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S. LawrenceIntroducing .NET MAUIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9234-1_1

1. Introduction to .NET MAUI

Shaun Lawrence1  
(1)
St Ives, UK
 

In this chapter, you will gain an understanding of what exactly .NET MAUI is, how it differs from other frameworks, and what it offers you as a developer wishing to build a cross-platform application that can run on both mobile and desktop environments. I will also cover the reasons why you should consider it for your next project by weighing the possibilities and limitations of the framework as well as the rich array of tooling options.

What is .NET MAUI?

.NET Multi-platform App UI, or .NET MAUI for short, is a cross-platform ...

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