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I too hate cross-platform schlockware but it sounds like you are not familiar with the technology. "controls are mapped to platform-specific native user interf
by tacos 10y ago
I too hate cross-platform schlockware but it sounds like you are not familiar with the technology.
"controls are mapped to platform-specific native user interface elements; for example, a Xamarin.Forms Entry becomes a UITextView on iOS, an EditText on Android, and a TextBox on Windows."
https://www.xamarin.com/forms https://www.xamarin.com/forms
- apayan 10y agoInteresting. I was unaware that Xamarin maps widgets like that. Thanks for enlightening me. :-) How does it abstract away the more fundamental differences between platforms Activities/Fragments vs. UIViewControllers?
- tacos 10y agoYou win some you lose some. With Fragments Xamarin actually extends support to earlier Android devices. Less of an issue now, but there was a time when this actually extended platform reach, reduced code, and simplified training/upgrades. For some things it's about the common talk-to-the-backend code, not true-code-once across iOS/Android...