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Hands-On Mobile Development with .NET Core

By : Can Bilgin

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Hands-On Mobile Development with .NET Core

3.4 (5)

By: Can Bilgin

Overview of this book

.NET Core is the general umbrella term used for Microsoft’s cross-platform toolset. Xamarin, used for developing mobile applications, is one of the app model implementations for .NET Core infrastructure. In this book, you'll learn how to design, architect, and develop attractive, maintainable, and robust mobile applications for multiple platforms, including iOS, Android, and UWP, with the toolset provided by Microsoft using Xamarin, .NET Core, and Azure Cloud Services. This book will take you through various phases of application development using Xamarin, from environment setup, design, and architecture to publishing, with the help of real-world scenarios. Throughout the book, you'll learn how to develop mobile apps using Xamarin, Xamarin.Forms, and .NET Standard. You'll even be able to implement a web-based backend composed of microservices with .NET Core using various Azure services including, but not limited to, Azure App Services, Azure Active Directory, Notification Hub, Logic Apps, Azure Functions, and Cognitive Services. The book then guides you in creating data stores using popular database technologies such as Cosmos DB, SQL, and Realm. Finally, you will be able to set up an efficient and maintainable development pipeline to manage the application life cycle using Visual Studio App Center and Visual Studio Services.

Preface

Preface

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Section 1: .NET Core and Cross-Platform Philosophy

Section 1: .NET Core and Cross-Platform Philosophy

Getting Started with .NET Core

Getting Started with .NET Core

Cross-platform development

Introduction to .NET Core

.NET Foundation

Developing with .NET Core

Summary

Xamarin, Mono, and .NET Standard

Xamarin, Mono, and .NET Standard

Introduction to Xamarin

Creating your first Xamarin application

Xamarin on iOS – Mono Touch

Xamarin on Android – Mono Droid

Xamarin.Forms

Using .NET Standard with Xamarin

Extending the reach

Summary

Universal Windows Platform

Universal Windows Platform

Universal Windows Platform

Creating UWP applications

XAML Standard

.NET Standard and .NET Native

Platform extensions

Summary

Section 2: Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms

Section 2: Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms

Developing Mobile Applications with Xamarin

Developing Mobile Applications with Xamarin

Xamarin versus Xamarin.Forms

Xamarin application anatomy

Selecting the presentation architecture

Useful architectural patterns

Summary

UI Development with Xamarin

UI Development with Xamarin

Application layout

Implementing navigation structure

Using Xamarin.Forms and native controls

Creating data-driven views

Summary

Customizing Xamarin.Forms

Customizing Xamarin.Forms

Xamarin.Forms development domains

Xamarin.Forms shared domain

Customizing native domains

Creating custom controls

Summary

Section 3: Azure Cloud Services

Section 3: Azure Cloud Services

Azure Services for Mobile Applications

Azure Services for Mobile Applications

An overview of Azure services

Data stores

Azure serverless

Development services

Summary

Creating a Datastore with Cosmos DB

Creating a Datastore with Cosmos DB

The basics of Cosmos DB

Data access models

Modeling data

Cosmos DB in depth

Summary

Creating Microservices Azure App Services

Creating Microservices Azure App Services

Choosing the right app model

Creating our first microservice

Integrating with Redis cache

Hosting the services

Securing the application

Summary

Using .NET Core for Azure Serverless

Using .NET Core for Azure Serverless

Understanding Azure Serverless

Developing Azure Functions

Developing a Logic App

Integration with Azure services

Summary

Section 4: Advanced Mobile Development

Section 4: Advanced Mobile Development

Fluid Applications with Asynchronous Patterns

Fluid Applications with Asynchronous Patterns

Utilizing tasks and awaitables

Asynchronous execution patterns

Native asynchronous execution

Summary

Managing Application Data

Managing Application Data

Improving HTTP performance with transient caching

Persistent data cache using SQLite

Data access patterns

Understanding Realm

Summary

Engaging Users with Notifications and the Graph API

Engaging Users with Notifications and the Graph API

Understanding Native Notification Services

Azure Notification Hub

Creating a notification service

The Graph API and Project Rome

Summary

Introducing Cognitive Services

Introducing Cognitive Services

Understanding Cognitive Services

Speech APIs

Computer vision

Search API

Summary

Section 5: Application Life Cycle Management

Section 5: Application Life Cycle Management

Azure DevOps and Visual Studio App Center

Azure DevOps and Visual Studio App Center

Using Azure DevOps and Git

Creating Xamarin application packages

App Center for Xamarin

Distribution with AppCenter

App Center telemetry and diagnostics

Summary

Application Telemetry with Application Insights

Application Telemetry with Application Insights

Collecting insights for Xamarin applications

Collecting telemetry data for Azure Service

Analyzing data

Summary

Automated Testing

Automated Testing

Maintaining application integrity with tests

Maintaining cross-module integrity with integration tests

Automated UI tests

Summary

Deploying Azure Modules

Deploying Azure Modules

Creating an ARM template

ARM template concepts

Using Azure DevOps for ARM templates

Deploying .NET Core applications

Summary

CI/CD with Azure DevOps

CI/CD with Azure DevOps

Introducing CI/CD

CI/CD with GitFlow

The QA process

Creating and using release templates

Summary

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Universal Windows Platform

Universal Windows Platform (UWP) is a common API layer that allows developers to create applications for various platforms, from desktop PCs to niche devices such as HoloLens. In comparison with the Xamarin setup, UWP applications are a little more involved with .NET framework and runtime components. UWP makes use of two completely different sets of .NET Framework: .NET Native and .NET Core. Here, .NET Core acts as the BCL library, while .NET Native is part of the application model. This chapter will discuss the components that allow UWP apps to be portable within the Windows 10 ecosystem and how they are associated with .NET Core.

The following sections will help you create your first Xamarin application:

Universal Windows Platform
Creating UWP applications
XAML Standard
.NET Standard and .NET Native
Platform extensions

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