Xamarin

What is it?

Xamarin is a Microsoft-backed mobile development framework that allows developers to build native mobile applications using C# and the .NET ecosystem. It provides bindings to native iOS and Android APIs.

What does it do?

Xamarin enables code sharing across platforms for business logic, networking, and data access, while still allowing platform-specific UI and native integrations. It supports access to device features and native SDKs.

Where is it used?

Xamarin is commonly used in enterprise mobile applications, internal business tools, field service apps, and long-lived products where .NET expertise and code reuse are key priorities.

When & why it emerged

Xamarin was introduced in 2011 to bring C# and .NET to mobile development. It emerged to reduce duplication between native platforms while maintaining performance and access to native APIs.

Why we use it at Internative

We work with Xamarin primarily in enterprise and legacy mobile projects. Our focus is on maintaining, stabilizing, and migrating Xamarin applications to modern platforms such as .NET MAUI when appropriate.