Comment on Microsoft now lets iOS developers deploy, run and test their apps on WindowsparentComments−balls1879yBy Native iOS you mean not written in Objective-C/Swift using Cocoa Touch−starik369yXamarin uses Cocoa Touch. It gets compiled to the same thing as something written in Swift. So definitely iOS Native.−mihaela9yNot really the same thing...−UK-AL9yI believe the cococa touch API is exposed like for like in xamarin.−starik369yYou are correct. They actually have a tool that scans the Cocoa libraries and generates API bindings for Xamarin to use. Source: Miguel De Icaza on the .NET Rocks podcast.
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By Native iOS you mean not written in Objective-C/Swift using Cocoa Touch
Xamarin uses Cocoa Touch. It gets compiled to the same thing as something written in Swift. So definitely iOS Native.
Not really the same thing...
I believe the cococa touch API is exposed like for like in xamarin.
You are correct. They actually have a tool that scans the Cocoa libraries and generates API bindings for Xamarin to use. Source: Miguel De Icaza on the .NET Rocks podcast.