This past weekend, I spoke at NCDevCon in Raleigh, NC about NativeScript. My session, 6 Minute Mobile Apps with NativeScript – A Race Against Time, was truly a race against time. Over 50 minutes, I attempted to build 10 mobile apps, while teaching the attendees how to get started with NativeScript. I mentioned various web sites, Github repos, and technologies…
Tag: app
NativeScript in Action Update
We’re excited to share some important updates to our progress on NativeScript in Action. To start off, we’re nearly finished! We’re working through updates and edits on the last three chapters, and will be releasing MEAP (Manning Early Access Preview) updates every couple of weeks. Chapter 11 Released Our second announcement is that chapter 11 has been released to MEAP! Chapter 11, titled Refining…
NativeScript Tweet Bot
I’ve spent the last month building workshop and presentation content for Music City Code, held in Nashville, TN. I spoke about NativeScript throughout the conference, met a ton of new friends, and had fun building apps, and automated products. One of the products of my preparations is a cool side project I call the NativeScript tweet bot. 6 Minute Mobile Apps…
NativeScript Mobile App for my Kids
On Saturday morning, my sons and I were casually watching several videos from Boston Dynamics. My oldest, Charlie, was enthralled and wanted to build his own robot afterwards. We set forth, procuring the finest materials I can muster – a styrofoam package insert, cardboard, paper cups, glue, and duct tape. As we were building, Charlie asked if we could make…
Persist NativeScript App Data After an App has Closed
In a recent project, we have found a need to persist NativeScript app data after an app had closed. Our requirements included: data must be persisted through an app reset, but not after an app update or uninstall/reinstall must be cross-platform (iOS and Android) should persist a small amount of data should be simple (not time consuming) for developers to…
NativeScript
At KiZAN, we’ve been searching for the right set of tools to help us be innovative, stay on the edge of mobile technologies, and delivering the most value to our customers at the best cost. We have previously used PhoneGap/Cordova, Xamarin Forms, and native app development technologies. For the last 6 months, we have been exploring Telerik’s NativeScript – a platform for building cross-platform mobile…