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Re: How we built our app in 2 weeks using Ionic Framework

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Post by al2o3cr » Wed, Nov 12, 2014, 3:22 PM UTC

thomasfl wrote: post #43

Mobile app is most most certainly going to be made using html and javascript in the time to come. Ionic and angular is great for building mobile apps with standard mobile UI elements like headers with back buttons and chevrons, pages that slides in from the side, modals and tab bars at the bottom of the screen. Everything is meticulously created in html, css and javascript. Scrolling is good enough for most usecases,…

"Scrolling is good enough for most usecases"

Is this really where we're happy being as an industry? "Don't worry, since you've got the most powerful pocket computer ever shipped the scrolling is usually only mildly terrible."

Re: How we built our app in 2 weeks using Ionic Framework

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Post by Kiro » Wed, Nov 12, 2014, 4:22 PM UTC

rayv wrote: post #34

Kiro wrote: post #22

Just tested the app on my Samsung Galaxy S3. Seems to be working fine and the transition between results page back to search page is smooth. The search form is offset to the right though where I suppose it should be centered. So the right side is touching the right edge of the phone while there is blank space on the left. It looks broken. Does anyone know what the problem is? These kind of issues are something I see…

Mind me asking what version of android you're running? We've noticed this on a couple of android devices also, but not been able to pin down the problem.

4.3

Re: How we built our app in 2 weeks using Ionic Framework

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Post by turval » Wed, Nov 12, 2014, 4:44 PM UTC

TeeWEE wrote: post #41

Interesting, But i installed the app on my nexus 5 and used it... It feels like i'm opening the browser. The app doesn't feel native. Input elements are weird. The dialog is weird. The animation is sluggish. And the spinner animation is moving in a weird fashion. For a lot of apps thats allright. But if you want to create a killer app, please go native.

I'm curious then, I recently spent quite a while trying to emulate the native feel for an android app, where do you think it falls short?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.readyforze...

Re: How we built our app in 2 weeks using Ionic Framework

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Post by xtrumanx » Wed, Nov 12, 2014, 5:03 PM UTC

I've had a horrible first impression of Ionic just a week or so ago.

Like Cordova, Ionic can generate a "hello world" app for you. It served just fine on the browser but would not load on neither the emulator or my phone.

It is in alpha/beta so I guess I'll cut it some slack and try it once more in the future.

Re: How we built our app in 2 weeks using Ionic Framework

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Post by blueicelt2004 » Wed, Nov 12, 2014, 5:36 PM UTC

You built an app in two weeks that looks and feels like a hybrid app. Your app has 2 pages and a web browser for "Partner" sites. This app could have been built natively in 1 day each for iOS and Android, and then you would have native apps.

Re: How we built our app in 2 weeks using Ionic Framework

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Post by uptown » Wed, Nov 12, 2014, 6:46 PM UTC

Looks nice. I've been meaning to give Ionic a try, so nice to see you had a good experience with it. Did you check out Framework7? I've been using it with Cordova and it's provided a way to build cross-platform mobile interfaces quickly. It provide a native-feeling skin and interactions for your apps.

http://www.idangero.us/framework7/

Re: How we built our app in 2 weeks using Ionic Framework

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Post by perryg » Wed, Nov 12, 2014, 7:28 PM UTC

notastartup wrote: post #24

Seems like a great idea but angularJS? no thank you....wish you could build a simple app like this using jQuery.

jQuery leaks too much memory. Not a big deal on desktop, but it's a tool of last resort on long-lived webapps.

Re: How we built our app in 2 weeks using Ionic Framework

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Post by notastartup » Wed, Nov 12, 2014, 8:41 PM UTC

rayv wrote: post #37

notastartup wrote: post #24

Seems like a great idea but angularJS? no thank you....wish you could build a simple app like this using jQuery.

Any particular reason you dislike Angular? Have to say since I've been building with angular, I try and avoid jquery and any direct dom references completely. Think angular is fantastic.

I think AngularJS is too much effort to build the simplest things. I don't even see the benefit at all. I build all of my javascript apps (I hate using the word front-end apps) using jQuery and Flask backend. I don't even use asynchronous . I just don't see the point.

What's missing from jQuery that limits you but does not in AngularJS?

What's missing from Flask that limits you but does not in Node.js?

Re: How we built our app in 2 weeks using Ionic Framework

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Post by notastartup » Wed, Nov 12, 2014, 8:41 PM UTC

perryg wrote: post #87

notastartup wrote: post #24

Seems like a great idea but angularJS? no thank you....wish you could build a simple app like this using jQuery.

jQuery leaks too much memory. Not a big deal on desktop, but it's a tool of last resort on long-lived webapps.

they have jQuery mobile for that. I've not used it but seems like thats what it aims to do.

Re: How we built our app in 2 weeks using Ionic Framework

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Post by abluecloud » Wed, Nov 12, 2014, 8:50 PM UTC

rayv wrote: post #59

Kiro wrote: post #19

What does Ionic provide exactly? What is the difference between this and just using AngularJS + Cordova?

Ionic just provides a bunch of really useful components (angular directives) that's already hooked up and ready to use. This not only saves time developing, but testing as well. Also, comparing the Ionic components to jQuery mobile is not really fair. jQuery mobile is quite horrid in my opinion..

When I said jquery mobile, I was more talking about the concept of pages which it has. I agree with you though.