F# ViewModel not instantiated via BindingContext in XAML - f#

Question

I am unable to observe a viewmodel within my F# library get instantiated via a ContextBinding within XAML.
Instead, I only observe my app hanging (i.e. black screen).
NOTE:
I am unable to reference the actual F# project (which is a PCL) that harbors the viewmodel. As a workaround, I browsed to the path of the DLL (i.e. bin\debug) that contains the viewmodel instead.
While troubleshooting, I did observe that a viewmodel within a C# project get instantiated. However, a viewmodel within my F# project does not.
My XAML is the following:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ContentPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
xmlns:home="clr-namespace:Home.ViewModels;assembly=Home"
x:Class="FnTrade.MainPage">
<ContentPage.BindingContext>
<home:HomeViewModel />
</ContentPage.BindingContext>
</ContentPage>
My viewmodel within the F# project is the following:
namespace Home.ViewModels
type HomeViewModel() =
let foo = "Hello World" // Breakpoint never gets hit
My viewmodel does get instantiated via XAML when referencing a C# implementation:
<ContentPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:FnTrade;assembly=FnTrade"
x:Class="FnTrade.MainPage">
<ContentPage.BindingContext>
<local:ViewModel />
</ContentPage.BindingContext>
</ContentPage>
Here's the viewmodel in C#:
namespace FnTrade
{
public class ViewModel
{
public ViewModel() { } // Breakpoint DOES get hit
}
}
Can someone explain to me why my viewmodel written in F# does not get instantiated?

Answer 1

I added FSharp.Core to both my Xamarin.Forms project as well as my platform project (i.e. Droid).
I also ensured that an app.config file was in both projects as well.
I updated the app.config file to the following:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
<runtime>
<assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="FSharp.Core" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a"
culture="neutral"/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-999.999.999.999" newVersion="4.4.0.0" />
</dependentAssembly>
</assemblyBinding>
</runtime>
</configuration>