PACKT XAMARIN CROSS PLATFORM APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT 2014 RETAIL

TITLE: XAMARIN CROSS-PLATFORM APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
PUBLISHER: PACKT LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LINK: http://is.gd/cRJTLq RELEASE TYPE: RETAIL
FORMAT: PDF RELEASE DATE: 2014.06.11
ISBN: 9781849698467 STORE DATE: 2014
SAVED.MONEY: 41 DOLLAR DISKCOUNT: 02 x 05MB
AUTHOR: JONATHAN PEPPERS

BOOK

Develop production-ready applications for iOS and Android using
Xamarin

Overview
* Write native iOS and Android applications with Xamarin * Add
native functionality to your apps such as push notifications
camera, and GPS location * Learn various strategies for
cross-platform development
In Detail

Developing a mobile application for just one platform is becoming
a thing of the past. Companies expect their apps to be supported
on both iOS and Android, whilst leveraging the best native
features of both. Xamarin's tools help solve this requirement by
giving developers a single toolset to target both platforms

"Xamarin Cross-platform Application Development" is a
step-by-step guide for building professional applications for iOS
and Android. The book walks you through building a chat
application, complete with a backend web service and native
features such as GPS location, camera, and push notifications

This book begins with iOS and Android application fundamentals
then moves on to sharing code, and eventually digs deeper into
native functionality. By the end of the book, readers will have
successfully built a cross-platform application ready for
submitting to app stores. You will gain an in-depth knowledge
about the concepts of building cross platform applications

"Xamarin Cross-platform Application Development" also covers
native iOS and Android APIs, unit testing, building a real web
service with Windows Azure, push notifications, interacting with
the camera and GPS, leveraging Java and Objective-C libraries
and finally app store submission. Towards the end of the book you
will feel confident in developing your own Xamarin
applications

"Xamarin Cross-platform Application Development" will teach you
everything you need to know to develop an end-to-end
cross-platform solution with Xamarin

What you will learn from this book
* Familiarize yourself with Apple's MVC design pattern *
Understand the Android activity lifecycle * Share C# code across
platforms * Implement a web service with Azure Mobile Services *
Deploy and debug your application on mobile devices * Call native
Objective-C or Java libraries from C# * Use Xamarin.Mobile for
camera, contacts, and location * Submit your app to the Apple App
Store and Google Play
Approach

"Xamarin Cross-platform Application Development" is an end-to-end
walk-through tutorial on developing applications for both iOS and
Android. It offers clear and detailed explanations of each stage
in the process, making it easier for you to master the creation
of stable, production-ready, cross-platform apps

Who this book is written for

This book is for C# developers who are interested in mobile
application development. If you have experience with desktop or
web applications, this book will serve as a great tool to give
you a head start with cross-platform development