Xamarin allows developers to write mobile apps once in C# and share the code across iOS, Android, and Windows platforms. It uses portable class libraries to share app logic and resources like images. Developers can build native user interfaces with Xamarin.Forms that deliver native experiences by mapping to each platform's native controls. Xamarin also enables access to device-specific features through standard UI controls rather than custom plugins. Developers can choose from a wide range of components to enhance functionality and performance.

1. Benefits of Xamarin

2. ➢ Write Apps in a Modern Programming
Language
Xamarin enables you to write the app for iOS, Android, and Widows in a single
programming language – C#. Unlike Java and Objective-C, C# is a modern
programming language. It makes it easier for programmers to implement
language-level asynchronous programming and functional programming
concepts. The language features provided by C# enables programmers to
express concepts without writing additional code. At the same time, C# also
helps programmers to write readable code and make the mobile app
maintainable.

3. ➢ Write the App Code Once:
While using Xamarin, the developers are required to write the app once
in C#. After writing the C# code, they can take advantage of portable
class libraries (PCLs) to share the code base across multiple mobile
platforms. In addition to availing a number of commonly used PCLs,
the developers even have option to create the app logic as a PCL.
Xamarin further enables developers to make both code and libraries
available to each targeted mobile platform.

4. ➢ Share the Code Base across Mobile
Platforms
The developers can share the same code, images and media resources across
iOS, Android, and Windows easily with Shared Projects. Shared Projects
further includes these resources on each targeted mobile platform
automatically. At the same time, it allows programmers to use platform-
specific code conditionally. Hence, a developer can use Shared Projects to make
a single code base available across platforms and projects.

5. ➢ Make Apps Deliver Native User
Experience
The developers can use Xamarin. Forms to create native user interfaces (UIs)
for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. They can build native UIs by sharing
the same C# code base across platforms. Also, the layouts and controls
provided by Xamarin. Forms are directly mapped to native controls at
runtime. Xamarin apps deliver native user experience by accessing the native
features of the underlying mobile platform and platform-specific hardware of
the underlying device.

6. ➢ Facilitate Device-Specific
Processing
Most cross-platform mobile app development tools require developers perform
device-specific processing through custom plug-ins. The plug-ins often affect
the user experience delivered by the cross-platform app. But Xamarin makes it
easier to make the mobile app deliver richer user experience by accessing
standard UI controls. The standard UI controls make the app access specific
features provided by each mobile platform. For instance, an Android app can
use the standard UI controls to avail platform-specific functionality like
iBeacon or AndroidFragmentation.

7. ➢ Choose from Loads on Components
Xamarin makes it easier for developers to enhance an app’s functionality and
performance by choosing from a wide range of components. A developer has
option to choose from several Xamarin components according to his precise
needs. Also, he can use the integrated development environment (IDE) to
download the required components from Xamarin Component Store, and add
them to the app. Xamarin further enables developers to add the required
controls and web services APIs to the mobile app, along with backend solutions
like Microsoft Azure, SAP and Salesforce.

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