Migrating from Xamarin.Forms to .NET MAUI: A Comprehensive Guide, Iris Classon

This guide walks you through the process of updating a Xamarin.Forms application to .NET MAUI, using a fitness app as a case study for a real-world example of a migration. The book lays out a comprehensive roadmap for a migration, shining a light on both the strategic moves and the technical leaps required to embrace the latest in .NET MAUI. It covers topics such as:

• The evolution of Xamarin.Forms to MAUI
• Significant differences
• Features, enhancements, and alternatives
• Preparing for a migration
• A migration inventory
• Planning and executing a migration
• Testing, debugging, and optimization
• Staying up to date

By using a practical case study, the author cuts through the complexity with hands-on examples while covering the nitty-gritty details and common questions and problems. You are exposed to new capabilities, app performance, best practices, and design patterns for MAUI, and other relevant topics.

With .NET MAUI stepping up as Microsoft's beacon for unifying the app development process across the board, and Xamarin.Forms nearing its "end of life," getting a handle on MAUI isn't just nice—it's necessary. For anyone in the app-making game aiming to stay relevant, stepping into MAUI means getting a hold of the latest tech enhancements, boosting app performance, and delivering top-notch user experiences.

What You Will Learn

• Know the best practices for migrating Xamarin.Forms applications to .NET MAUI
• Refactor UI, application logic, and data models to take advantage of .NET MAUI's features
• Create strategies for handling platform-specific code and integrating new MAUI capabilities
• Test and optimize .NET MAUI applications for performance and reliability

Who This Book Is For

Mobile and cross-platform developers with experience in Xamarin.Forms and looking to migrate their applications to .NET MAUI