This week, James is joined yet again by friend of the show [Jonathan Peppers](https://twitter.com/jonathanpeppers), Xamarin.Android engineer, shows us how to optimize image loading for Android applications when using traditional Android XML or developing with Xamarin.Forms! With GildeX you are able to speed up your app, minimize your memory footprint, and get smooth scrolling! *Show Links:* * [GitHub: HelloGlideX Sample](https://github.com/jonathanpeppers/HelloGlide) * [Xamarin.Android Gitter Chat](https://gitter.im/xamarin/xamarin-android) * Find James on: [Twitter](http://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), [GitHub](http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), [Blog](http://motzcod.es/), and his weekly podcast [Merge Conflict](http://www.mergeconflict.fm/). * [Follow @JamesMontemagno](https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno) * Never Miss an Episode: [Follow @TheXamarinShow](https://twitter.com/thexamarinshow) *Useful Links:* * [Xamarin Developer Center](https://developer.xamarin.com/) & [Blog](http://blog.xamarin.com/) * [Xamarin and Azure](https://www.xamarin.com/azure) * [Mobile DevOps](https://www.xamarin.com/mobile-devops) * [Xamarin University Self-Guided](https://university.xamarin.com/self-guided) * Create a Free Account (Azure): [https://aka.ms/c9-azurefree](https://aka.ms/c9-azurefree)