iOS Development with Xamarin Cookbook

by Dimitris Tavlikos

In Detail

This book will provide you with the necessary knowledge and skills to be part of the mobile development era, using C#. Covering a wide range of recipes such as creating a simple application and using device features effectively, it will be your companion to the complete application development cycle.

Starting from installing the necessary tools, you will be guided step-by-step on everything you need to develop an application ready to be deployed. You will learn the best practices for interacting with the device hardware, such as the GPS, compass, and the accelerometer. Furthermore, you will be able to manage multimedia resources such as photos and videos captured with the device camera, and much more!

Approach The book is written in a recipe format with practical examples, allowing you to go directly to your topic of interest or follow topics throughout a chapter to gain an in-depth knowledge. There are also plenty of hints and best practices along the way. Who this book is for

If you are a C#/.NET developer with no previous experience in iOS development or an Objective-C developer who wants to create complete iOS applications and deploy them to the App Store, then this book is ideal for you. No experience with Xamarin is needed.

Unknown Binding

First published May 23, 2014

Reviews

[Kevin Varga · Rating 5 out of 5]

So if you ever used Xamarin you know how hard it is to find good resources. Well not anymore. This book has just about anything you would ever need for small and medium sized applications. No book will have everything you need but this one comes close. Unlike other cookbook's there is a fair bit of teaching in this book. Which really helps with the complexity of Xamarin. I would recommend this book to everyone trying to pick up Xamarin or to even those who used are comfortable with Xamarin because you could learn a thing to two.

[Steven Gustafson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is intended for .NET developers looking to dive into the world of Application Development for iOs and Android.

It is also intended for Xamarin.iOS specifically, with only some corresponding topics for Xamarin.Android. This of course allows the author (who seems very fluent with Xamarin) to really dive deep into the specific features regarding iOS development and not leave many gray areas if it were a cross-platform based book.