Data binding is at the core of just about every Xamarin.Forms application. It enabled developers to easily bridge their user interface with their code behind form a simple markup. Data binding also simplifies user interactions and updates to the user interface automatigical! With all this awesome comes with some trade-offs. Xamarin.Forms has to analyze and resolve each binding, which can take precious CPU cycles. This is where compiled bindings come in and help boost performance when using data binding.

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