I have a question about learn xamarin,who can give some suggestion?

Question

I am a winform developer ,and haven't learn wpf .But i have to build a android app now. I choose xamarin between C# and Android.But i find parts of xamarin and wpf is same , and the train vedio is face wpf developers. So,should i learn wpf before learn xamarin? Maybe learn java is more easy?

Answer 1

no you need not learn wpf since there is much different to xamarin.

you do xamarin is ok.

learn java or xamarin which is easier according to your APP I think.

If there is a lots of code that should do in background then you know c# you can prefer xamarin.

If you only want to write the UI then you can do it in java.

Answer 2

Hello,​

Welcome to our Microsoft Q&A platform!

I am a winform developer, But i have to build a android app now. I choose xamarin between C# and Android.

If you are familiar with winform and use MVVM normally, You can learn Xamarin.Forms(support Android, iOS, UWP) quickly.

Xamarin.Forms doc: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/get-started/what-is-xamarin-forms

Xamarin.Forms's controls are similar with winform's controls. If you want to create some custom-control or achieve Android platform's specific function, you need to learn Xamarin.Android(Just support Android).

Xamarin.Android doc https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/android/

Normally, if you just want to achieve Android application and do not need to achieve UWP and iOS simultaneously, just learn Xamarin.Android directly.

Should I learn wpf before learn xamarin?

No. Just learn Xamarin.Android directly if you do not need to support UWP or iOS.

Maybe learn java is more easy?

You are C# developer, you can learn Java easliy, You can use Android Studio to develop android application.

Best Regards,

Leon Lu

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