Trying out Ionic 4

Ionic 4 is now in Beta which brings breaking changes to your application - you can read about the benefits that Ionic 4 brings to the table here. This article will be a living document where I'll cover my experiences with Ionic 4, so please be prepared for new information to be added to this article and information to be removed (if it is not valid). . Ionic 4 Documentation Since Ionic 4 is in early beta there is very little documentation available...

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VisualStudio Code Hide JS Files

If you are working with Visual Studio Code and working with Typescript you'll soon notice that you are cluttered with JS files that are equivalent to your typescript file (these are the compiled/interpreted versions). To get some order in your workflow, its often to get them out of the way and you can do this by editing the settings. To do this first open settings via File > Preferences > Settings  or use the keyboard combination CTRL + , Once your settings is opened simply place the following lines "**/*.js": {"when": "$(basename).ts"}, "**/*.map":...

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Possible solutions to getting react native app built

This document is a work in progress, I'm documenting the errors and pitfalls of developing in react native under Ubuntu. This is documented in the hope that someone finds this useful or if I need to refer to this again at some point in the future. I am by no means an expert in this, I'm documenting what I have encountered and what had worked for me. I only advise that you can try these out at your own risk, as I cannot accept any responsibility. Issue: Could not determine java version from '9.0.1'. Solution : From your project directory navigate...

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React Native CLI Commands

This will be updated with react-native cli commands that I come across as my reference: Creating a project  react-native init <project_name> i.e react-native init helloworld The first time you run this command it will take a little while to download all the dependencies for your project. Run App in IOS  Execute this in your project directory (i.e cd helloworld) react-native run-ios Run App in Android  Execute this in your project directory (i.e cd helloworld) react-native run-android ...

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Developing with React Native on Ubuntu 17.04

I wanted to try out developing mobile applications using react native. React Native, if you are not aware is a framework that was developed by facebook that provides a mechanism to write both Android and IOS applications using javascript as a native application. Unlike a cordova application which is essentially a hybrid application that essentially runs in a webview, a React Native app runs native with native performance and native flexibility all while using javascript. Furthermore, React Native also has a vibrant community of developers who...

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