Cross-Platform-Apps with Xamarin.Forms

Contents of the seminar

Cross Platform Applications with Xamarin.Forms

• Brief history
• Code sharing approaches
• The application lifecycle of each app
• Similarities and differences between the platforms

Getting started with Xamarin.Forms

• Xamarin-Forms layouts and controls
• How Xamarin.Forms works
• Databinding
• Converter
• Navigation
• Commands
• Behaviors
• Dependency Service
• Extending Xamarin.Forms with Custom Renderers
• Introduction to the Model-View-ViewModel pattern (MVVM)

Mobile data storage

• Data storage options presented using the example of SQLite and file storage
• Transparent cross-platform data access

Internationalization & localization in Xamarin.Forms

• What is i18ln?
• Localization of resources
• Localization via XAML extensions

Connecting data sources

• Embedding web services
• Using platform specific APIs

Testing and deployment

• Unit testing
• Setting up continuous build & delivery environments
• Deploying to app stores

Advanced topics

• Xamarin Community Toolkit
• Memory and Performance Best Practices
• Crash Reporting with Microsoft AppCenter

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