Hey Reader, I started migrating an app to nextjs (coming from an Ionic with Angular background) because I wanted to learn more about the react ecosystem. Last night I went through the routing documentation on their site and created the placeholder files and folders for all the pages my app will need, and doing so, I learned a few things about the App Router that I wanted to share with you. Check out what I've learned about the NEXT.js app router. So far, I like the simplicity of it all,...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, After a little over a decade of working with Angular (ever since the days of Angular 1, now AngularJS) I decided giving react a serious chance, mostly due to what I’ve seen in my current job search, most of the job posts I see for front end developer have some sort of requirement for react. Yeah, even the “Angular Developer” roles have the line that says “3-4 years with react.js is preferred” 😅 Here is a collection of things I’ve learned about react APIs and how they compare to...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, This is a comprehensive tutorial that walks you through building your a mobile app using Ionic Framework, Angular, and Firebase. Whether you're new to these technologies or looking to refine your skills, this guide will take you through all the steps of setting up a full-stack mobile app, from installing dependencies to handling user authentication with Firebase Here’s what you’ll learn: Setting up Ionic and Firebase in your project. Creating a mobile app that interacts with...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, Changing the default styles of Ionic components can be a bit tricky since the components all use the shadow DOM, meaning we can't write CSS that targets the components inside the shadow DOM directly. Ionic has custom CSS variables in each component that allows us a lot of customization, and when those aren't enough, they expose CSS parts of the underlying HTML elements that form Ionic components. You can learn how to use shadow parts in this 3 minute video:...
about 2 years ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, The Ionic team just released version 7.0.0 last week 🎉🎉🎉 You can read their official announcement here. Also, I updated my free course to match V7 new syntax, replacing the AlertController for inline alerts, and replacing all the inputs to use the new syntax. You can access the free course here, and you can see the step by step I followed for updating in this PR. Do let me know if you're already updating and if you have any questions, cheers!
just now • 1 min read
Hey Reader, I published an updated version of my Ionic and Firebase book for you, it's available with source code and full lessons on the website. You can access it here https://jsmobiledev.com/ionic-firebase-angular/. Also, I'll be updating it to Ionic v7 in the coming week, so keep an eye out for that update 🙌🏽 P.S: The only thing I ask in return is that if you find any issues or have any feedback while following it let me know so that I can make it better for you 👨🏻💻
just now • 1 min read
Hey Reader, One cool thing about Ionic, specially when you're using capacitor, is that a lot of the functionality that you use in your mobile app can also be used for the web. Most of capacitor plugins have a web implementation, which means, you wouldn't have to write extra code to get it to work. Learn how to transform your Ionic app into a PWA. In today's article, you'll learn: How to use the `ng add` schematic to get all the boilerplate done for you. How to edit the `manifest` file to set...
about 3 years ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, One cool thing about Ionic, specially when you're using capacitor, is that a lot of the functionality that you use in your mobile app can also be used for the web. Most of capacitor plugins have a web implementation, which means, you wouldn't have to write extra code to get it to work. Learn how to transform your Ionic app into a PWA. In today's article, you'll learn: How to use the `ng add` schematic to get all the boilerplate done for you. How to edit the `manifest` file to set...
about 3 years ago • 1 min read
Hey Reader, I'm working on a video course for the EggHead platform and I wanted to share a quick bit with you. In this video, you'll learn how to set up your Firebase project in Ionic or Angular applications using AngularFire and the `ng add` schematic. After that, we'll explore the Firebase console to see the available services we have, talk a bit about the Firestore database and explain the 2 main types of data: Collections and Documents. After that, we'll use AngularFire to reactively pull...
about 3 years ago • 1 min read