Ovais Mehboob Ahmed Khan and Khusro Habib - Developing Multi-Platform Apps with Visual Studio Code

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Ovais Mehboob Ahmed Khan

Khusro Habib

BIRMINGHAMMUMBAI

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Ovais Mehboob Ahmed Khan is a seasoned programmer and solution architect with nearly 20 years of experience in software development, consultancy and solution architecture. He has worked with various clients across the United States, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Currently he is working as a Sr. Customer Engineer at Microsoft, based in Dubai. He specializes mainly in Application development using .NET and other OSS technologies, Microsoft Azure and DevOps.

He is a prolific writer and has published few books on Enterprise Application Architecture, .NET Core and JavaScript, and written numerous technical articles on various sites. He likes to talk about technology and has delivered various technical sessions around the world.

I would like to thank my family for supporting and encouraging me in every goal of my life.

Khusro Habib has been working in the IT industry for almost 20 years. He is a veteran programmer and delivered several enterprise grade solutions in the capacity of a consultant and solution architect. He is a certified Enterprise Architect Practitioner with the experience to design change for an enterprise.

His current focus is on Cloud Computing, Web and Mobile development, Data and Process Integration, Analytics and Machine Learning. With knowledge on various technology domains, he can place technology in the right context and address complex problems with workable IT solutions. He has a unique way of explaining things by breaking them down and then gradually building them up to create a better understanding.

I would like to dedicate this book to my family who have been very supportive throughout this journey.

Ankit Gupta has been involved in software development for over 8 years. During these years of experience, he has developed software solutions for low-code/no-code development platforms and virtual desktop infrastructure technology to simplify the user experience and customize systems.

As a senior developer, he reviews new feature specifications, user experience, performance, and accessibility, as well as helping his team with designs, code reviews, and following object-oriented programming concepts using the Agile model.

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