Happy New Year everyone! Last year was quite a year with the release of The NativeScript Book and all. This coming year Mike and I plan on making some updates to the book to make sure it’s update to date with the latest updates to the NativeScript framework and to fix grammatical errors that have been found since release. But enough…
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The Future of NativeScript in Action
A lot has been happening around our book, NativeScript in Action. Some bad thing, but more importantly, some great things. The Bad News: NativeScript in Action Cancelled If you had pre-ordered NativeScript in Action, you will have recently received an email notifying you that the book was cancelled. We’re sorry if you got this message. Many of you have reached…
NativeScript in Action Update – All Chapters
I’m pleased to announce that with the last MEAP update to NativeScript in Action all the remaining chapters were released! It’s been a long road over the last year but we’re finally done with all the chapters and can now share them with everyone. This last MEAP update was a large update and included chapters 13 through 17 which I’ve outlined briefly…
NativeScript in Action Update – Chapter 12
If you’ve been following our last post – you’ll know that we have been releasing MEAP (Manning Early Access Preview) updates every couple of weeks. We’ve only got 2 chapters left to finish edits on so stay tuned for more updates to our progress on NativeScript in Action! Chapter 12 Released The lasted update to MEAP is Chapter 12, titled Deploying an Android App. In this…
Chat with Nick Branstein and TJ VanToll on NativeScript in Action
Last week, Nick and I spoke with TJ VanToll about NativeScript in Action, our new book from Manning Press. If you’ve ever been interested in what it takes to write a technical book, take a look. It’s a short 15-minute video.
What NativeScript Means to Mobile Development
What NativeScript Means to Mobile Development Many moons ago we were in the pre-iPhone era. For those of you reading this who remember, we were carrying around our Windows 6 mobile phones and geeking out over the latest Samsung Blackjack. There were fewer platforms and devices back then. Nowadays, new devices come out monthly. The increasingly frequent rate that devices…
jQuery Mobile versus NativeScript
I recently responded to a question on the NativeScript in Action author forum regarding jQuery Mobile versus NativeScript. I thought the question was framed well and wanted to share. If you want to read the entire thread, head over to the author forum. With much interest, I just read the Chapter 1 free download. jQuery Mobile is not mentioned in the…
NativeScript in Action – Deal of the Day
As you may already know Mike and I have been hard at work writing NativeScript in Action. Last week NativeScript in Action when into MEAP (Manning Early Access Program). Go on over and check it out (Chapter 1 is free!) I’m pleased to announce that NativeScript in Action is the Deal of the Day for 7/18/2016! Just head on over…
Writing NativeScript in Action
Where have we been? It’s been a long time since Nick and I have been able to blog. But don’t worry, we’re still writing, just in a different form. We’ve been writing NativeScript in Action. The book will publish in late 2016, but it’s available right now online for preview. The first three chapters are currently up, and every 3-4…