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NativeScript vs Ionic Framework, Should You Switch?

November 27, 2015
Nic Raboy

It is no question that I am pretty familiar with Ionic Framework and Apache Cordova in general. I have a ton of blog articles, YouTube videos and even a beginner level course for Ionic Framework. However, lately I’ve been playing around with NativeScript by Telerik, a similar technology platform that has many advantages over the competitors. I also have blog articles and a beginner level course for NativeScript.

I’m going to do an in-depth comparison between the two hybrid development platforms so you can figure out which is best for you.

November 23, 2015
Nic Raboy

I’ve been doing a lot of NativeScript development lately because I’ve found it to be a pretty nifty platform. If you’re unfamiliar with NativeScript, it is similar to Ionic Framework and React Native in a sense that you can use JavaScript to build iOS and Android mobile applications. I previously wrote about using the native device camera in Ionic Framework as well as using the native device camera in React Native. This time I figured it would be appropriate to do the same, but with Telerik NativeScript.

In this guide we’re going to see what it takes to take pictures with the native device camera using NativeScript and display the pictures on the screen.

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.

November 13, 2015
Nic Raboy

Recently I started fiddling with NativeScript from Telerik because I’ve been hearing a lot about it when I attend various developer conferences. If you’re unfamiliar with NativeScript, it is a cross platform mobile development framework similar to Ionic Framework and React Native. The difference being that NativeScript claims to map your UX to native layouts and give you full access to all device APIs.

Starting out, the thing I had some of the most trouble with was persisting data since it was poorly documented. Here we’re going to look at building a simple application that saves data to be accessed in the future, rather than only during the application session.

November 6, 2015
Nic Raboy

With my Telerik NativeScript adventures pressing on, I ran into an obstacle that took me quite some time to figure out. I wanted to launch a URL from within my application in the iOS and Android system web browser. It wasn’t obvious in the documentation at the time of writing this, but after a lot of trial and error, I figured it out.

In this guide we’re going to look at launching URLs in a web browser from our NativeScript application.

November 4, 2015
Nic Raboy

I am very pleased to announce my second quickstart course titled NativeScript 101: A Quickstart to Building Mobile Apps found on the learning service Udemy. This course follows in the same direction as the previous course I released titled Ionic Framework 101, but instead of Ionic Framework we’re covering Telerik NativeScript. If you’re unfamiliar with NativeScript, it is a hybrid technology similar to Apache Cordova, but instead of using web interfaces it uses native device user interfaces giving your apps a truly native look and feel.

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

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.