This two part screencast will walk through an example of creating a UITabBarController and adding a custom UITableViewController to it in both Xcode and MonoTouch. I have tried to highlight the similarities and differences between the two frameworks/IDEs.
Having the option of creating iPhone applications in C# is intriguing and with the right project needs it could be a lifesaver. While parts of the process are still a little rough around the edges, this is still an exciting project to follow/get involved with.
Part I: Creating the app in Xcode with Cocoa – click to watch
Part II: Creating the app in MonoDevelop with MonoTouch – click to watch
Also, here is the uitvc code template that was used to create the UITableViewController subclass: uitvc.template.xml You will need to add this to ~/.config/MonoDevelop/templates/code (choose “Go to folder…” from the Finder menu and paste the directory to find it) and restart MonoDevelop. (Note: If you don’t see templates/code in ~/.config/MonoDevelop, go to Preferences in MonoDevelop and click on Code Templates under Coding. This should populate this directory. You don’t need to do anything else here, just close Preferences and follow the instructions above to add the file to the ~/.config/MonoDevelop/templates/code directory.)
UPDATE: I fixed the IntPtr constructor in the uitvc template. It did not correctly pick up the name of the TableViewController subclass. This new version should fix that.
If you have any questions, please visit http://monotouch.net. Join the IRC at irc.gnome.org channel #monotouch.
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