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Mobile Development Using Xamarin

Mobile development in C# is unlike anything most of us have done with the language before. We are using it to develop apps for non-Windows platforms, namely Android and iOS. This is both an opportunity and a challenge. The opportunity is to expose ourselves to the rich breadth of technology that comprises the new business application ecosystem made up of phones and tablets of different platforms and sizes. The challenge is that so much about these devices and platforms is new to many of us, and there is much to learn. Of course, we can build Windows Phone and tablet apps in C# also. The essence of cross-platform ...

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