Iain Smith

Steal Like An Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative – Austin Kleon

David Bowie was once asked: "Do you consider yourself an original thinker?" He replied "Not by any means, more like a tasteful thief. The only art I'll ever study is the stuff that I can steal from.". In Steal Like An Artist, Austin Kleon explains that nothing is original, so embrace influence!

Goals

Goal Cycle 2

Since the 17th of May 2020, I have been tracking my goals to keep me focused on the things I want to achieve. Here is the progress from the last six weeks

Gaming

Stop playing games with my mind! Actually, I take that back...

How playing computer games, like Raids in #Destiny2, has kept me socially-connected and mentally-sharp during the #COVID-19 lockdown

Flutter

Flutter Hackathon #Hack20

Julio, Rich and I took part in this year's Flutter Hackathon, #Hack20. Here is a recap of the event and the app we submitted.

Book Review

Show Your Work!: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Getting Discovered – Austin Kleon

In "Show Your Work", Austin details ten tips to help you share your work. I have seen that this book was inspiring others to keep a regular blog and thought I would give it a read.

Goals

Goal Cycle 1

Since the 17th of May 2020, I have been tracking my goals to keep me focused on the things I want to achieve. Here is the progress from the last six weeks

MvvmCross

Didn't know you could do this in MvvmCross?

Using Combiners and Converters together

Goals

Are you achieving your goals?

In January this year, I managed to run 100 miles, a challenge I thought I wouldn't complete. Achieving this goal was a combination of determination and tracking throughout the month.

Events

3 reasons to go to a Xamarin Expert Day

I was lucky enough to go the Xamarin Expert Day in Cologne and want to share three reasons why I think you should go to the next one.

Events

What happens at a Xamarin Expert Day?

Have you ever wondered what happens at a Xamarin Expert Day? I did! So I tagged along to the one in Munich to find out.

MvxTutorials

MvxTutorial 0 - Project Setup

As this is the first MvxTutorial, I'm going to create a MvvmCross project from scratch. I'll show you: how to setup the project, what NuGet packages to add, key parts of the code and to finish I will bind some simple controls.

MvxTutorials

MvxTutorial Series

I have been using MvvmCross since I first started Xamarin development, way back in 2014, and can remember watching the first N+1 video, N+0. These tutorials, along with many others along the way, greatly helped me and many others in getting up to speed with MvvmCross.