Tag: apache cordova

TPDP Episode #2: Picking the Right Mobile Development Technology for Your Needs

February 7, 2016 Nic Raboy

In this episode of The Polyglot Developer Podcast I discuss the differences between native and hybrid mobile application development and my experience in both. Episode #2: Picking the Right Mobile Development Technology for Your Needs covers quite a bit and is broken into the following four sections:

1. My background as a mobile application developer
2. What is native mobile application development
3. What is hybrid mobile application development
4. How do you choose between the two types of mobile application development

This podcast episode is heavily based on my opinion, but I try to keep it honest based on my experience as a developer.

My Experience Developing with Ionic Framework

January 18, 2016 Nic Raboy

I’ve been developing with Ionic Framework since it was beta at the beginning of 2014. Since then I’ve published two applications and done other things that I cannot talk about due to non-disclosure agreements that I’ve signed over the years.

I wanted to take the time to do something that I should have done after my first year, but never got around to. I want to share my experience with using Ionic Framework so anyone who reads this can get a rough idea about what they’re getting themselves into with the platform.

Use ng2-cordova-oauth For All Your Ionic Oauth Needs

January 12, 2016 Nic Raboy

Previously I wrote about using Oauth within an Ionic 2 mobile application. However, for the typical user that can be a real hassle because it by far isn’t short. This is why I created the library ng2-cordova-oauth on GitHub. This library has numerous web service providers bundled in, making the authentication flow as short as three lines of code.

Now some of you might be familiar with the ng-cordova-oauth library that I wrote for Ionic Framework 1. That library was designed to work with Apache Cordova and AngularJS. This time around I did the same thing for Angular and Apache Cordova.

Let’s take a look at how easy this new library really is.

Using An Oauth 2.0 Service Within An Ionic Mobile App

January 2, 2016 Nic Raboy

Previously I demonstrated how to use Oauth in an Ionic Framework 1 Android and iOS mobile application, but with Ionic 2 becoming all the rage, I figured my old guide needed a refresher.

Modern applications are always making use of APIs and data from third party services. The problem is, these remote services require a special kind of authentication to happen in order to work with the data they manage. The most common form of authentication for web services is Oauth.

In my Ionic Framework 1 tutorial I demonstrated Google Oauth, but this time we’re going to see how to use Facebook Oauth in an Ionic 2 application.

Use SQLite In Ionic Instead Of Local Storage

December 27, 2015 Nic Raboy

Ionic 2 is becoming all the rage right now because of it using Angular. With the introduction of Angular, comes many differences in the language and framework itself. One of the most critical parts of any mobile application is its ability to save data and have it persisted when the application is launched at a later date. I demonstrated in Ionic Framework 1 how to use SQLite as a storage solution, so I figured it would be a good idea to demonstrate the same using Ionic Framework 2.

Let’s see why it might be a good idea to use SQLite in an Ionic 2 application rather than HTML5 local storage.

Top 5 Hybrid App Bloggers To Follow 2015

November 16, 2015 Nic Raboy

There are a lot of blogs out there on the internet and many on the topic of hybrid mobile app development. By hybrid mobile app development I am talking about technologies like Apache Cordova, Phonegap, Ionic Framework, and React Native. Basically all the technologies for building applications using web technologies. However, when it comes to blogs, not all are created equal.

This article is more of a personal opinion than anything, but I’m going to list off five blogs / bloggers that I feel deserve a shout out based on the quality of their material.

Debugging Your Apache Cordova iOS App With Safari

October 19, 2015 Nic Raboy

Previously I wrote how to properly test your Ionic Framework application and how to debug your application using ADB for Android. However, I get many questions from people regarding how to test their Apache Cordova, PhoneGap or Ionic Framework application running on iOS.

In this guide I’m going to walk through the steps for troubleshooting code using an iOS simulator and the Safari web browser.