--- product_id: 106826391 title: "Mastering Xamarin.Forms - Second Edition: Build rich, maintainable, multi-platform, native mobile apps with Xamarin.Forms 2nd Revised edition" brand: "ed snider" price: "₹ 838" currency: INR in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.in/products/106826391-mastering-xamarin-forms-second-edition-build-rich-maintainable-multi-platform store_origin: IN region: India --- # Mastering Xamarin.Forms - Second Edition: Build rich, maintainable, multi-platform, native mobile apps with Xamarin.Forms 2nd Revised edition **Brand:** ed snider **Price:** ₹ 838 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Mastering Xamarin.Forms - Second Edition: Build rich, maintainable, multi-platform, native mobile apps with Xamarin.Forms 2nd Revised edition by ed snider - **How much does it cost?** ₹ 838 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.in](https://www.desertcart.in/products/106826391-mastering-xamarin-forms-second-edition-build-rich-maintainable-multi-platform) ## Best For - ed snider enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted ed snider brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Mastering Xamarin.Forms - Second Edition: Build rich, maintainable, multi-platform, native mobile apps with Xamarin.Forms 2nd Revised edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71xA5wC7DiL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Good purchase for a newbie like me *by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2019* For beginners who are starting up with Xamarin, this is a good book. This helped me kick start. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars A great Primer on Xamarin forms, but missing a bit *by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2018* I have been working with this book, page by page, and am surprised to find that already, at the time of this review (October, 2018) it's already been affected by changes. That being said, it's a great primer with a thorough step-by-step instruction on how to put an application together using MVVM and Xamarin forms (and providing some light on the elusive XAML). What's missing is the Whys. Why am I writing this line of code, how does it affect the underlying architecture of Xamarin.I will admit, trying to figure out Xamarin by looking at Youtube videos is a complete bust, and this book has become a blessing in as much as I can actually get something working. It is because of a thorough understanding of the .Net framework that I can comprehend what's being written. Not for the novice, and to the writer's credit, he does state that.Definitely worth the few bucks compared to some of the more books available out there. ### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars It was a good intro to using Xamarin *by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2018* It was a good intro to using Xamarin.Forms with a few notable exceptions:- The base application developed during the book is a map based travel log. Xamarin uses both Google Maps and Bing maps depending on platform. The author did not indicate anywhere that I could find that the user needs to acquire both a Google Maps API Key and a Bing Maps API Key. Fortunately I have used the Google Maps API doing web development and new a key is required. However it took some research to find where the Google Maps API Key needs to be specified and where the Bing Maps API Key needs to be specified.- the first couple of chapters the author did a good job of showing how to create a multi-form Xamarin.Forms apps. Then inexplicably he launched into a totally unnecessary rewrite of the application routing that was hard to follow because of the many updates requiring returning to modules over and over. All of this done with no good explanation of why he was doing all of that other than some esoteric statements that he was abstracting the routing from the user view. An explanation of what problem he was solving would have been useful and a more straightforward code implementation that did not require bouncing back and forth in the same modules would also have been good.Once the Google/Bing Map API Keys were actually acquired and initialized in the code the author's coding does actually work - unlike many technical books. However, anyone looking to implement Xamarin.Forms in Microsoft's Visual Studio should be forewarned that there are many issues in Visual Studio. Trying to implement the author's examples was frustrating due to the MANY, MANY problems with Xamarin in Visual Studio.Its hard to tell whether the problem is in Xamarin's implementation of the Xamarin.Forms.Maps or actually in Bing map processing but the example application did not work in the Windows Universal Development on the pc. It did work find on Android. Not the author's problem but still very frustrating when trying to follow along and Xamarin Forms processing fails. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.in/products/106826391-mastering-xamarin-forms-second-edition-build-rich-maintainable-multi-platform](https://www.desertcart.in/products/106826391-mastering-xamarin-forms-second-edition-build-rich-maintainable-multi-platform) --- *Product available on Desertcart India* *Store origin: IN* *Last updated: 2026-05-20*