Deliver Native Apps for Multiple Platforms with Microsoft’s Xamarin

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In software development, the complexity associated with writing code that comprises multiple operating system and hardware platforms is not only a daunting task but a perpetual problem too. Even in the earliest days of computing, writing portable code that can perform the same task on different systems was quite tricky. But after Dennis Ritchie introduced the C programming language, in the early 70s, software development experts were able to create a single codebase that could compile on multiple machines. This worked great, in those days, when computing software as well as hardware was simpler and aimed at accomplishing simple tasks, like math.

But today there are different operating systems and their software differences have grown in complexity over the years and demands version control management techniques in case you want to write applications that are cross-platform compatible. Microsoft brought a solution to this complex and messy cross-platform software development with Xamarin platform. It is a cross-platform implementation of the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) that is commonly referred to as Microsoft .NET. Xamarin allows dot net experts to write native Android, iOS, and Windows apps with native user interfaces utilizing C#-shared code base across multiple platforms.

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To understand this phenomenal achievement by Microsoft, it is highly important to consider that each of these platforms require programming languages that are entirely distinct. Android uses Java (or C and C++); Objective C and Swift are used to develop apps for iOS and Windows apps can be written in anything but with specific APIs requirements. Xamarin offers cutting-edge cross-platform tools expanding the portability concept that has been pioneered with C programming language. It allows a Microsoft Dot Net Development Agency to deliver cross-platform tools, be it consumer engagement apps or automation tools, faster than ever before. This is achieved by compiling the C# codebase to a cross-platform implementation of CLI which in turn is then compiled to the native language of the targeted operating system.

Therefore, get the Xamarin advantage for your business and invest in smart, cost-effective and cross-platform app development by utilizing C# shared codebase.