Techniques in Creating Great Cross Platform Apps

Explore techniques for creating exceptional cross-platform applications in this 54-minute conference talk. Learn how to architect solutions that maximize code reuse across various platforms and form factors, from iPhones to Xboxes. Discover the benefits of favoring composition over inheritance throughout the technology stack. Gain insights into sharing C# or F# code across all platforms using Xamarin, including new options presented by Visual Studio 2017 and .NET Core, such as multi-targeting. Watch demonstrations in C# showcasing how to progress from a view model per screen to using conductors for orchestrating multiple view models. Understand how to compose view models to create reusable screen patterns like Master/Details while maintaining code flexibility, maintainability, and testability.

Techniques in creating great cross platform apps. - Nigel Sampson