Xamarin with Visual Studio: Launch your mobile development career by creating Android and iOS applications using .NET and C#

Book Description

Learn how to build cross-platform mobile apps from a single shared codebase

KEY FEATURES

• Covers fundamental and advanced aspects of multi-platform mobile development
• Revisit the fundamentals of .NET and C# to create modern native apps more quickly
• Check out tips and advice on getting started as a successful mobile developer

DESCRIPTION

For any mobile developer, it’s clear that Xamarin knowledge is vital, thanks to the reintroduction of .NET MAUI. This book provides the reader with complete hands-on experience in designing cross-platform mobile applications with Xamarin, C#, and .NET.

The book discusses the importance of cross-platform mobile app development and the benefits of learning Xamarin. The book delivers a quick lesson on C# and Visual Studio to implement all of the knowledge gained in this book into your first mobile application.

In the second half of the book, you’ll learn to start from scratch using Xamarin and create mobile apps in C#. It explains how to utilise Visual Studio as the development environment, design the user interface using the XAML markup language, organise common controls into layouts, and create multi-page applications with navigation and various pages. This includes creating reusable resources, such as styles and templates, and the use of local and remote databases for data manipulation. In addition, the book offers expert advice on the requirements of a standard mobile application, such as handling network connection, battery level, and safeguarding data in the device’s secure storage.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• Learn every aspect of Xamarin to create cross-platform mobile applications.
• Refresh .NET, C#, and Visual Studio skills required for mobile development.
• Build UI with XAML, views, and layouts, including navigation.
• Use reusable resources, data-oriented coding, multimedia support, and debug code.
• Explore advanced programming patterns and ways to improve performance.

WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR

This book is intended for beginners, aspiring mobile developers, .NET users, Visual Studio users, and application developers eager to design and build mobile apps compatible with numerous platforms. This book will also refresh your knowledge of .NET and C# so you can begin Xamarin development rapidly.

中文：

书名：Xamarin with Visual Studio: Launch your mobile development career by creating Android and iOS applications using .NET and C#

Learn how to build cross-platform mobile apps from a single shared codebase

主要功能

• 介绍多平台移动开发的基本和高级方面
• 重温.NET和C#的基础知识，以更快地创建现代本机应用程序
• 查看作为一名成功的移动开发人员入门的提示和建议

DESCRIPTION

对于任何移动开发人员来说，由于.NET毛伊的重新引入，很明显，Xamarin知识是至关重要的。本书为读者提供了使用Xamarin、C#和.NET设计跨平台移动应用程序的完整实践经验。

这本书讨论了跨平台移动应用开发的重要性，以及学习沙玛华语的好处。这本书提供了一个关于C#和Visual Studio的快速课程，以将本书中获得的所有知识应用到您的第一个移动应用程序中。

在本书的后半部分，您将学习如何使用Xamarin从头开始，并用C#创建移动应用程序。它解释了如何使用Visual Studio作为开发环境，使用XAML标记语言设计用户界面，将公共控件组织到布局中，以及创建具有导航和各种页面的多页应用程序。这包括创建可重复使用的资源，如样式和模板，以及使用本地和远程数据库进行数据操作。此外，该书还就标准移动应用程序的要求提供了专家建议，如处理网络连接、电池电量和保护设备安全存储中的数据。

你将学到什么

• 学习Xamarin的方方面面，创建跨平台的移动应用程序。
• 复习移动开发所需的.NET、C#和Visual Studio技能。
• 使用XAML、视图和布局(包括导航)构建UI。
• 使用可重用资源、面向数据的编码、多媒体支持和调试代码。
• 探索高级编程模式和提高性能的方法。

这本书是为谁而写的

本书面向初学者、有抱负的移动开发人员、.NET用户、Visual Studio用户和渴望设计和构建与多种平台兼容的移动应用程序的应用程序开发人员。这本书还将刷新您对.NET和C#的知识，以便您可以快速开始Xamarin开发。