Firebase has been a dominant player in the world of mobile and web app development, but some developers are starting to question whether it’s really all it’s cracked up to be. If you’re one of them, you’re in luck! I’ve scoured the landscape of app...
A complete example walk through with code snippets and full code repo
July last year, a crowd funding campaign went viral in Colombia. It was all good and dandy in the first 48 hours. They managed to reach over 2 million sessions and over 20 million page views — with a website that stayed fully functional without a hitch. Until they saw the...
Over the past few days, I’ve been thinking about noSQL data structures. The thing with SQL is that it’s very codified, with clear expectations and standardized best practices. In contrast, the fluid nature of noSQL makes it hard to put your finger on exactly what you’re supposed...
Iterative prototypes can turn your concepts into working ideas faster than trying to get everything right on paper, only to find that it doesn’t quite translate as well onto the screen for whatever reason. As a developer, your task is to turn ideas into reality — not fiddle with Photoshop...
Firebase has been around for a while now. The underdog serverless cloud-based database can be rather fun to use once you get your head around it. However, the hard part is finding resources that isn’t overwhelming for newbies to read and follow along. I’m not going to lie...
