Gone Mobile

Gone Mobile 30: Hexagonal App Architecture with Chris Williams

February 16th, 2016  |  37 mins 59 secs

In this episode we talk to Chris Williams about hexagonal architectures and how it applies to building cross-platform mobile apps. We dig into what the architecture tries to achieve, the benefits you get from approaching software design with it in mind, and how you might already be doing it without even knowing it!

Gone Mobile 29: Push Notifications

January 25th, 2016  |  53 mins 4 secs

This episode covers pretty much everything there is to know about Push Notifications. From Apple’s APNS to Google’s C2DM and GCM, learn about what they are and how they work. We also discuss the benefits and disadvantages of roll your own with PushSharp and using services like Azure, Amazon EC2, Urbanairship and Parse.

Gone Mobile 28: Behind the Scenes of Xamarin.Forms with Jason Smith

August 26th, 2015  |  57 mins 1 sec

In this episode we're talking about Xamarin.Forms again, but this time around it's a bit different. We're joined once again by Jason Smith, lead developer of Xamarin.Forms, to take a look behind the scenes of Xamarin.Forms. We get into where it came from, inspirations, design decisions, triumps, mistakes, and more. Join us for this peek behind the curtain of creating the Xamarin.Forms framework!

Gone Mobile 27: Automated App Testing with Niels Frydenholm

July 7th, 2015  |  47 mins 25 secs

Interested in getting started writing automated tests for your apps but don't know where to start? In this episode we're joined by Niels Frydenholm to talk about how his team set themselves up for success over at eBay.

Gone Mobile 26: Prism for Xamarin.Forms with Brian Lagunas

June 16th, 2015  |  45 mins 46 secs

Prism has been around for awhile, and now you can take advantage of it in your Xamarin.Forms apps! In this episode we dig into what Prism is, why you'd want to use it in your mobile apps, and how it fits into Xamarin.Forms apps.

Gone Mobile 25: Performance Comparisons: Part Two with Harry Cheung

March 30th, 2015  |  45 mins 44 secs

Performance is a huge and important topic, so one episode just wasn't enough. In this episode we talk to Harry Cheung about the performance tests he's been running to see just how all these different mobile app development approaches perform when it comes to raw computation.

Gone Mobile 24: Cross-Platform Performance Comparisons with Kevin Ford

March 22nd, 2015  |  54 mins 6 secs

Ever wanted to know how different app frameworks and approaches compare with each other when it comes to performance? In this episode we spoke to Kevin Ford to dig into exactly that. Join us for a look at how the native SDKs, Xamarin, and Cordova compare for various performance measurements.

Gone Mobile 23: Continuous Delivery for iOS Apps with Felix Krause

February 16th, 2015  |  41 mins 28 secs

Continuous integration and delivery is commonplace in the web development world, but has been notoriously difficult to achieve with mobile apps. In this episode we talk to Felix Krause about his fastlane tools that aim to solve multiple pain points in iOS development and deployment by automating everything.

Gone Mobile 22: Designing and Consuming Modern APIs with Darrel Miller

January 26th, 2015  |  1 hr 10 mins

When it comes to designing and consuming APIs there is no shortage of approaches out there. In this episode we talk to Darrel Miller about many of these approaches, and ways to design both sides in a modern way to help keep things maintainable and evolvable over time.

Gone Mobile 21: Learning iOS with Reinder de Vries

January 12th, 2015  |  37 mins 19 secs

Learning to write iOS apps can be a daunting task, especially if you've never written any code before. In this episode we're joined by Reinder de Vries to talk about his approach to teaching people how to write iOS apps, and his experiences along the way.

Gone Mobile 20: Mobile Web Performance with Tammy Everts

November 19th, 2014  |  59 mins 14 secs

Performance matters, especially when it comes to mobile development. Join us as we talk to Tammy Everts about the ins and outs of mobile web performance!

Gone Mobile 19: Exploring Runscope with John Sheehan

October 27th, 2014  |  45 mins 44 secs

APIs have historically been difficult to debug and monitor, and Runscope was founded to help solve this problem. Join us as we talk to John Sheehan about what Runscope offers, and how developers can leverage it to make API development more enjoyable.

Gone Mobile 18: Securing Mobile Apps with Troy Hunt

October 13th, 2014  |  1 hr 3 mins

Security is more important today than ever, and mobile apps are no different. Troy Hunt joins us to talk about some common mistakes developers make when developing APIs and apps, and some practical approaches to securing them.

Gone Mobile 17: What's New in iOS8

October 2nd, 2014  |  1 hr 6 mins

ios, xamarin

Join us again for our annual show discussing all the new features in the latest version of iOS! Mike Bluestein joins us once more, and there's lots to talk about!

Gone Mobile 16: iBeacons

September 8th, 2014  |  50 mins 45 secs

iBeacons are an emerging technology with a lot of exciting applications. In this episode we talked to Doug Thompson to dive into what they are, how they're used, and where beacons are heading in the future.

Gone Mobile 15: Azure Mobile Services

August 27th, 2014  |  53 mins 3 secs

Learn all about Azure Mobile Services from some fine folks at Microsoft. We sit down with Kirill and Yavor to talk about the many features of Azure, specifically relating to mobile!