Xamarin opens beta to unknown new product

I agree with Keith, I am hoping that they are getting ready to allow us to have one source code base that can be converted/compiled to run on all platforms. Very similar to what Codename One does with Java.

I was actually just getting ready to start developing my app in Codename One simply because I would only have to learn one framework and could have one source code base. Switching to Java from C# wouldn't have been too much of a hassle cause they are kissing cousins.

Anything is better than having to code in JavaScript! Don't let us down Xamarin - C#, UI Abstraction layer, Xamarin.Mobile, GUI Builder for drag-and-drop design. That's what is needed in order to remove the growing pains from switching to mobile development. Make it happen Xamarin!

The NDA asks an interesting question at the end about Mac vs PC preference.

Given Xamarin's recent mono.mac release, their targeting of a much more PC heavy developer set (C# people), their attempts to keep monotouch/droid simply add-ins to monodevelop...I am going to assume this is a new IDE aimed at cross platform mobile development.