Xamarin.Formsisalightweightcross-platformdevelopmenttoolkitforbuildingappswitharichuserinterface.ImprovedandupdatedtocoverthelatestfeaturesofXamarin.Forms,thissecondeditioncoversCollectionViewandShell,alongwithinterestingconceptssuchasaugmentedreality(AR)andmachinelearning.StartingwithanintroductiontoXamarinandhowitworks,thisbooksharestipsforchoosingthetypeofdevelopmentenvironmentyoushouldstriveforwhenplanningcross-platformmobileapps.You’llbuildyourfirstXamarin.FormsappandlearnhowtouseShelltoimplementtheapparchitecture.Thebookgraduallyincreasesthelevelofcomplexityoftheprojects,guidingyouthroughcreatingappsrangingfromalocationtrackerandweathermaptoanARgameandfacerecognition.Asyouadvance,thebookwilltakeyouthroughmodernmobiledevelopmentframeworkssuchasSQLite,.NETCoreMono,ARKit,andARCore.You’llbeabletocustomizeyourappsforbothAndroidandiOSplatformstoachievenative-likeperformanceandspeed.Thebookisfilledwithengagingexamples,soyoucangraspessentialconceptsbywritingcodeinsteadofreadingthroughendlesstheory.Bytheendofthisbook,you’llbereadytodevelopyourownnativeappswithXamarin.Formsanditsassociatedtechnologies,suchas.NETCore,VisualStudio2019,andC#.