I'm half wondering if there is scope for a flying squad of "people who can help". Kinda like the list, but co-ordinated, global and _paid_ (with appropriate service contracts of course). Might be something best done via Xamarin, but still....
Could be thats what Xamarin Support is for, but there is only a limited number of them.... (Joseph, Chris....) On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 09:44, Craig Dunn <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm more than happy to answer questions and discuss MT/M4A - esp with others > around Australia (or anywhere really - airfares welcome ;-). email or tweet > me @conceptdev > The number of queries has been growing of late - wondering if there's scope > for a meetup of some sort (but "not-another-user-group") down-under... > cd > > > On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 8:14 PM, Nic Wise <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Oh, and these might help too: >> >> >> http://www.appdev.com/prodfamily.asp?catalog_name=AppDevCatalog&category_name=IDMProduct&cookie_test=1 >> >> >> http://www.pluralsight-training.net/microsoft/Courses/TableOfContents?courseName=mono-touch >> >> and even tho you are not using Obj-C, knowing enough to atleast read >> it, and run it in xcode, is very worth while, eg: >> >> http://tekpub.com/productions/iphone >> >> On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 09:11, Nic Wise <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I'm pretty sure that Craig Dunn - https://twitter.com/#!/conceptdev - >> > is based in Australia (I mentioned this to Julian when he asked me >> > about MT a month or 2 ago). I'm not sure if he's a contractor etc, but >> > if nothing else, he may be able to point you at people in Australia. >> > >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 02:09, Jason Awbrey <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Generally, the support from the Xamarin team, and the community at >> >> large, is >> >> great. Several people from Xamarin participate in this list daily, and >> >> also >> >> monitor activity for the MonoTouch tag on StackOverflow.com. >> >> That being said, MT is a fairly young platform, and there are rough >> >> edges >> >> that you might run into. MT also doesn't magically free you from >> >> having to >> >> understand the underlying platform - you still need to spend time >> >> getting >> >> familiar with iOS's quirks and standard way of doing things, even if >> >> you use >> >> MT. >> >> Geographically, the MT community is spread all over. There might be >> >> someone >> >> in your neck of the woods, but if not, the magic of the internet means >> >> you >> >> can probably find someone to help you that might be on the opposite >> >> side of >> >> the planet. >> >> JA >> >> On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 7:58 PM, DiscoStu <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Hi there, >> >>> >> >>> Please forgive the n00b question, but I am new to MonoTouch and this >> >>> forum. >> >>> >> >>> I am about to start developing my first iPhone app and am evaluating >> >>> MonoTouch as a development platform. >> >>> >> >>> I have a small but bright & dedicated team of developers, but we shall >> >>> probably need some outside help in developing our app ... probably for >> >>> the >> >>> first few weeks/months of the project until we are comfortable with >> >>> the >> >>> development platform and iOS development generally. >> >>> >> >>> Are there any Melbourne-based MonoTouch developers/contractors that >> >>> are >> >>> available to provide that help and guidance during the initial stages >> >>> of >> >>> our >> >>> project? >> >>> >> >>> How good is the support for developers that are new to the platform, >> >>> and >> >>> iOS >> >>> development generally? >> >>> >> >>> How big is the MonoTouch online community? And how quick are >> >>> responses to >> >>> technical questions, should we encounter a tricky issue in development >> >>> that >> >>> we aren't able to solve ourselves? >> >>> >> >>> Thanks in advance, >> >>> Stu >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> View this message in context: >> >>> >> >>> http://monotouch.2284126.n4.nabble.com/MonoTouch-support-availability-of-help-tp4102372p4102372.html >> >>> Sent from the MonoTouch mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> MonoTouch mailing list >> >>> [email protected] >> >>> http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> MonoTouch mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Nic Wise >> > t. +44 7788 592 806 | @fastchicken | http://www.linkedin.com/in/nicwise >> > b. http://www.fastchicken.co.nz/ >> > >> > Nearest Bus: find when the next bus is coming to your stop. >> > http://goo.gl/Vcz1p >> > mobileAgent (for FreeAgent): get your accounts in your pocket. >> > http://goo.gl/IuBU >> > Trip Wallet: Keep track of your budget on the go: http://goo.gl/ePhKa >> > London Bike App: Find the nearest Boris Bike, and get riding! >> > http://goo.gl/Icp2 >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Nic Wise >> t. +44 7788 592 806 | @fastchicken | http://www.linkedin.com/in/nicwise >> b. http://www.fastchicken.co.nz/ >> >> Nearest Bus: find when the next bus is coming to your stop. >> http://goo.gl/Vcz1p >> mobileAgent (for FreeAgent): get your accounts in your pocket. >> http://goo.gl/IuBU >> Trip Wallet: Keep track of your budget on the go: http://goo.gl/ePhKa >> London Bike App: Find the nearest Boris Bike, and get riding! >> http://goo.gl/Icp2 >> _______________________________________________ >> MonoTouch mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch > > -- Nic Wise t. +44 7788 592 806 | @fastchicken | http://www.linkedin.com/in/nicwise b. http://www.fastchicken.co.nz/ Nearest Bus: find when the next bus is coming to your stop. http://goo.gl/Vcz1p mobileAgent (for FreeAgent): get your accounts in your pocket. http://goo.gl/IuBU Trip Wallet: Keep track of your budget on the go: http://goo.gl/ePhKa London Bike App: Find the nearest Boris Bike, and get riding! http://goo.gl/Icp2 _______________________________________________ MonoTouch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/monotouch
