Nigel Ferrissey

Nigel Ferrissey is a software developer based in Brisbane, Australia. Nigel has been writing software for as long as he can remember and specializes in .NET, frontend and Xamarin. When he's not writing code, you can find him writing about Xamarin at www.xamarininsider.com or pursuing his other passion, Fender guitars.

Mobile Xamarin
Intro to Xamarin Essentials

In this article we take a look at Xamarin.Essentials, Microsoft's official cross-platform library for accessing native features in your Xamarin apps.

by Nigel Ferrissey
November 20, 2020 6 min read Share
Mobile Xamarin
When to Use Xamarin.Forms vs Xamarin Native?

Xamarin.Native is a great way to achieve code re-use and make the most of your .NET skills. You can take it further with Xamarin.Forms, but when should you?

by Nigel Ferrissey
October 06, 2020 5 min read Share
Mobile Xamarin
How to Use the MediaElement in Xamarin.Forms

We explore the MediaElement in Xamarin.Forms — a new way to easily include audio and video in your Xamarin.Forms apps.

by Nigel Ferrissey
March 25, 2020 3 min read Share
Mobile Xamarin
GIFs and SwipeView in Xamarin Forms 4.4

Xamarin Forms 4.4 includes GIFs and swiping for options on a content item like an entry in a list view. Let’s take a look!

by Nigel Ferrissey
February 24, 2020 4 min read Share
Mobile Xamarin
What's New in Xamarin.Forms 4

Check out the latest improvements in Xamarin.Forms 4 that will make your Xamarin development faster and easier.

by Nigel Ferrissey
January 23, 2020 4 min read Share