Update A Nexus Device To Android 6.0 Marshmallow

October 10, 2015 Nic Raboy

Last year when Android 5.0 Lollipop came out I didn’t want to wait for an over-the-air (OTA) update so I flashed my Nexus device manually. I wrote about this experience in a previous post. This time I upgraded my Android operating system to the latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow release.

We’re going to see how to upgrade a Google Nexus device to use a vanilla version of the Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system.

Create A Simple RESTful API With Node.js

October 6, 2015 Nic Raboy

I’ve written a few tutorials regarding Node.js and the Express.js framework, but I never took a step back and explained how to make a super simple RESTful API for processing HTTP requests from a front-facing interface.

With this API created, you can use it with just about any application that can submit HTTP requests. It is a great way to test a mobile application or one that uses JavaScript frameworks like jQuery, ReactJS, or AngularJS.

Ionic Framework 101: A Quickstart to Building Mobile Apps

October 2, 2015 Nic Raboy

So after a lot of thinking about it I finally dedicated some time to creating my first ever Ionic Framework course! The title of the course is Ionic Framework 101: A Quickstart to Building Mobile Apps and it can be found on the learning service Udemy.

A little background on what I hoped to accomplish in this quickstart course.

Implement A Barcode Scanner Using React Native

October 1, 2015 Nic Raboy

Previously I wrote about using the device camera in your React Native mobile application. However, what if we wanted to go a step further and start scanning barcodes?

This is not a problem because the react-native-camera component we used in the last tutorial also supports barcode scanning.

Upcoming Presentation: Silicon Valley Code Camp 2015

September 30, 2015 Nic Raboy

In case you’re interested in seeing me present on Node.js or Ionic Framework and Couchbase, I’ll be giving two talks at the free to attend Silicon Valley Code Camp in San Jose, California. It is the weekend of October 3rd to October 4th.

The title of my talks are Quick and Easy Development with Node.js and Couchbase Server and Cross Platform Storage & Sync with Couchbase and Ionic Framework. The abstracts for both these talks can be seen below.

Upcoming Presentation: Couchbase Live NYC 2015

September 29, 2015 Nic Raboy

I’m trying something new so bare with me here. I speak at quite a few events (conferences, meetups, code camps, etc.) so I figured it would be useful to my followers to know when and where these events are in case I am in your part of the world.

I’ll keep it short and to the point. I’m going to be in New York on October 6th, 2015 to present at Couchbase Live New York. It is free to attend this conference, so if you’re in the area, please swing by.

My presentation will be on Node.js and is titled Getting Started: Couchbase Server Node.js SDK.

The abstract to my talk is as follows:

Access The Native Device Clipboard In React Native

September 28, 2015 Nic Raboy

Keeping up the trend of React Native coolness, I figured it would be a good idea to see how to access the native device clipboard. I had already demonstrated the device clipboard with Ionic Framework so it would only be fair to accomplish the same with React Native as well.

Out of the box with React Native you won’t be able to access the clipboard. You’re going to have to install a component, and lucky for us, one such component exists. We are going to check out the react-native-clipboard component by Fishfly.