Phan - Ionic 2 Cookbook

Hoc Phan is a technologist with a wide range of experiences in frontend development, cloud computing, and big data. He started programming at the age of 12, with Pascal and Assembly, on the Intel 80286 computer. He learned to start practicing right away, even before figuring out the important concepts. Hoc worked on many JavaScript projects in the past by teaching himself the framework using various online sources. He was one of the first few developers who tested Ionic for its feasibility as a JavaScript replacement of the native language of a device. He wrote the Ionic Cookbook (for more information, visit https://www.amazon.com/Ionic-Cookbook-Hoc-Phan/dp/1785287974), which was very well received.

He has worked for both start-ups and large companies. By frequently speaking at local meetups as well as cloud computing/big data industry events and conferences, he learns from other experts. He holds an MBA degree from the University of Washington's Michael G. Foster School of Business.

I would like to thank my wife, Nga Nguyen, for putting up with my late night writing sessions and taking care of our son ("little Brian"). Even though this is my third book on the same topic, the road to success is as difficult as the first two. Without the encouragement and understanding from my family, the completion of this book would not have been possible.

I would also like to thank all the Ionic team members and the community on Ionic Forum. They have been extremely helpful in addressing all of my questions when I ran into issues, especially with the changes between Ionic 1 and Ionic 2. There is definitely a small learning curve for all of us to solve the most interesting problem in the industry.

Massimiliano Giroldi is passionate about creative coding, martial arts, human rights, parachuting, photography, and more; he is not strictly a "tech guy."

He started to feel the relevance of the learner's point of view when he tried to model love on a C=64. Long after translating (technical and not technical) documentation, apps, and, primarily, taking his only Java certification reinforced this concept.

He uses :q to shut down the terminal when working on personal projects and can be reached on Twitter at @max_devjs.

I wish to thank the author, Hoc Phan, for proposing the review of this bookwithout him, I would not write these words. I'd also like to thank the Ionic team and community. Also, the entire Packt team, especially Devanshi Doshi (Project Coordinator-Content) and Reshma Raman (Senior Acquisition Editor). I'd also like to thank the readers of this book.

Everyone I met in my lifeI have learned a lot from all of you.

Last but not least, my family, including the pugs, of course.

Indermohan Singh is a software developer from India running a mobile app development studio in the city of Ludhiana. He is the founder of the Indian Classical Music Learning app, Ragakosh . He blogs at http://inders.in and hosts the AngularJS Ludhiana meetup. He is also the author of another Ionic 2 book, named Ionic 2 Blueprint , for Packt. He loves teaching at https://codementor.io/imsingh. He also loves to give presentations on various JavaScript topics. When he is not in front of his laptop, you can find him singing with his tanpura.

He also worked as a technical reviewer of Learning Ionic by Arvind Ravulavaru.

I am thankful to my familymy father, mother, and brotherfor supporting me during reviewing. Finally, I want to thank God for giving me the strength and education to be able to review this wonderful book.

The world of mobile development is fragmented, with many platforms, frameworks, and technologies. Ionic is intended to fill that gap, with its open source HTML5 mobile app framework that lets developers build native-feeling apps using web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and AngularJS. Ionic makes it easy for frontend developers to become app developers. The framework provides superior performance with deep Cordova integration and a comprehensive set of tools for prototyping, backend support, and deployment.

This book will take you through the process of developing a cross-platform mobile app using just HTML5 and Javascript based on Ionic 2, which is the latest version of Ionic using the Angular 2 framework. You will start by getting familiar with the CLI and learning how to build and run an app. You will touch on common features of real-world mobile applications, such as authenticating a user, getting data, and saving data using either Firebase or local storage. Next, the book will explain how Ionic integrates with Cordova to support native device features using ngCordova and take advantage of the existing modules around its ecosystem. You will also explore advanced topics of extending Ionic to create new components. Finally, the book will show you how to customize the Ionic theme and build an app for all platforms.