Issue 24

JOSE JAVIER COLUMBIE

Hello XAFers,

The XAFers Community Standup is here. Thursday May 14th. No agenda, no formality, no dress code required, let's just talk about what we love and share our experiences.

We have been working hard in a Contact Tracing Xamarin App with a XAF Back-end so stay tuned for more updates and please stay safe everybody.

A lot of great links this week.

Until next week, XAF out!

Getting Started

XAFers Community Standup. Blazor

And is here already!!! This Thursday, May 14th we will be doing the XAF Community Standup where we'll talk about Blazor, v20.1 and more. There is no agenda, no formality, no dress code required, let's just talk about what we love and share our experiences.

We meet the second Thursday of every month to cover everything that is going on with XAF, XPO, Blazor and more. See you inside!!!

XAF

FAQ: XAF User Authentication and Group Authorization API for XPO and Entity Framework Core ORMs

Most common questions about XAF User Authentication and Group Authorization API for XPO and EFC. It covers required dependencies, secure data filtering, architecture of XAF's Security System and more..

What do past XAFers.training students say about our courses? | Testimonials

Next sessions will be May 16. XAF Training tailored to meet the needs of the client. Whether you are a novice or an experienced developer, we guarantee our training will be a helpful resource to expand your skillset.

How to unit test custom logic in XAF/XPO business classes

Article Number 11 of the series : How to become a #XAF #UnitTesting Hero in 10 Days!

XAF Modules API of the Week - Clone Object

One module each week. First, all official DevExpress modules, then all community modules, LLamachant modules, Ultra modules, eXpand and more…

This week we are reviewing the Clone Object Module

SequenceGenerator Module - eXpandFramework

New Release: The eXpandFramework 𝗦𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 is a low dependency standalone package that 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 Business Objects 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 with 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀.

XPO

XPO - Recommended Xamarin Linker Options

No more setting the Linker to none. XPO uses Reflection to support multiple database providers and calls their methods without direct assembly references, that means Xamarin linker can treat these methods as unused and remove them to optimize package size. Here is how you can address this issue.

New XPO Encrypted SQLite Connection Provider - YouTube

Are you using SQLite in Xamarin? Are you encrypting your Data? Are you using XPO in Xamarin? If you are, the New XPO Encrypted SQLite Connection Provider provider is perfect for you.

Reports

Reporting JsonDataSource - Parameters and Expression Bindings (v20.1)

IN v20.1 the Reports includes multiple enhancements to the JSON Data Source. Path parameters, query parameters, expression bindings and more. We are always watching these improvements so we can take advantage of them in our XAF solutions.

Net Core

FAQ: Model Editor for .NET Core and .NET Standard (CTP)

Nice article about the Model Editor for .NET Core and .NET Standard. Prerequisites, Known Issues, Limitations and more. I have been waiting for this for a long time so let's test it and give some feedback back.

Social Media

XAF, XPO And Xamarin - Facebook Group

Feel free to join our Facebook group to discuss about Xamarin, XPO and XAF related topics and post your doubts to get assistance with other members.

XAF-Community/community - Gitter

Manuel Grundner, a DevExpress MVP created an XAF chat at https://gitter.im/XAF-Community/community. If XAFers want to discuss development questions here is another place for it.

Jobs

XAF Jobs – Xafers Jobs Community

From their website more than 300 XAF developers already registered. Let's spread the word so companies start posting more jobs for us.

Issue 24 May 11th 2020