Year of the Xamarin.Forms
summary
Xamarin.Forms now shares UI and business logic so one codebase renders native controls on Android, iOS, UWP/Windows and Tizen and is pushing Mac desktop (alpha), with a one‑click run claim for multiple targets. Visual Studio for Mac, Mono AOT on iOS and JIT on Android explain runtime differences and a measurable performance caveat. Test Cloud and Visual Studio Mobile Center run real‑device UI tests and CI. Data binding, DependencyService and MessagingCenter simplify cross‑platform wiring, and native renderers let apps drop into platform APIs when needed.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:07Is Xamarin a rockstar platform?
- 10:22Microsoft’s impact on Xamarin
- 13:33Xamarin vs Xamarin.Forms
- 16:48Xamarin.Forms features overview
- 26:42Native integration in Xamarin.Forms
- 29:08Closing and Q&A
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