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.NET MAUI Cross-Platform Application Development: Leverage a first-class cross-platform UI framework to build native apps on multiple platforms
Author(s): Roger Ye (Author)
- Publisher: Packt Publishing
- Publication Date: 27 Jan. 2023
- Language: English
- Print length: 400 pages
- ISBN-10: 180056922X
- ISBN-13: 9781800569225
Book Description
Build apps for Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows using Microsoft’s .NET Multi-platform App UI and Blazor
Key Features
- Get familiar with Microsoft’s UI toolkit to build amazing interfaces for iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS
- Build a cross-platform password manager based on the famous Windows app, KeePass
- Explore .NET MAUI development and Hybrid app development using Blazor
Book Description
An evolution of Xamarin.Forms, .NET Multi-platform App UI (.NET MAUI) is a cross-platform framework for creating native mobile and desktop apps with C# and XAML. Using .NET MAUI, you can develop apps that’ll run on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows from a single shared code-base. This step-by-step guide provides a comprehensive introduction to those who are new to .NET MAUI that will have you up to speed with app development using .NET MAUI in no time.
The book begins by showing you how to develop a cross-platform application using .NET MAUI and then helps you build an app throughout the chapters. You’ll gain all the knowledge needed to create a cross-platform application for Android, iOS, the mac OS, and Windows from a single shared code-base using .NET MAUI. As you advance, you’ll get to grips with the entire application development lifecycle, from design and implementation through to deployment to the app store through the development of a password manager app using KeePassLib. The concluding chapters will teach you how to integrate the latest frontend technology into your app through .NET MAUI Blazor.
By the end of this book, you’ll have learned how to develop your own cross-platform applications using .NET MAUI.
What you will learn
- Discover the latest features of .NET 6 that can be used in mobile and desktop app development
- Find out how to build cross-platform apps with .NET MAUI and Blazor
- Implement device-specific features using .NET MAUI Essentials
- Integrate third-party libraries and add your own device-specific features
- Discover .NET class unit test using xUnit.net and Razor components unit test using bUnit
- Deploy apps in different app stores on mobile as well as desktop
Who this book is for
This book is an entry-level .NET MAUI book for mobile developers interested in cross-platform application development with working experience of the .NET Core framework, as well as fresh or junior engineers who’ve just begun their career in mobile app development. Native application developers (desktop) or Xamarin developers who want to migrate to .NET MAUI will also benefit from this book. Basic knowledge of modern object-oriented programming language, such as C#, Java or Kotlin, is assumed.
Table of Contents
- Getting Started with .NET MAUI
- Building Our First .NET MAUI App
- User Interface Design with XAML
- Exploring MVVM and Data Binding
- Navigation using .NET MAUI Shell and NavigationPage
- Introducing Dependency Injection and Platform-Specific Services
- Introducing Blazor Hybrid App Development
- Understanding the Blazor Layout and Routing
- Implementing Blazor Components
- Advanced Topics in Creating Razor Components
- Developing Unit Tests
- Deploying and Publishing in App Stores
Editorial Reviews
Review
“This book is designed for professionals, students, and hobbyists who are interested in software architecture or development on the .NET platform. From the book, we can not only learn how to develop powerful applications running cross-platform but also gain deep understanding and valuable insights into the.NET platform, software architecture, design principles, and UI design.
The book is a good fit for new developers as well as highly experienced .NET developers. Beginners in .NET MAUI can learn how to build cross-platform applications step by step with detailed guidance and exercises. For experienced developers, the author provides lots of solutions to tough questions and shares valuable knowledge of software development, design, and testing.
The author has done a tremendous amount of research on both system and application programming. I highly recommend this book if you need to learn software development, architecture design, the .NET platform, UI design, or cross-platform technologies.”
—
Shangzhi Gao, senior software engineer, EPAM
“I would say that this book is not only for developers but also architects who want to become familiar with developing mobile applications on the .NET platform. This book has a clear structure that will help you start smoothly and gain enough knowledge to build a production-ready mobile application.
MAUI may not be as popular as other frameworks, such as React Native and Flutter, but you may encounter a lot of compatibility and upgrading challenges when using those solutions, whereas MAUI has great support from Microsoft, which makes it easier to build production-ready mobile apps with MAUI.
Meanwhile, I liked the way the content is structured, from the foundation part, design patterns, unit testing, and deploying to production to app stores with CI and CD, which almost covers the entire SDLC lifecycle.
I recommend this book if you want to understand MAUI and are considering adopting it in production; it’s a book worth reading.”
—
Michael Zhu, delivery manager, EPAM Systems
About the Author
Roger Ye is a Senior Software Engineering Manager and leading a software development team at EPAM Systems. His team helps clients develop modern web based applications deployed to on-premises data centers or cloud. Before EPAM, he was a senior software engineering manager at McAfee where he led a team working on mobile security application development for Android, iOS and Windows.
