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Xamarin is a cross-platform development tool that lets developers build native iOS and Android apps, as well as Windows and Mac apps, using a single shared C# codebase. The company also lets developers test apps on hundreds of devices via its Xamarin Cloud service, offers its own Xamarin Studio IDE, and runs live online classes with its Xamarin University program.

Xamarin boasts a number of big name brands among its clients, including Microsoft, Kellog’s, Bosch and Dow Jones. The company is based in San Francisco with offices in Europe, Asia and South America.

Nuvem and Xamarin

Xamarin Key Features

Native user interfaces
Native API access including platform-specific capabilities like iBeacon and Android Fragments.
Xamarin.Forms interfaces that allows devs to share almost 100% of code across all mobile dev platforms
Add components to apps directly from your IDE via Xamarin Component Store
Integrate backends such as Microsoft Azure, Parse and SAP

Locations

Xamarin HQ
1355 Market St, 3rd Floor
San Francisco CA 94103
United States
Xamarin Inc.
225 Main St
Cambridge MA 02138
United States
Xamarin Ltd.
60 Gray’s Inn Road
London WC1X 8AQ
United Kingdom
Xamarin Denmark APS
Åbogade 15
8200 Aarhus N
Denmark
Xamarin S.R.L.
Camila O’Gorman 412, Of. 503
C1107DED, CABA
Argentina
Xamarin Singapore Pte Ltd
A Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 1, Level 11
8 Marina Boulevard
Singapore 018981

Key People

Nat Friedman – CEO and Co-Founder

Miguel de Icaza – CTO and Co-Founder

Joseph Hill – VP of Developer Relations and Co-founder

Xamarin Alternatives

PhoneGap

PhoneGap is probably the most well-known cross platform development brand within the development community. The now Adobe-owned tool is based on the open source Apache Cordova project and is completely free to use, which goes some way to explain its popularity. Adobe is also working on an enterprise version of PhoneGap, which is currently undergoing a beta trial – and you can sign-up for it here. The enterprise version boasts marketing features via Adobe’s Marketing Cloud, so when it launches it will probably be monetised.

Sencha

Sencha offers a variety of tools for cross platform app development such as Sencha Architect, Sencha Animator, and more. It’s main product for enterprise users is Ext JS 5, which lets developers create HTML5 apps, which can then be converted into native apps with PhoneGap. Sencha’s HTML5-focused approach allow its apps to run across browsers as well as the latest touch-based devices and has attracted clients such as Google, CNN and Samsung. The platform is priced at $3,225 per year for up to five developers and then $12,495 per year for up to 20 developers.

Xamarin Tutorials

Programming with Mosh – A fantastic Youtube video on Xamarin Forms which will lead you to a programming course dedicated to Xamarin.

C# Fundamentals for Absolute Beginners – If you haven’t coded for a minute throughout your life, this is still a great place to start. Absolute basics to advanced concepts of object-oriented programming.

Kudvenkat – Another great place for beginners, this Youtube series currently numbers 100 videos.

Xamarin Info

Platforms:	Android, Windows Phone
Types:	Cross Platform
Groups:	App Development Tools

Xamarin News

Why is Flutter a Viable Cross-Platform Framework? Posted on May 23, 2018 by Artyom Dogtiev ...various cross-platform frameworks which give developers the freedom to kill two birds with one stone; Xamarin, Flutter, Cordova, Intel XDK, etc.
Business of Apps publishes best Los Angeles app developers research Posted on April 26, 2018 by Alberto Furlan ...compiled to cover all budgets, all platforms (iOS and Android as well as cross-platform development with Xamarin and the like).
Business of Apps publishes its guide on the top NYC app developers Posted on December 11, 2017 by Alberto Furlan ...compiled to cover all budgets, all platforms (iOS and Android as well as cross-platform development with Xamarin and the like).
Native Cross-Platform Apps Are Changing the Rules of App Development Posted on November 21, 2017 by Artyom Dogtiev This is much more efficient than PhoneGap and Xamarin app development.
How Different Trends Affect Mobile App Development Posted on July 20, 2017 by Artyom Dogtiev Businesses are moving more towards cumulative options (cross platform technologies like Xamarin, Ionic, PhoneGap, Titanium) to reach out to their user groups.
Cross-Platform vs. Native App App Development: Pros and Cons Posted on April 13, 2017 by Artyom Dogtiev Cross-platform development is also done using techs like Xamarin, Unity and others, but they are less popular than web technologies for appdevelopment.
App Development Companies Buyer's Guide Posted on January 17, 2017 by Alberto Furlan ...Focus:Business Services Cross-platform Mobile Application Development(iOS, Android, Windows), usingXamarin, Phonegap and Ionic.
The Big List of Cross-Platform Development Resources Posted on July 22, 2016 by Alberto Furlan From Xamarin to IntelliJ, from Ruby to Java, the freedom of cross-platform development can make the environment....
Umesh Palshikar, Chief Marketing Officer at Shubhashish Reliantekk Talks App Development Posted on July 05, 2016 by Jamie Giggs 0, Windows8 Phone, iPad, Android tablet, , PhoneGap, Xamarin's.
The Big List of Android Development Tools Posted on June 03, 2016 by Alberto Furlan Xamarin - Widely featured in the press and a very impressive IDE for native Android,iOS and Windows....

Latest Tweets from Xamarin:

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Articles from the Xamarin blog:

Embedded Fonts: Custom Fonts in Xamarin.Forms Posted on 03rd April 2020 (about 4 days ago)
Virtual Xamarin and .NET Events in April Posted on 01st April 2020 (about 6 days ago)
Social Authentication with Xamarin.Essentials and ASP.NET Core Posted on 30th March 2020 (about 1 week ago)
Android Image Classification with TensorFlow Lite & Azure Custom Vision Service Posted on 27th March 2020 (about 2 weeks ago)
Increase Binding Possibilities with RelativeSource Posted on 25th March 2020 (about 2 weeks ago)

Xamarin Rankings

Top Push Notifications Services (2019) Posted on December 06, 2017 by Artyom Dogtiev ...intelligent push messages delivery sophisticated message personalization action-based delivery Xamarin OS support Platforms & native app development support.
Best Mobile App Development Companies (2019) Posted on May 12, 2017 by Artyom Dogtiev ...10 years of experience on the market and a software development expertise to build iOS, Android and Xamarin apps.
Cross Platform Mobile App Development Guide (2019) Posted on May 12, 2017 by Artyom Dogtiev Xamarin PhoneGap Sencha Appcelerator iFactr Kony AlphaAnywhere Redhat RhoMobile Xamarin Xamarin....
Top UK App Developers (2019) Posted on February 23, 2017 by Artyom Dogtiev Android, HTML5, iOS, Xamarin, Windows Mobile Sector Focus.

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