In the following there are some useful links about Xamarin, the framework that allows to develop native cross-platform app and now integrated for free in Visual Studio.

These links will be updated during the time … 😉

Xamarin.com site

Xamarin Test Cloud

Xamarin.Insights

• Xamarin site (guides)
• Introducing Essential Studio for Xamarin
• Five reasons Xamarin will change mobile development (free white paper from Syncfusion)
• http://developer.xamarin.com/guides/cross-platform/xamarin-forms
• http://api.xamarin.com
• Syncfusion’s Essential Studio for Xamarin (over 90 controls)
• Xamarin University (certification)
• Xamarin Test Cloud Results Extension: it allows you to see your test results in one comprehensive place, making it easy to identify and fix issues in your apps. Xamarin Test Cloud automatically tests apps written in any language on over 2,000 real devices, including complex gestures, and delivers results in minutes.

Free e-books

• Free eBooks from Microsoft Press (PressCreating Mobile Apps with Xamarin.Forms  – Charles Petzold) or
• Creating Mobile Apps with Xamarin.Forms (Charles Petzold)
• Xamarin.Forms Succinctly (Derek Jensen)

Web Tutorial

• Microsoft Virtual Accademy: courses on Xamarin
• Xamarin per principianti: (codice su GitHub)
  • Modulo 1 || Setup e Introduzione a Xamarin ;
  • Modulo 2 || Xamarin.Android: Fondamenti di Android;
  • Modulo 3 || Xamarin.Android: Activity ed Intent ;
  • Modulo 4 || Xamarin.iOS: Fondamenti di iOS ;
  • Modulo 5 || Xamarin.iOS: Storyboard e navigazione ;
  • Modulo 6 || PCL e SP: Due approcci alla condivisione di codice ;
  • Modulo 7 || Xamarin.Forms: Introduzione al Framework
•  (Syncfusion – author Alessandro Del Sole)
  • Introducing Xamarin
  • Introduction to Xamarin.Android
  • Introduction to Xamarin.Forms
• Xamarin.Forms video series by Houssem Dellai
• Cross Platform Apps with Xamarin Forms  (by Houssem Dellai)
  • Xamarin Forms with Visual Studio Part 1 [ContentPage]
  • Xamarin Forms with Visual Studio Part 2 [Label, Button, Entry] 
  • Xamarin Forms with Visual Studio Part 3 [UI Properties]
  • Xamarin Forms with Visual Studio Part 4 [Navigation]
  • Xamarin Forms with Visual Studio Part 5 [Passing Parameter to Page]
  • Xamarin Forms with Visual Studio Part 6 [TabbedPage]
  • Xamarin Forms & Visual Studio Part 7 [ListView]
  • Xamarin Forms & Visual Studio Part 8 [ListView, ItemTemplate]
  • Xamarin Forms with Visual Studio Part 9 [ListView, Styling]
  • Xamarin Forms with Visual Studio Part 10 [MasterDetailPage]
  • Xamarin Forms with Visual Studio Part 11 [Styles]
  • Xamarin Forms with Visual Studio Part 12 [MVVM DataBinding]
• Advanced Xamarin Forms Apps (by Houssem Dellai)
• Developing Xamarin.iOS apps (by Houssem Dellai)
• Cross Platform Development With Xamarin
  Webinar Recording: Native App Development for iOS, Android, and Windows in Visual Studio
• Building Cross Platform Mobile Apps with C#, Xamarin, and Azure
• Building Cross-Platform iOS/Android Apps with Xamarin, Visual Studio and C# – Part 2
• Building Cross-Platform iOS/Android Apps with Xamarin, Visual Studio, and C# – Part 1
• Forum per domande su Azure
• Forum per domande sui SQL Server, Azure SQL DB

Benefit from Visual Studio Subscriptions (ex MSDN Subscription): Xamarin University Training (exclusive on-demand access)

Visual Studio Subscriptions benefit: Xamarin University Training (exclusive on-demand access)

Visual Studio add-on:

• Xamarin Forms Templates
• Xamarin.Android Templates Pack

Materiale Utile:
o Installazione Online
o Installazione Offline
o Troubleshooting
o Xamarin in VS2017
o Creare la prima App: File -> New App

• https://github.com/xamarin/dev-days-labs
• https://github.com/MSRConnections/Azure-training-course/blob/master/Content/Introduction/Introduction%20HOL.md
• https://www.microsoftazurepass.com

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I put further useful documents and slide (e.g from Dev Days Torino 8-6-2017) in my OneDrive at this link