin Dev Center: https://azure.microsoft.com/develop/mobile/xamarin
Additional Links
- C# Fundamentals: http://aka.ms/csharp100mva
- Learn Git: https://try.github.io/levels/1/challenges/1
- Cross-Platform App Dev: http://www.slideshare.net/ActiveNick/mobile-crossplatform-app-development-in-c-with-xamarin
- Microsoft Azure: http://azure.com
- BizSpark info: http://WakeUpAndCode.com/bizspark
- Using Azure Mobile Services from various clients
NOTES
- Xamarin will provide every attendee with 10 free Xamarin Test Cloud hours, and as a unique prize one Xamarin iOS and Android annual subscription.
- Microsoft will provide every attendee with a pre-approved BizSpark code to obtain free Azure (cloud) credits.
