Ionic is a framework for building mobile apps with web technologies that look and act like native apps. Because they're built with web technologies (HTML, JavaScript, and CSS), you can also deploy your Ionic apps as single-page applications. Or, even better, as progressive web apps (PWAs) that work offline.
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Matt Raible 9 min read
Apple announced a Sign in with Apple service at its WWDC developer conference in June 2019. If you're familiar with social login with Google or Facebook, it's very similar. Most of these identity services use OAuth and OpenID Connect (OIDC), and Apple's implementation is similar.
Read moreMobile development offers a lot of options. To develop native apps, you can use Java or Kotlin on Android. On iOS, you can use Objective C or Swift. There are other options, too. You can build hybrid mobile apps and Progressive Web Apps (PWAs). Hybrid mobile apps are those created…
Read moreI'm a big fan of Ionic. I started using it several years ago when it was based on AngularJS. As a developer, I really liked it because I knew Angular. I found didn't have to learn much more to be a productive developer with Ionic.
Read moreIonic allows you to develop PWAs and hybrid mobile apps. PWAs are web applications that run in a browser and allow for offline capabilities via service workers. They can be installed on desktops and mobile devices, just like you install apps on your smartphone. Hybrid mobile apps are like native…
Read moreA lot has happened in the last five years of software development. What it means to build, deploy, and orchestrate software has changed drastically. There's been a move from hosting software on-premise to public cloud and shift from virtual machines (VMs) to containers. Containers are cheaper to run than VMs…
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Writing apps with Spring Boot and Ionic (which is built on Angular) can be fun because both frameworks offer a good developer experience (DX). You change a file, save it, and the app automatically reloads with your changes. This feature is often called hot-reload and it's a blissful way to…
Read moreWe 💙 Ionic, JHipster, and Java here at Okta. Ionic is a framework for building native mobile apps using web technologies. Technically, this is called a "hybrid" app because it's not using native SDKs. Hybrid mobile apps are distributed just like native apps: they can be installed on mobile devices,…
Read moreCryptocurrencies are all the rage. Over the last year, the value of Bitcoin alone has risen 1,603%, driving more and more people to wonder if they're missing out on the "next big thing." Because of the massive influx of money into cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Monero, and Ripple — blockchain…
Read moreWith Okta and OpenID Connect (OIDC) you can easily integrate authentication into an Ionic application, and never have to build it yourself again. OIDC allows you to authenticate directly against the Okta API, and this article shows you how to do just that in an Ionic application. I'll demo how…
Read moreProgressive Web Apps, aka PWAs, are the best way for developers to make their webapps load faster and more performant. In a nutshell, PWAs are websites that use recent web standards to allow for installation on a user's computer or device, and deliver an app-like experience to those users.
Read moreYou already know that building APIs with Spring Boot is incredibly easy. But, your API isn't complete without a UI, right? Well, building UIs with Ionic is pretty easy too, especially if you know Angular!
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