Project Description
An open source, that contains sample code related with sharing code in .Net. The main goal is to use portable class libraries.

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Get Started

Important references from MSDN documentation

• Portable Class Libraries – Net Framework 4.0
• Portable Class Libraries – Net Framework 4.5
• Using Portable Class Library with MVVM

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Contained Samples

In this moment, is only available the

• My Netflix Catalog:

Topics: PCL,  MVVM and OData

Targets: Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 8 and Windows Store Apps

More information in Documentation.

Note: Netflix API is a service that is not more available, should use fake service, available in sample

 

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Featured movie:

Building Apps for Both Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Jump Start

• Mod 01a: Comparing Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, Part 1
• Mod 01b: Comparing Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, Part 2
• Mod 02: Basics of View Models
• Mod 03: Model-View-ViewModel
• Mod 04: Sharing Code Between Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8

Others

•  Building Apps for Windows Phone 8 Jump Start (MVA)
•  Visual Studio Toolbox:Portable Class Libraries
• Create Cross-platform Apps using Portable Class Libraries

 

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Related Samples

 

•  PortableNotepad – This sample shows how to access non-portable functionality from portable code by creating a portable abstraction with platform-specific implementations.

Goals: Abstraction for Load / Save data in files

Projects: Windows Phone, Windows Store App, WPF App

 

Goals: Navigation, inversion of control, and synchronizing data across multiple clients with Windows Azure Service Bus.

Projects: Windows Phone, Windows Store App

Note: Use Autofac portable library (IoC Container)

 

• TwitterSearch – This sample shows how to create a twitter search client.

Goals: Twitter Search API, Azure Mobile Services,

Projects: Windows Phone, Windows Store App, Console App

 

Note: Use MVVMCross portable library

 

Goals: Share the solver code.

Projects: Windows Phone App, Desktop App, Xbox App

 

Goals: Windows Runtime API common code

Projects: Windows Phone, Windows Store App (C# and C++)

 

•  Cross-Platform Mvvm Samples:

 Sample – BestSellers
 Sample – CirriousConference
 Sample – CustomerManagement
 Sample – SimpleDialogBinding
 Sample – Tutorial
 Sample – TwitterSearch

• Cross-platform MVVM with MvvmCross

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Related Libraries

• Microsoft.Bcl.Async

 Allow to use async/await without .Net Framework 4.5

• MVVM Light (PCL)

Fork from toolkit MVVM Light: Portable.

• MvvmCross

Library for MVVM in Windows Phone, Windows Store, iOS, and Android

• Portable Class Libraries Contrib

Portable adapters and APIs

• Json.NET

JSON framework

• Autofac 

An addictive .NET IoC container

• Simple.OData.Client (in Nuget Gallery)

Simple.OData.Client is a multiplatform OData client library supporting .NET 4.x, Silverlight 5, Windows Phone 8, Android and iOS. The adapter provides a great alternative to WCF Data Services client. It does not require generation of context or entity classes and fits RESTful nature of OData services.

• PCL Storage

PCL Storage provides a consistent, portable set of local file IO APIs for .NET, Windows Phone, Windows Store, and Silverlight. This makes it easier to create cross-platform .NET libraries and apps.

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Articles

•  Cross-Platform Development with the .NET Framework
  
•  Create a Continuous Client Using Portable Class Libraries
•  How to Leverage your Code across WP8 and Windows 8
•  Portable Library Articles series by Jeremy Likness
•  How to Make Portable Class Libraries Work for You
•  Portable Class Library Enlightenment / Adaptation
•  Portable MVVM Light – Move Your View Models : Part 2
•  Portable MVVM Light – Move Your View Models: Part 1
•  MvvmCross link list 
•  Building Apps for Both Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Jump Start

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Presentation

Building Android Apps with MVVM and Data Binding

Do not do more copy and paste between windows store and windows phone apps

Developing for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8

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Tools

Portable Library Tools 2 (for Visual Studio 2010)

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Follow in Twitter

@saramgsilva (me)

@dsplaisted (About PCL)

@davkean (About PCL)

@slodge (About MVVMCross) 

@onovotny (About MVVM Light (PCL) Version)

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Notes:

This project is a result from deep study that I (saramgsilva) did about this subject, and has the goal to share these knowledge.