Xamarin Mobile Application Development for Android

In Detail Technology trends come and go, but few have the generated excitement, momentum, or long-term impact that mobile computing has. Mobile computing impacts people's lives at work and at home on a daily basis. Many companies and individual developers are looking to become a part of the movement but are unsure how to best utilize their existing skills and assets. The Xamarin suite of products provides new opportunities to those who already have a significant investment in C# skills and development .NET code bases, and would like to enter into this new, exciting world. This example-oriented guide provides a practical approach to quickly learning the fundamentals of Android app development using C# and Xamarin.Android. It will lead the readers through building an Android app step-by-step with steadily increasing complexity. This book begins with an overview of the Android and Xamarin platforms to provide you with a solid understanding of the environment you will be working in.