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My journey into the world of Xamarin.Forms continue, and recently I have been exploring the Model View View Model (MVVM) pattern and how it changes a solution’s profile and my approach to building mobile experiences. One of the most critical parts of adopting an MVVM approach comes with implementing data binding.
In this post, we’ll look at the steps necessary to make a Xamarin.Forms view in the MVVM style.
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