2018 · 18 citations · 0 references
ComputingInformation TechnologyMobile ComputingMobile SystemsSoftware EngineeringApplication ArchitectureCross-platform DesignMobile Application DevelopmentMobile Device ArchitectureMobile Operating SystemsCross-platform Application DevelopmentHybrid Application DevelopmentMobile Development FrameworksMobile Software ArchitectureNative Application Development
Mobile application development faces intense competition among native, HTML5, and cross‑platform frameworks, with Xamarin offering a C#‑based hybrid solution that runs on iOS, Android, and Windows. This study investigates the architecture of Xamarin. The authors compare Xamarin.Forms with Android and React‑Native, highlighting its strengths and limitations.
Mobile Application Development is the need of today. There is a huge competition between many mobile application development framework available in the market including native app development, mobile site using HTML5, cross-platform development framework etc. Xamarin is one of the cross Mobile Application Development tool for developing hybrid application which can run on any platform (iOS, Android, Windows (Phone and Store)) using C#. This paper explores the architecture of Xamarin. Forms framework and presented a comparative analysis of Xamarin. Forms with Android and React-Native.