feat: new tab

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Task 1

1. Created a new tab in the application
2. Created two buttons in the new tab that would each invoke an endpoint in our API.
3. Created a button to the new tab in top corner that would open up a form to ask for User’s name & age.

Task 2

NO CHATGPT

To implement a news section feature in Xamarin.Forms, we can follow the following technical approach:
The most important thing is I will follow best coding practices, maintain a clean and modular code structure, and leverage Xamarin.Forms' built-in controls and capabilities to simplify the development process.

1. UI/UX:
My suggestion is to determine the required UI elements for each news item, such as title, content, date, author, and any accompanying images.

• Enable navigation from the news section to a detailed view of a selected news item.
• Create a separate page or modal view to display the complete content of a news item when a user taps on it.
• Pass the selected news item's data to the detail view page and populate the UI accordingly.
• Bind the news data to the UI elements in the news section by using Xamarin.Forms data binding techniques to populate the UI with the retrieved news items.
• Customize the appearance of each news item using Xamarin.Forms styling and templating options.
• Consider implementing features like lazy loading or pagination to handle a large number of news items efficiently.

My approach is

• Tech Stack: Xamarin.Forms (cross-platform UI framework)
• Programming Language: C#
• Coding Practice: Follow Xamarin.Forms UI guidelines and best practices for layout design and control usage.
• Use Xamarin.Forms controls such as ListView, CollectionView, or StackLayout for displaying news items.
• Utilize data binding techniques in Xamarin.Forms to bind the news data to UI elements.
• Customize the appearance of news items using Xamarin.Forms styling and templating options.
• Implement navigation using Xamarin.Forms navigation framework to enable transitioning to a detailed view when a news item is selected.

2. Data Model:
Define a News class or data model that represents the structure of a news item.
This class should include properties like title, content, date, author, and image URL. (Using the MVVM architectural pattern to separate the data model from the UI logic)

My approach is

• Programming Language: C#
• Define a News class with properties like title, content, date, author, and image URL.
• Implement the INotifyPropertyChanged interface in the News class to enable data binding and UI updates when properties change.
• Follow best practices for designing data models in C#, such as encapsulation and proper data type selection.

3. Backend Integration:
Implement a backend system to store and retrieve news data. This could be a RESTful API, a database, or a cloud-based service.

My solution is to create API endpoints or methods to fetch the latest news items from the backend ensuring that the backend system supports regular updates of news content on a weekly or fortnightly basis.
It means we need admin website for managing news content and make backend endpoints be synced with admin's updates. It is off the topic and will be sorted out in the future. I can do it as being a full stack developer with 7+ experience.

• Implement a mechanism to periodically check for new news updates from the backend.
• Consider using Xamarin.Forms background tasks or push notifications to notify users when new news items are available.
• Ensure the news section updates automatically when new content is published.
• Use Xamarin.Forms' networking capabilities (e.g., HttpClient) to communicate with the backend API and fetch the news data. Then eeserialize the JSON response from the API into instances of the News class.
• Establish push notifications for newly added news

Suggested approach is

• Tech Stack: Backend can be developed using any server-side technology of your choice (e.g., ASP.NET Core, Node.js, Django, Ruby on Rails, etc.).
• Programming Language: Depends on the chosen backend technology.
• Coding Practice: Follow best practices for backend development, including proper API design, security measures, and data storage considerations.
• Implement API endpoints or methods in the backend to fetch news items data.
• Ensure the backend supports regular updates of news content on a weekly or fortnightly basis.
• Consider implementing mechanisms like webhooks or scheduled jobs to periodically check for new news updates from the backend.
• Use Xamarin.Forms' networking capabilities, particularly the HttpClient class, to communicate with the backend API.
• Send HTTP requests to fetch the news data from the backend.
• Deserialize the JSON response from the API into instances of the News class using JSON deserialization libraries like Newtonsoft.Json or System.Text.Json.
• Implement background tasks in Xamarin.Forms to periodically check for new news updates from the backend.
• Use platform-specific APIs or Xamarin.Essentials' background task functionality to execute the background task.
• Consider using push notifications to notify users when new news items are available. Utilize push notification services like Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) or Apple Push Notification Service (APNS) for sending notifications.

4. Testing and Iteration:

• Test the news section feature extensively on different devices and screen sizes to ensure proper functionality and responsiveness.
• Gather feedback from users and iterate on the feature based on their suggestions or identified issues.