Additional Foreword
The first time I saw Xamarin.Forms, it was hardly recognizable as the powerful cross-platform framework it is today. I was visiting our San Francisco office, it was late at night, Jason Smith (the creator of Xamarin.Forms) was busily coding away, and I was packing some stuff up for the evening. I heard a sudden exclamation from Jason, and a huge grin was pasted on his face: “Wanna see something really cool?” he queried. “Absolutely,” I responded. I walked around the desk to see what he wanted to show me. On his screen was an iOS simulator with a box displayed on it.
Not wanting to dampen his enthusiasm for what was obviously a really impressive feat—I mean, we’re talking advanced stuff here, a box (note: sarcasm)—I replied ...
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