Understanding the architecture behind Xamarin.Forms
Getting started with Xamarin.Forms is very easy, but it is always good to look behind the curtain to understand what is happening behind the scenes. In the earlier chapters of this module, we created a cross-platform application using native iOS and Android APIs directly. Certain applications are much more suited for this development approach, so understanding the difference between a Xamarin.Forms application and a plain Xamarin application is important to know when choosing what framework is best suited for your app.
Xamarin.Forms is an abstraction over the native iOS and Android APIs that you can call directly from C#. So, Xamarin.Forms is using the same APIs you would in a plain Xamarin application, ...
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