Welcome to part two of the Full-stack TypeScript with Ionic and NestJS series! In part one of the series, we went over the benefits of using TypeScript on both the client and server, shared an introduction to NestJS, and built a simple app, that’s already ... more
Introduction Welcome to the first post in a new series we’re kicking off all about building a full stack TypeScript app using Ionic, Angular and NestJS. TypeScript is a powerful language that is a superset of JavaScript, with some additional features ... more
Introduction Welcome to the first post in a new series we’re kicking off all about building a full stack TypeScript app using Ionic, Angular and NestJS. TypeScript is a powerful language that is a superset of JavaScript, with some additional features ... more
Apache Cordova (and later Adobe PhoneGap) emerged back in 2009 as a major evolution in app development. It allowed web developers like myself to reapply their web skills to create native mobile experiences for Android, iOS, and other platforms. In fact, ... more
Ionic 4.2 is upon us, and with it, so is our second feature release of Ionic 4! This release is codenamed Helium, after the second element in the periodic table of elements. Did you know? Helium is the second-most abundant element in the Universe (after ... more
Last week, I had the privilege to speak at the second VueConf USA in sunny Tampa, Florida. On behalf of the whole Ionic team, I was really excited to present a full talk and also get to know more members of the Vue community. And, with all of the excitement ... more
A few weeks ago, we announced the beta of our official React support, making it possible for developers to build quality apps for mobile, desktop, and the web using React and standard web development techniques. Predictably, we’ve gotten a few questions ... more
In case you missed it, last week we gave a live presentation on the top Cordova challenges and the best strategies to overcome them. During that discussion, Ionic’s Senior Product Evangelist, Matt Netkow, and I dug into the top challenges that development ... more
Do you use VS Code for Ionic and Angular development? Chances are good that you do. It’s a little app from the unlikeliest of companies that is becoming a big deal. At its core, VS Code (Code from here on), is a code editor that is free, open source, ... more
This is a guest post by Rodrigo Fernández @FdezRomero, Full-stack Javascript Developer, Ionic contributor, and co-organizer of the Ionic Madrid meetup group. — One of the most distinctive features of Ionic is its long-term use and support of web standards, ... more
In case you missed it, last week we offered a live walkthrough of Ionic Enterprise Edition, the premier and supported version of everything you need to build native-powered apps with Ionic. During that discussion, Ionic’s IEE Product Manager, Matt Kremer, ... more
Nothing strikes fear into the hearts of developers quite like being told their app is slow. Because of this, great pains are taken to optimize the loading and startup performance in our apps. The techniques we use have changed over the years, but the ... more
We’re thrilled to have recently announced the release of Ionic’s fourth major version, and its ability to work across all frameworks (or with no framework at all). We’ve been overwhelmed with the positive feedback, and so far 4.0 has exceeded our expectations ... more
Today, we’re excited to announce that Ionic React is now available in beta! Take a read below to understand more about this release and how to get started building with Ionic and React. A Quick History If you are familiar with Ionic Framework, you more ... more
This post is contributed by Kevin Ports, designer and front-end developer at Ionic. He’s passionate about pixels, code, and the space in between. If you’re building a handful of apps in a startup or small business, delivering a consistent user experience ... more
Navigating the Change with Ionic 4 and Angular Router This is a guest post from Simon Grimm, Ionic Developer Expert and educator at the Ionic Academy. Simon also writes about Ionic frequently on his blog Devdactic. In this tutorial we will look at the ... more
At Ionic, we are big fans of TypeScript and use it in several of our important projects, including Ionic Framework, Stencil, Studio, and AppFlow. We find TypeScript beneficial for a number of reasons, but mostly because it helps us scale our large (and ... more
By now, you likely have heard the news that Ionic 4.0 is here! If you’re currently maintaining an older Ionic app though, you might have concerns about the challenges of upgrading to the latest version. While there will be some work involved to migrate ... more
This post was written by community member, Chris Woolum. Chris is a .NET/JavaScript developer and, currently, a Chief Architect at Turnoutt, Inc. He’s passionate about software development and leveraging emerging technology. Follow him on Twitter @chriswoolum. ... more
Today I am thrilled to announce the 4.0 release of Ionic Framework, lovingly known as “Ionic for Everyone.” Ionic 4 represents the culmination of more than two years of research and hard work transforming Ionic from “mobile for Angular” into a powerful ... more
Few things in the frontend world are as hot as Design Systems, the idea of building a design spec or library of reusable components that can be shared across a team or company. Design Systems enforce style and branding guidelines, reduce design fatigue ... more
We’re excited to share with you the results of our second annual Ionic Developer Survey with input from more than 10,000 community members. The full dataset is available to view here alongside our own insights and analysis. But before we dive in, we ... more
The end of the year is a great time to reflect on the last twelve months and to start getting excited for the coming twelve. In many ways, 2018 was a pivotal year for Ionic, both on the open source side and for the company as a whole. On the open source ... more
Following the exciting news that the Ionic Framework v4 release candidate has shipped, we’re releasing a new developer guide: Your First Ionic v4 App . This guide walks you through the basics of Ionic Framework development in a fun and friendly manner. ... more
We’re thrilled to announce that the release candidate for Ionic 4.0 (codenamed “Neutronium”) has shipped! This release brings many performance improvements and bug fixes for issues in our alpha and beta releases, along with (and most importantly) stabilizing ... more
Earlier this week, many Android/Google/Firebase libraries were unpublished from JCenter, causing any builds that depended on these libraries to fail across the board. This impacted a number of community members and Ionic users. But, thanks to the quick ... more
Last week, the web community was shocked to hear rumors that Microsoft’s Edge Browser would be adopting a new engine based on Chromium. Though just rumors at first, Microsoft has come forward and confirmed that it is indeed going to be rebuilding Edge ... more
Something we don’t talk enough about at Ionic is how important it is that Ionic is 100% focused on standard web technology. Some thoughts on why that matters: There are so many cross-platform mobile toolkits out there today. Ionic is the only major one ... more
if you’re new here, Capacitor is the latest project from the team behind Ionic Framework that provides an abstraction on top of Native SDKs so you can write modern web apps and access any Native SDK through a cross-platform, portable layer. Capacitor ... more
Last week, we gave the first official preview of Vue support for Ionic Framework at VueConf Toronto. Our very own Josh Thomas (@jthoms1) shared some insight into the first alpha release of @ionic/vue and why we think Vue + Ionic Framework makes a perfect ... more