Cross-platform mobile development has been democratized for .NET developers – thanks to Xamarin and Microsoft. However, professional Xamarin development isn’t a piece of cake. Sure, tooling has come a long way, but successful mobile apps need a lot more.

The whole Xamarin technology stack needs deep understanding. Do you know what platforms you can target and how to maximize code reuse? Let’s do a run-down of the essential tools, frameworks and utilities that should be in every Xamarin developer’s arsenal. The ubiquitous IDEs, necessary plug-ins, cloud backends, deployment tools, testing solutions, network utilities, DevOps workflows and polished UI – all ready for your app development pleasure. How about adding some cloud-powered AI or Alexa voice assistance to your app? What can you do to delight your users, maintain developer sanity and deliver high quality apps? Let’s stop reinventing wheel and ship apps faster – the right tools help!