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If you're enamoured with MVVM and know C# you might consider trying out Xamarin + MvvmCross [1]. I'm using it on a few projects and the code shared across platf

If you're enamoured with MVVM and know C# you might consider trying out Xamarin + MvvmCross [1]. I'm using it on a few projects and the code shared across platforms is (ballpark) 70-90% depending on the size of the project. Xamarin's come out with Xamarin.Forms which looks like it could supersede MvvmCross but I gave it a shot and it's pretty immature right now. Plus its dependency injection leaves a little to be desired [2]. [1] http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/566270/ http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/566270/ [2] Out-of-the-box it appears to have a global service locator and no constructor injection.

mstromb 12y ago
I prefer ReactiveUI: https://github.com/reactiveui/ReactiveUI https://github.com/reactiveui/ReactiveUI (though you can use it together with MvvmCross) It might be an unfair comparison as MvX is a much older project but it felt more like something cobbled together over time than something really thought out. I also really like the reactive approach - your view model describes the relationships between its properties as they change rather than have a morass of interlinked event handlers. Paul Betts is pretty active within the portable-C# community, with multiple active projects: https://github.com/paulcbetts https://github.com/paulcbetts and has a pretty good blog, where at the moment he's going back through the RxUI docs: http://log.paulbetts.org/ http://log.paulbetts.org/
tobinharris 12y ago
Do I need still need to spend $17,091 a year to equip 3 developers with reasonably unrestricted Xamarin on 3 iOS, Android and Windows Phone? Or $8,991 if I don't care for hot fixes.
- taspeotis 12y ago
  Xamarin doesn't cost anything for Windows Phone. Xamarin Indie is reasonably unrestricted, but let's just go with Business for now: Order Summary Xamarin.Android Business 999 × 3 2997.00 Xamarin.iOS Business 999 × 3 2997.00 $5,994.00 Multiple Licenses 10% –599.40 Total: $5,394.60

mstromb 12y ago

I prefer ReactiveUI: https://github.com/reactiveui/ReactiveUI https://github.com/reactiveui/ReactiveUI (though you can use it together with MvvmCross) It might be an unfair comparison as MvX is a much older project but it felt more like something cobbled together over time than something really thought out. I also really like the reactive approach - your view model describes the relationships between its properties as they change rather than have a morass of interlinked event handlers. Paul Betts is pretty active within the portable-C# community, with multiple active projects: https://github.com/paulcbetts https://github.com/paulcbetts and has a pretty good blog, where at the moment he's going back through the RxUI docs: http://log.paulbetts.org/ http://log.paulbetts.org/

tobinharris 12y ago

Do I need still need to spend $17,091 a year to equip 3 developers with reasonably unrestricted Xamarin on 3 iOS, Android and Windows Phone? Or $8,991 if I don't care for hot fixes.

taspeotis 12y ago
Xamarin doesn't cost anything for Windows Phone. Xamarin Indie is reasonably unrestricted, but let's just go with Business for now: Order Summary Xamarin.Android Business 999 × 3 2997.00 Xamarin.iOS Business 999 × 3 2997.00 $5,994.00 Multiple Licenses 10% –599.40 Total: $5,394.60