iOS Development with Xamarin Cookbook

Over 100 exciting recipes to help you develop iOS applications with Xamarin with this book and ebook

Overview

• Explore the new features of Xamarin and learn how to use them
• Step-by-step recipes give you everything you need to get developing with Xamarin
• Full of useful tips and best practices on creating iOS applications

In Detail

This book will provide you with the necessary knowledge and skills to be part of the mobile development era, using C#. Covering a wide range of recipes such as creating a simple application and using device features effectively, it will be your companion to the complete application development cycle.

Starting from installing the necessary tools, you will be guided step-by-step on everything you need to develop an application ready to be deployed. You will learn the best practices for interacting with the device hardware, such as the GPS, compass, and the accelerometer. Furthermore, you will be able to manage multimedia resources such as photos and videos captured with the device camera, and much more!

What you will learn from this book

• Install and use Xamarin.iOS with Xamarin Studio
• Design an application's User Interface with Xcode
• Explore the key concepts and effective usage instructions of iOS UI elements
• Capture and manage multimedia resources using the device's camera and microphone
• Use the accelerometer to capture and respond to device motion
• Create location-aware applications using the built-in GPS, compass, and mapping features
• Effectively use multitasking features to provide a user-friendly experience
• Discover and explore new iOS 7 features

Approach

The book is written in a recipe format with practical examples, allowing you to go directly to your topic of interest or follow topics throughout a chapter to gain an in-depth knowledge. There are also plenty of hints and best practices along the way.

Who this book is written for

If you are a C#/.NET developer with no previous experience in iOS development or an Objective-C developer who wants to create complete iOS applications and deploy them to the App Store, then this book is ideal for you. No experience with Xamarin is needed.

這本書和電子書提供超過100個令人興奮的食譜，幫助您使用Xamarin開發iOS應用程序。

概述:
- 探索Xamarin的新功能並學習如何使用它們。
- 逐步食譜為您提供開發Xamarin所需的一切。
- 充滿有用的提示和最佳實踐，幫助您創建iOS應用程序。

詳細內容:
本書將為您提供成為移動開發時代一部分所需的知識和技能，使用C#。涵蓋了各種食譜，例如創建簡單應用程序和有效使用設備功能，它將成為您完成應用程序開發周期的伴侶。

從安裝必要的工具開始，您將逐步指導開發應用程序所需的一切。您將學習與設備硬件交互的最佳實踐，例如GPS、指南針和加速度計。此外，您還將能夠管理使用設備相機拍攝的照片和視頻等多媒體資源，還有更多！

本書的學習重點:
- 安裝並使用Xamarin.iOS和Xamarin Studio。
- 使用Xcode設計應用程序的用戶界面。
- 探索iOS UI元素的關鍵概念和有效使用指南。
- 使用設備的相機和麥克風捕獲和管理多媒體資源。
- 使用加速度計捕獲和響應設備運動。
- 使用內置的GPS、指南針和地圖功能創建定位感知應用程序。
- 有效使用多任務功能，提供用戶友好的體驗。
- 發現和探索新的iOS 7功能。

這本書以食譜格式撰寫，並提供實際示例，讓您可以直接查找您感興趣的主題，或者在整個章節中跟隨主題以獲得深入的知識。途中還有許多提示和最佳實踐。

本書適合對iOS開發沒有任何經驗的C#/.NET開發人員，或者是希望創建完整iOS應用程序並將其部署到App Store的Objective-C開發人員。不需要具備Xamarin的經驗。