Rapid Prototyping with Ionic 2 and Node.js – Part 1
Do you know how fast you can actually develop a really solid MVP prototype including a frontend and working backend these days? It’s amazing. In this 3 part series I will share how I recently assembled...
View ArticleThere is no Business like Blog Business
When I started this blog over 2 years ago I did not image what would happen over the next years. In 2014, I thought I’m already late to this blogging thing and that it would be a relict of 2007 like...
View ArticleRapid Prototyping with Ionic 2 and Node.js – Part 2
Ionic 2 is an awesome framework for building out your MVP. Not only you can benefit from the speed of the framework, you also get the advantages of Angular 2 and a cross platform app for iOS and...
View ArticleThe Beginning of the Ionic Academy
A few weeks ago the Ionic Academy was announced and the response was incredible. You really want a platform to learn and interact and that’s what the Ionic Academy will become – designed for the actual...
View ArticleRapid Prototyping with Ionic 2 and Node.js – Part 3
If you have developed an app you want to get it out into the hands of other people. But what’s the easiest way to do so without already submitting your unfinished app? And what about your backend? In...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes of Launching an Ionic 2 eBook
Last year in December I launched the Ionic 2 eBook “Ionic 2 – From Zero to App Store” which was the most successful product Devdactic ever had. There were a lot of considerations and countless hours of...
View ArticleIonic 2 Push Notifications In Detail
The topic of Ionic 2 Push Notifications was requested many times on my original guide to Push Notifications with Ionic 1, and maybe even the most asked about feature right after user authentication. In...
View ArticlePreview of the Ionic Academy
Let’s face the truth: Learning to code is challenging and can sometimes be frustrating. You can get lost in your self studies and reach a point where you loose interest and focus on something else...
View ArticleAutomatic Ionic 2 Builds For iOS Using Fastlane
When your project get’s close to release, it’s time to think about decent ways to build your Ionic app. Of course you can do this by hand, but if you are having multiple apps and configurations this...
View ArticleProtecting Your App With Ionic Auth Guards
Recently I dig into authentication with Ionic a bit more and found a rather unrepresented topic that can actually help to secure your app really easy. I stumbled upon the Ionic Auth Guards while...
View ArticleBuilding an Ionic Image Gallery With Zoom
The image gallery is a classic pattern used in many applications which need to display any kind of grid with pictures or photos to the user. If you have specific requirements, there might not be an out...
View ArticleWhy I Switched to Ionic (And Never Regret My Decision)
It’s not like native development is bad. Swift itself is a beautiful language, and even Android Studio is not that bad anymore, so how comes more and more people transition to Ionic? This article...
View ArticleBuilding Your Own Ionic WordPress Client with WP-API
If you are familiar with WordPress you know that since a few versions ago all instances have a public REST API. Of course I had to jump in when I saw a new WordPress API wrapper library for Angular 2+,...
View ArticleHow to Add Animations To Your Ionic App (2 Different Ways!)
One of the most viewed articles on Devdactic is about Animations for Ionic Apps. Today we will take look at 2 different but both great ways to easily Animate our Ionic 2+ app! In this post we will take...
View ArticleHow to Build An Ionic App with Firebase and AngularFire 4
When it comes to building an Ionic app with a solid backend, the current choice for many people is Firebase. And for reasons. The process of connecting an Angular app to Firebase is fairly easy in...
View ArticleHow to Build Ionic Twitter Integration with Timeline and Compose
Integrating Twitter in your Ionic app is something really interesting, and from the number of responses and the times how often I’ve written a Twitter post I’m pretty sure this updated one for Ionic 3+...
View Article15 Reasons Why You Should Develop Ionic Apps
If you plan to develop your next app and are undecided whether you go for native or a cross-platform framework, this guide will give you 15 rock solid reasons you should think of Ionic as your...
View ArticleDynamic Theming Your Ionic App
Theming your Ionic app is an awesome way to quickly change the styling for all parts of your app. But what happens if you want to change your styling while running, like toggling a day or night mode?...
View ArticleHow to build an Ionic Calendar App
Out of the box there is no Ionic component to display a calendar inside your app, but what if you want to give people the chance to add events and display everything inside a good-looking view? Like...
View ArticleHow to Use Ionic SQLite Queries & Pre-Populated Database
Although the Ionic Storage package is great to store almost any kind of data, many of the readers wrote they are using MySQL on the backend side and need some more equivalent storage inside their Ionic...
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