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I can get the Visual Studio plugin from <a href="https://store.xamarin.com" rel="ugc">https://store.xamarin.com</a>&nbsp;for $999/year<br />
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I can get the Visual Studio plugin from https://store.xamarin.com for $999/year

What cheaper Visual Studio plugin exists ?

Example = http://www.kendoui.com/blogs/teamblog/posts/13-10-01/creating-your-first-hybrid-mobile-application-with-visual-studio.aspx

cross-platform mobile apps -- Visual Studio 2013

The .NET Framework is not specific to any one programming language; rather, it includes a library of functions that allows developers to rapidly build applications. Several supported languages include C#, VB.NET, C++ or ASP.NET.

.NET Programming

C# is an object-oriented programming language created in conjunction with Microsoft’s .NET framework. Compilation is usually done into the Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL), which is then JIT-compiled to native code (and cached) during execution in the Common Language Runtime (CLR).

Most development for the Microsoft platform is done utilizing the technologies supported by the.NET framework. Other development is done using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) for programs like Access, Excel, Word and Outlook, with PowerShell for scripting, or with SQL for large databases.