Summary: <p>Using too many libraries and your app size is too big? Don't worry the linker is here to save the day! That's right the Mono linker and .NET Native are here to shrink that app and library size and can be highly customized. We take a look at why you would want to use the linker, how to preserve code from getting linked, and how to optimize your libraries and apps.</p> <h3>Follow Us</h3> <ul> <li>Frank: <a href="http://twitter.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://praeclarum.org" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/praeclarum" target="_blank">GitHub</a> </li> <li>James: <a href="http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://montemagno.com" target="_blank">Blog</a>, <a href="http://github.com/jamesmontemagno" target="_blank">GitHub</a> </li> <li>Merge Conflict: <a href="http://twitter.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://mergeconflict.fm" target="_blank">Website</a> </li> <li>Music : Amethyst Seer - Citrine by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/adventureface" target="_blank">Adventure Face</a> </li> </ul> <p>⭐⭐ <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/merge-conflict/id1133064277?mt=2&ls=1" rel="nofollow">Review Us</a> ⭐⭐</p> <p><strong>SUPPORT US ON PATREON</strong>: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/mergeconflictfm" target="_blank">patreon.com/mergeconflictfm</a></p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul> <li> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.bitrise.io/?utm_source=merge_conflict&utm_medium=podcast_pre&utm_campaign=w18">Bitrise 2018</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.bitrise.io/?utm_source=merge_conflict&utm_medium=podcast_pre&utm_campaign=w18">Bitrise automates build, test and deployment for Fox, InVision, Grindr, PagerDuty and the community of 40K+ developers. Craft powerful workflows with 170+ integrations and run the same config locally with our CLI. Sign up to Bitrise and deploy your app in minutes. </a> </li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.syncfusion.com/products/xamarin?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=list&utm_campaign=mergexampodcy18">Syncfusion</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.syncfusion.com/products/xamarin?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=list&utm_campaign=mergexampodcy18">Syncfusion offers the largest selection of controls for Xamarin.iOS, Xamarin.Android, and Xamarin.Forms. Check out our components on NuGet and don’t forget to download our Xamarin e-books. </a> </li> </ul><p>Links:</p><ul> <li><a title="Compiling Apps with .NET Native | Microsoft Docs" rel="nofollow" href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/net-native/">Compiling Apps with .NET Native | Microsoft Docs</a></li> <li><a title="Linking on Android - Xamarin | Microsoft Docs" rel="nofollow" href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/android/deploy-test/linker">Linking on Android - Xamarin | Microsoft Docs</a></li> <li><a title="Linking on iOS - Xamarin | Microsoft Docs" rel="nofollow" href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/ios/deploy-test/linker?tabs=vsmac">Linking on iOS - Xamarin | Microsoft Docs</a></li> <li><a title="Custom Linker Configuration - Xamarin | Microsoft Docs" rel="nofollow" href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/cross-platform/deploy-test/linker">Custom Linker Configuration - Xamarin | Microsoft Docs</a></li> <li><a title="Linker | Mono" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.mono-project.com/docs/tools+libraries/tools/linker/">Linker | Mono</a></li> <li><a title="Shrink Your Code and Resources | Android Developers" rel="nofollow" href="https://developer.android.com/studio/build/shrink-code">Shrink Your Code and Resources | Android Developers</a></li> <li><a title="ProGuard - Xamarin | Microsoft Docs" rel="nofollow" href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/android/deploy-test/release-prep/proguard?tabs=vswin">ProGuard - Xamarin | Microsoft Docs</a></li> <li><a title="GitHub: mono/linker" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/mono/linker">GitHub: mono/linker</a></li> <li><a title="Single Linker config for .NET Native and Mono · Issue #57 · mono/linker" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/mono/linker/issues/57">Single Linker config for .NET Native and Mono · Issue #57 · mono/linker</a></li> </ul>
