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Xamarin Cross-platform Application Development

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Develop production-ready applications for iOS and Android using Xamarin with this book and ebook

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Develop production-ready applications for iOS and Android using Xamarin with this book and ebook
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1849698465
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9781849698467
Xamarin Cross-platform Application Development
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Language: 
English
Title Set Up Date: 
December 2013
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December 2013
Date Of Publication: 
February 2014
Out Of Print Date: 
December 2013
Page Count: 
262
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235
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191
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Developing a mobile application for just one platform is becoming a thing of the past. Companies expect their apps to be supported on both iOS and Android, whilst leveraging the best native features of both. Xamarin’s tools help solve this requirement by giving developers a single toolset to target both platforms.

"Xamarin Cross-platform Application Development" is a step-by-step guide for building professional applications for iOS and Android. The book walks you through building a chat application, complete with a backend web service and native features such as GPS location, camera, and push notifications.

This book begins with iOS and Android application fundamentals, then moves on to sharing code, and eventually digs deeper into native functionality. By the end of the book, readers will have successfully built a cross-platform application ready for submitting to app stores. You will gain an in-depth knowledge about the concepts of building cross platform applications.

"Xamarin Cross-platform Application Development" also covers native iOS and Android APIs, unit testing, building a real web service with Windows Azure, push notifications, interacting with the camera and GPS, leveraging Java and Objective-C libraries, and finally app store submission. Towards the end of the book you will feel confident in developing your own Xamarin applications.

"Xamarin Cross-platform Application Development" will teach you everything you need to know to develop an end-to-end, cross-platform solution with Xamarin.

  • Write native iOS and Android applications with Xamarin
  • Add native functionality to your apps such as push notifications, camera, and GPS location
  • Learn various strategies for cross-platform development
Learn: 
  • Familiarize yourself with Apple’s MVC design pattern
  • Understand the Android activity lifecycle
  • Share C# code across platforms
  • Implement a web service with Azure Mobile Services
  • Deploy and debug your application on mobile devices
  • Call native Objective-C or Java libraries from C#
  • Use Xamarin.Mobile for camera, contacts, and location
  • Submit your app to the Apple App Store and Google Play
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"Xamarin Cross-platform Application Development" is an end-to-end walk-through tutorial on developing applications for both iOS and Android. It offers clear and detailed explanations of each stage in the process, making it easier for you to master the creation of stable, production-ready, cross-platform apps.

Audience: 

This book is for C# developers who are interested in mobile application development. If you have experience with desktop or web applications, this book will serve as a great tool to give you a head start with cross-platform development.

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<p>Cross-platform application with Xamarin, Developing cross-platform app with Xamarin, Xamarin for application development, Cross-platform application development, Xamarin 2.0, Application development with Xamarin</p>
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