Porting existing C# libraries
Even though Xamarin is becoming a popular platform, many open source .NET libraries are simply not up to speed with supporting Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Android. However, in these cases, you are definitely not out of luck. Often, if there is a Silverlight or Windows Phone version of the library, you can simply create an iOS or Android class library and add the files with no code changes.
To help with this process, Xamarin has created an online service tool to scan your existing code and determine how far off a library is from being portable. Navigate to http://scan.xamarin.com and upload any *.exe or *.dll file to have its methods analyzed for cross-platform development. After the scanning process, you'll get a report ...
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