Author: Nic Raboy

Using WebSQL Instead of Local Storage In Your Web App

February 22, 2015 Nic Raboy

When developing web applications a common way to store data is to use local storage. This NoSQL approach is great, but what if you’re coming from an RDBMS? With HTML5, you have access to the WebSQL API which allows us to use SQL queries for handling client side storage.

This guide will show you how to use the WebSQL API, which is based around SQLite, in your web application. This information can even be extended for use with mobile hybrid applications.

Using The Native Device Calendar In Ionic Framework

February 19, 2015 Nic Raboy

A while back one of my subscribers asked me how to integrate the native device calendar into their Ionic Framework mobile application. I didn’t know at first, but after some research I found a great Apache Cordova plugin by Eddy Verbruggen called PhoneGap Calendar Plugin.

Don’t let the plugin name fool you. PhoneGap still works on Apache Cordova, just like Ionic Framework.

This guide will show you how to use the native device calendar with Ionic Framework using the AngularJS extension set, ngCordova.

Why I’ve Gone Hybrid Over Native For Mobile Apps

February 17, 2015 Nic Raboy

I started developing mobile Android applications in late 2011. It wasn’t until 2012 that I released my first application to the Android Marketplace, now known as the Google Play Store. Up until early 2014, I only made native Android applications using the official Android SDK. As of now, I have only been using web technologies to create mobile hybrid applications for Android and iOS.

The following will explain why I’ve chosen to develop using modern web technologies rather than native mobile languages.

All About Binary Search Trees, In Java

February 15, 2015 Nic Raboy

If you’re pursuing a degree in computer science, you’ll probably experience Binary Trees in one of your first semesters of school. After seeing them in one of those first semesters, you probably won’t see them again until you’re interviewing for a job.

While interviewing for software engineering or programming positions, you may get many questions regarding Binary Trees and Binary Search Trees. Take this as a refresher in case this is a subject you might have forgotten over the years.

Contributing To A Git Repository on GitHub

February 12, 2015 Nic Raboy

Recently I’ve been contributing a lot of code to open source projects on GitHub. In particular, I’ve been contributing to the AngularJS extension set, ngCordova, for Ionic Framework. When I first started contributing it was a scary process, mostly because I had only ever used Git for solo projects. I have used it for team projects, but for the majority it was my own personal projects.

In this guide, you’ll see how to contribute to an already existing, open source project on GitHub.

Make Your Own Facebook Mobile App With Ionic Framework

February 9, 2015 Nic Raboy

Not too long ago I contributed to the ng-cordova project on GitHub. I added Oauth functionality to many popular API providers such as Google, Facebook, and Twitter.

I made a guide on how to use this added Oauth functionality on the official Ionic Framework blog, but since then I’ve received a good deal of requests to take it a step further and actually use on of the APIs beyond just Oauth.

This tutorial will help you better understand how to use the Facebook APIs for use in your Phonegap or Ionic Framework mobile application.

Solve A 2D Array Maze Using Recursion And JavaScript

February 7, 2015 Nic Raboy

To continue on the topic of popular interview questions for software engineering positions, I figured it might be appropriate to go over solving a maze that was created using a two-dimensional array.

A maze created from a 2D array can be solved using recursion similar to like we did for the previous Fibonacci article I made.