MSicc`s Blog

Feb

2020

MSicc’s Blog version 1.6.0 out now for Android and iOS

Besides updating my WordPressReader library and making some minor visual changes to my blog, I also updated both the Android and iOS apps for my blog.

Feb

2020

WordPressReader (Standard) updated to version 2.1.0

WordPressReader (Standard) has been updated to version 2.1.0. Read on to learn what’s new in this update.

Jan

2020

#XfEffects: Forms Effect to automatically scale FontSize on Label

In this second post of my #XfEffects series, I am going to show you how to make the text of a Label grow and shrink within a defined range, based on the Xamarin.Forms.NamedSize enumeration.

Jan

2020

Visual Studio Extensions that will make your life easier in 2020

We finally arrived in 2020 – time to kick off my blogging year as well. With this post, I will show you some of the Visual Studio Extensions I am using frequently and that are making my life as a developer a bit easier.

Dec

2019

My 2019 (a short review)

Once again, Xmas is around the corner. Time to reflect some of the things that happened throughout the year and also look ahead to what the new year will bring.

Nov

2019

What I’ve learned from porting my first app ever to Android and iOS with Xamarin

I finally finished to port my first app ever from Windows Phone to Android and iOS – Fishing Knots + is finally published in the Google Play Store as well as on the Apple Appstore. This post summarizes what I’ve learned during the process of porting.

Oct

2019

How to work around IDE freezes in Visual Studio 2019 when switching between Build configurations

After updating to the latest Visual Studio version (16.3., followed by 16.3.1), two of our solutions at work with custom Build configurations all of sudden began to hang when switching between them.

Sep

2019

[Updated] #XfEffects: Xamarin.Forms Effect to change the TintColor of ImageButton’s image – (new series)

Every now and then, we need to customize our Xamarin.Forms apps to match a theme or other requirements. The Forms API has already a lot of options, but sometimes they aren’t enough. A common practice is to write custom renderers, but with the Effects API, there is another cool kid in town.

Sep

2019