Setting up the development environment
Xamarin projects can be carried out in various development environments. Since a number of platforms are involved in such projects, the operating system, the IDE selection, and the configuration are all crucial parts of the preparation.
Note
Environment setup not only depends on the target application platforms but also on the Xamarin license. A comparison between different licensing options and pricing information can be found on the Xamarin website (https://store.xamarin.com/).
Choosing the right development OS
Android applications can be developed and compiled on Windows using both Xamarin Studio and Visual Studio with Xamarin extensions installed, as well as on an Apple OS X operating system with Xamarin ...
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