Create Your Free Azure and Cosmos DB Account
Creating a free Azure account Did you know you could create a free Microsoft Azure account for learning and testing purposes? Doing so will provide you with 12 months of free access to popular services, a $200 credit for the first 30 days, and access to the free tier of 25+ services. All you need […]
Getting Started with Azure Functions
Azure Functions is a serverless solution to run code in the cloud. The functions run inside a function app. You can develop functions directly in the Azure portal, or use VS Code or Visual Studio. I see the functions as a way to write small portions of code reacting to external events. These events are […]
Getting Started with Azure CLI
What is Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI) Azure CLI is a set of commands used to manage Azure resources. The advantages to using it are that you can access functionality not available in the portal, and you can automate your work. You can run commands in all different shells and operating systems, but for this post, […]
Implementing Dark & Light Modes in Xamarin.Forms Apps
With modern mobile devices supporting both dark & light modes, users expect applications to respect those settings. Since Xamarin.Forms version 4.6.0.967, we can easily add support to our apps using the AppThemeBinding markup extension. In the blog, I will show you the most interesting parts needed to implement this functionality with a sample application. You […]
