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I realize that the difference of $700 could be made up in improved development performance but I really, really wish they'd allow VS support for the indie licen

by atwebb 12y ago

I realize that the difference of $700 could be made up in improved development performance but I really, really wish they'd allow VS support for the indie license. It's not a case of saving more it's a risk/reward thing for me. I can see the possible value but, without being able to pick it up quickly in an environment I know I can't justify either spending an extra $700 or picking up another IDE/workspace along with the curve of mobile dev and setups for the different devices. Though I understand the cost, it provides tremendous value and you can't just give that away for free.

AUmrysh 12y ago
It's clear to me that Xamarin is trying to get everyone to pay right now. The free license won't even allow you to build the Xamarin.Forms demo, and Forms is one of the most significant new features they added. Cross platform apps with a common UI and codebase, no more separate views for each platform, and data binding! I think they're scaring off small developers by requiring the several hundred dollar investment to use Xamarin, even if it is a great product. Where I work, we chose Xamarin over PhoneGap/Cordova.
- pauloortins 12y ago
  Totally agree. Prices could be lower and they would have a bigger market share in mobile development.
- tejas-manohar 12y ago
  Good decision since Xamarin is much more native when compared to PhoneGap/Cordova (Titanium is another thing I've been looking at). The student discounts for $99/year/platform should be the normal price.
- McGnarlySheen 12y ago
  Every benefit you just mentioned PhoneGap/Cordova has... and it's free...
pauloortins 12y ago
Have you ever tried Xamarin Studio? It's not as good as Visual Studio but it's a very decent IDE. I'm currently using it instead Visual Studio.
- exhilaration 12y ago
  Is it significantly different from Visual Studio? How easily could a VS user transition to it? I think I'd be willing to drop $300 of my own money if I could put my many years of C# experience to work developing iOS and Android apps.
  - pauloortins 12y ago
    The only thing that I'm really missing is Resharper. For other things XS is very similar to VS. Remember that the cost is $300 for each platform, so you have to spend $600.
  - mikeblue 12y ago
    We just did a webinar about Xamarin Studio last week in case you're interested http://xamarin.wistia.com/medias/z797ghqlps http://xamarin.wistia.com/medias/z797ghqlps
    - pauloortins 12y ago
      Great! Can I add it to the post?
      - mikeblue 12y ago
        Sure. It's probably better to link to the blog post that has the video and the slides available: http://blog.xamarin.com/webinar-recording-native-mobile-apps-in-xamarin-studio/ http://blog.xamarin.com/webinar-recording-native-mobile-apps...
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by atwebb 12y ago

AUmrysh 12y ago

It's clear to me that Xamarin is trying to get everyone to pay right now. The free license won't even allow you to build the Xamarin.Forms demo, and Forms is one of the most significant new features they added. Cross platform apps with a common UI and codebase, no more separate views for each platform, and data binding! I think they're scaring off small developers by requiring the several hundred dollar investment to use Xamarin, even if it is a great product. Where I work, we chose Xamarin over PhoneGap/Cordova.

pauloortins 12y ago
Totally agree. Prices could be lower and they would have a bigger market share in mobile development.
tejas-manohar 12y ago
Good decision since Xamarin is much more native when compared to PhoneGap/Cordova (Titanium is another thing I've been looking at). The student discounts for $99/year/platform should be the normal price.
McGnarlySheen 12y ago
Every benefit you just mentioned PhoneGap/Cordova has... and it's free...

pauloortins 12y ago

Have you ever tried Xamarin Studio? It's not as good as Visual Studio but it's a very decent IDE. I'm currently using it instead Visual Studio.

exhilaration 12y ago
Is it significantly different from Visual Studio? How easily could a VS user transition to it? I think I'd be willing to drop $300 of my own money if I could put my many years of C# experience to work developing iOS and Android apps.
- pauloortins 12y ago
  The only thing that I'm really missing is Resharper. For other things XS is very similar to VS. Remember that the cost is $300 for each platform, so you have to spend $600.
- mikeblue 12y ago
  We just did a webinar about Xamarin Studio last week in case you're interested http://xamarin.wistia.com/medias/z797ghqlps http://xamarin.wistia.com/medias/z797ghqlps
  - pauloortins 12y ago
    Great! Can I add it to the post?
    - mikeblue 12y ago
      Sure. It's probably better to link to the blog post that has the video and the slides available: http://blog.xamarin.com/webinar-recording-native-mobile-apps-in-xamarin-studio/ http://blog.xamarin.com/webinar-recording-native-mobile-apps...
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