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What is data binding in Xamarin.Forms, and what problem does it solve?
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What is data binding in Xamarin.Forms, and what problem does it solve?
What does it mean that Xamarin apps compile to genuinely "native" code for each platform, rather than running through an interpreted/JavaScript bridge (as some other cross-platform frameworks do)?
What is a reasonable general criterion for choosing Xamarin (or its successor, .NET MAUI) specifically for a new mobile app, particularly for a team already working primarily in C#/.NET?
What is a general reason a company with an existing, large native (Java/Kotlin for Android, Swift/Objective-C for iOS) mobile codebase might be hesitant to migrate that codebase to Xamarin, despite Xamarin's cross-platform code-sharing benefits?
What is the general architecture of how Xamarin achieves running C#/.NET code on iOS, given that iOS doesn't natively run .NET/CLR code the way Windows does?
What is .NET MAUI, and how does it relate to Xamarin.Forms?
What is a general tradeoff of Xamarin.Forms' shared, cross-platform UI abstraction compared to writing fully separate native UI per platform (via Xamarin.Android/Xamarin.iOS directly)?
What is the purpose of Xamarin.Forms' XAML (eXtensible Application Markup Language) for defining UI?
What is the significance of Xamarin being open-source (built on the open-source Mono runtime, and with Xamarin's own SDK components eventually open-sourced under Microsoft)?
What is a "custom renderer" in Xamarin.Forms, and when might a developer need to create one?
What role does Visual Studio play in a typical Xamarin development workflow?
What is MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel), and why is it a commonly recommended architectural pattern for Xamarin.Forms applications?