Cross-Platform Development

with Visual Studio

Felix Rieseberg
Open Source Engineer, Microsoft
@felixrieseberg

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Visual Studio Android Emulator

  • Fast, does not cost extra, based on Hyper-V, AOSP VHD Emulator
  • Supports full Visual Studio Debugging experience in C++, C# with Xamarin, and JavaScript with Cordova
  • Multi-Touch, GPS, Accelerometer, Battery, SD Card, Camera, Keyboard, Device Profiles...

Demo

Visual Studio Android Emulator

Cross-Platform Strategies

C++

Who's Using C++?

  • Facebook Messenger
  • Facebook
  • Pandora
  • Clean Master
  • Go Keyboard
  • Instagram
  • SnapChat
  • Super-Bright LED
  • Candy Crush Soda
  • Spotify
  • CrossRoads
  • Netflix
  • Subway Surfers
  • Kik
  • WhatsApp
  • Skype
  • Clash of Clans
  • Jelly Jump
  • DubsMash
  • Temple Run 2
  • Surgery Simulator
  • Pinterest
  • Candy Crush Saga
  • CM Security Antivirus
  • Trivia Crack
  • Zedge Ringtones
  • Apus Launcher
  • Bingo Crush
  • Amazon Shipping
  • Texas Holdem
  • ZigZag
  • 8 ball pool
  • Yahoo Mail
  • Game of War
  • Despicable Me
  • Fast and Furious Legacy
  • Five Nights at Freddy’s
  • Sound Cloud
  • iHeart Radio
  • Twitter
  • Fruit Ninja Free
  • The Weather Channel
  • Flow Free 2
  • Minicraft
  • Magic Piano
  • ooVoo video call
  • Solitare
  • Wish Shopping Made Fun
  • Google Earth
  • Angry Birds

Who's Using C++?

  • Facebook Messenger
  • Facebook
  • Pandora
  • Clean Master
  • Go Keyboard
  • Instagram
  • SnapChat
  • Super-Bright LED
  • Candy Crush Soda
  • Spotify
  • CrossRoads
  • Netflix
  • Subway Surfers
  • Kik
  • WhatsApp
  • Skype
  • Clash of Clans
  • Jelly Jump
  • DubsMash
  • Temple Run 2
  • Surgery Simulator
  • Pinterest
  • Candy Crush Saga
  • CM Security Antivirus
  • Trivia Crack
  • Zedge Ringtones
  • Apus Launcher
  • Bingo Crush
  • Amazon Shipping
  • Texas Holdem
  • ZigZag
  • 8 ball pool
  • Yahoo Mail
  • Game of War
  • Despicable Me
  • Fast and Furious Legacy
  • Five Nights at Freddy’s
  • Sound Cloud
  • iHeart Radio
  • Twitter
  • Fruit Ninja Free
  • The Weather Channel
  • Flow Free 2
  • Minicraft
  • Magic Piano
  • ooVoo video call
  • Solitare
  • Wish Shopping Made Fun
  • Google Earth
  • Angry Birds

Cross-Platform C++ in VS 2015

  • Full native support for Windows, Android, iOS
  • Share and reuse code across platforms in one solution
  • State-of-the-art code editing, powerful debugging, fast emulation
  • Build, debug and profile for Windows, Android, iOS

Demo

C++ App Development

.NET and Xamarin

Share app logic across platforms

  • Native apps for Windows, iOS and Android devices using .NET
  • Most productive and powerful platform for creating native applications
  • Maximize code reuse with Universal Projects & Portable Class Libraries

100% APIs exposed

  • Everything you can do in xCode or ADT you can do with Visual Studio

Demo

Xamarin & C# App Development

Who's using Cordova?

Tools for Cordova

Hybrid HTML Apps

  • Natural path for web developers targeting devices

Cordova tooling in Visual Studio

  • Productivity of Visual Studio for hybrid apps
  • Scale to complex Enterprise apps through optional TypeScript support
  • End-to-end development workflow included for Windows, iOS and Android
  • Flexibility to use any JavaScript framework
  • Interops with common command-line tools

Demo

Apache Cordova App Development

Project Astoria

It's kind of crazy
It's not done yet
Don't wait for it

Try it out!

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Felix Rieseberg