Hands-On Mobile Development with .NET Core

.NETCoreisthegeneralumbrellatermusedforMicrosoft’scross-platformtoolset.Xamarinusedfordevelopingmobileapplications,isoneoftheappmodelimplementationsfor.NETCoreinfrastructure.Inthisbook,youwilllearnhowtodesign,architect,anddevelophighlyattractive,maintainable,efficient,androbustmobileapplicationsformultipleplatforms,includingiOS,Android,andUWP,withthetoolsetprovidedbyMicrosoftusingXamarin,.NETCore,andAzureCloudServices.ThisbookwilltakeyouthroughvariousphasesofapplicationdevelopmentwithXamarin,fromenvironmentsetup,design,andarchitecturetopublishing,usingreal-worldscenarios.Throughoutthebook,youwilllearnhowtodevelopmobileappsusingXamarin,Xamarin.Formsand.NETStandard;implementawebbasedbackendcomposedofmicroserviceswith.NETCoreusingvariousAzureservicesincludingbutnotlimitedtoAzureAppServices,AzureActiveDirectory,NotificationHub,LogicApps,andAzureFunctions,CognitiveServices;createdatastoresusingpopulardatabasetechnologiessuchasCosmosDB,SQLandRealm.Towardstheend,thebookwillhelpdeveloperstosetupanefficientandmaintainabledevelopmentpipelinetomanagetheapplicationlifecycleusingVisualStudioAppCenterandVisualStudioServices.