Episode 41: Previewing Xamarin.Forms 3.0

In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, Pierce and David walk you through the early preview of Xamarin.Forms 3.0, announced at Microsoft Build 2017. Learn about new ways you can use Xamarin.Forms in your apps, speed and performance enhancements, and what new platforms are coming to Xamarin.Forms. Show Notes: 0:30 - Microsoft Build 4:00 - Xamarin.Forms 3 5:50 - Standardization of custom renderers 6:15 - Xamarin.Forms Embedding 11:45 - Fast renderers and layout compression for increased performance 16:00 - Performance benchmarking in Xamarin.Forms 18:15 - One-time binding mode 20:00 - New FlexLayout system 21:30 - New "backends" for Xamarin.Forms - macOS, GTK#, and WPF 27:00 - Community-driven development 29:45 - XAML Standard 1.0 Links & Show Notes: The Xamarin Podcast website Channel 9: Designing Mobile Apps Channel 9: What's new in Xamarin.Forms Xamarin.Forms 3.0 Pierce: Twitter, GitHub David Ortinau: Twitter, GitHub Subscribe: iTunes Google Play Music Overcast Special Guest: David Ortinau.