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1 - When developing a project using XAMARIN using VS2019 Community Edition This project should run on Windows and Mac. Will this project run on MAC and PC unchanged as is? Or will I have create a Windows version and Mac version?

2 - What is the difference between .NET CORE and XAMARIN projects? Does XAMARIN require .NET CORE?

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Hello EmmadKareem-8872,​

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Will this project run on MAC and PC unchanged as is? Or will I have create a Windows version and Mac version?

It's able to run a Xamarin project created by VS for mac on the VisualStudio (windows). When migrating the project, please empty the bin and obj folders to clear the cache data.

What is the difference between .NET CORE and XAMARIN projects? Does XAMARIN require .NET CORE

Xamarin is developped on Mono which is a open source cross-platform implementation of the .NET. .NET Core is a lightweight, modular, and cross-platform implementation of .NET. Xamarin doesn't requires .NET Core now. In .NET 6(next version), xamarin seems to be shipped into core. Please focus on the release of .NET 6.0 to get the updates.

Best Regards,

Jarvan Zhang

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