Most mobile applications are coupled with certain datasets that are either downloaded through a service backend or bundled into the application. These datasets can vary from simple static text data that's used throughout the application to real-time updates related to a certain context. In this context, the developers are tasked with creating the optimal balance between remote interaction and data caching. Moreover, offline support is becoming the norm in the mobile application development world. In order to avoid data conflicts and synchronization issues, developers must be diligent about the procedures that are implemented according to the type of data at hand. In this chapter, we will discuss possible data synchronization and offline storage scenarios using products such as SQLite and Realm, as well as the new .NET Core modules, such as the ...
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Hands-On Mobile Development with .NET Core
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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.
Table of Contents (26 chapters)
Preface
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Section 1: .NET Core and Cross-Platform Philosophy
Getting Started with .NET Core
Xamarin, Mono, and .NET Standard
Universal Windows Platform
Section 2: Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms
Developing Mobile Applications with Xamarin
UI Development with Xamarin
Customizing Xamarin.Forms
Section 3: Azure Cloud Services
Azure Services for Mobile Applications
Creating a Datastore with Cosmos DB
Creating Microservices Azure App Services
Using .NET Core for Azure Serverless
Section 4: Advanced Mobile Development
Fluid Applications with Asynchronous Patterns
Managing Application Data
Engaging Users with Notifications and the Graph API
Introducing Cognitive Services
Section 5: Application Life Cycle Management
Azure DevOps and Visual Studio App Center
Application Telemetry with Application Insights
Automated Testing
Deploying Azure Modules
CI/CD with Azure DevOps
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