In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
Introduction to the Visual Studio plugin
Setting up a networked Mac build machine
Creating an iOS application in Visual Studio
Project templates
Libraries
Files
In this chapter, we will discuss the various components that you can add to your projects. Since some of these components are only available in specific contexts, we first need to discuss the final environmental component—the Visual Studio plugin.
This chapter will focus on a series of walkthroughs to help you set up your build environment to use the Visual Studio plugin. Next, we will discuss the various project templates that can be created inside Xamarin Studio and Visual Studio, with a particular focus on the various library project templates. Finally, we will discuss the types of files you can add to your projects.