7 Things you Need to Know about Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms (in 2021) When most think about app development for iOS, their minds instantly go to using Objective-C versus using Swift – seeing as they’re native tech platforms for Apple products. Likewise, for Android, Java is the first point of call for most people. But what if you want your app to communicate across multiple platforms? It seems like wasted effort when there are more efficient ways to build user-friendly apps that share 90% of the code across the two platforms. Namely Xamarin, and Xamarin.Forms. Xamarin uses the C# programming language to create apps for all mobile platforms, and is natively compiled to give it that native look and feel while delivering high performance. Being C#, strong safety typing prevents the code from doing weird stuff. How Xamarin works is to use this singular C# language, paired with native libraries, all wrapped within the .Net cocoon. In this way, iOS and Android user experience is equal to that of Objective-C, Swift and Java thanks to the access to the API and all other native libraries and functions. SUBSCRIBE to Kofi Group:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1mBXiJnLtiDHMtpga0Ugaw ____________ 00:00 - Intro 01:48 - What is Xamarin 03:11 - What is Xamarin.Forms 04:35 - Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms Pros 06:40 - Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms Cons 09:19 - Xamarin vs Flutter 10:08 - Xamarin vs React Native 11:12- Who's using Xamarin * Blog article version: https://www.kofi-group.com/7-things-you-need-to-know-about-xamarin-and-xamarin-forms/ Remote jobs: https://www.kofi-group.com/search-jobs/ Kofi Group helps startups outcompete FAANG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google) and big tech in the highly competitive, war for talent. Our videos cover hiring tips and strategies for startups, software engineering and machine learning interview preparation, salary negotiation best practices, compensation analysis, computer science basics, artificial intelligence, tips for other recruiters, and much more! Hit the SUBSCRIBE button and we'll see you in the comments! __________ Music - All Day Long by XIAO-NIAO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEOWNAuUFDk __________ #xamarin #xamarinforms #reactnative #flutter #kofigroup #startup #faang