What's new in Xamarin.Forms

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Covers concrete 2.x improvements: 1500 bugs fixed and rendering changes that make apps 5–10x faster on average. Demos show ListView cell recycling, DataTemplateSelector, XAML compilation (AOT-like compile for ~5x runtime speed and smaller apps), FFImageLoader for Android, native embedding/custom renderers, Effects and Behaviors, ControlTemplates, CarouselView (preview) and app links. Explains PCL vs shared projects, how to implement in‑app purchases via platform interfaces, and when to drop into native code.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 9:42Code Demo - Improving Performance
3. 25:50Preview Features
4. 45:45Questions

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