This learning guide will provide you with a clear and concise presentation of the underlying architecture of Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Android. You will be guided by a narrative approach through the Xamarin toolsets to develop apps, share code, and prepare apps for deployment. If you are an experienced iOS and Android developer and have a desire to learn about the Xamarin platform, then you will find this tutorial to be the most efficient, interesting, and relevant path. You will find this guide to be especially useful if you wish to become proficient in creating apps using the Xamarin platform, as Xamarin Essentials teaches you the fundamentals of iOS and Android development.
This was not a good book. For a book titled "Xamarin Essentials" it sure skipped a LOT of information. I was expecting a lot more detail and a lot more on fundamentals, but this book did not seem to engage the material very seriously. About the only information that I found useful were the last 2 chapters on considerations for compiling release mode versions of your apps and thinking about distribution once your apps are finished. Overall, a real disappointment.