Recently I started a developer podcast, but more work went into it beyond just recording it. I had to create an XML feed file to be published to iTunes as well as Pocket Casts. I figured it would be nice to share what goes into creating an XML feed, how to validate it, and how to submit it to iTunes...

When you release your mobile Android or iOS application to the various app stores you’ll be asked to submit a video for your app. Although optional, it is a great idea to do one in order to boost your app store optimization (ASO). So how do you get a video demo of your app? Using tools you probably ...

From February 15th to February 17th 2016 I will be at DevNexus 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. This is a developer conference relating to many different technologies such as Java, Node.js, and the mobile platforms. The post Upcoming Presentation: DevNexus 2016 appeared first on The Polyglot Developer.

In this episode of The Polyglot Developer Podcast I discuss the differences between native and hybrid mobile application development and my experience in both. Episode #2: Picking the Right Mobile Development Technology for Your Needs covers quite a bit and is broken into the following four sections...

I have a few Raspberry Pi units that I’ve picked up over the years. As of now I have a RPi 256MB, RPi 512MB and a RPi2 1024MB unit. I’m currently using the faster model as a RetroPie which I’ll discuss in a future article, but for the older models I have them doing server stuff. For example, I have ...

When I build web applications, my least favorite part is always in the realm of file uploads. They are often complicated to do and take a lot of time. Pretty much every web application lately, regardless of what it is, requires file uploads, even if it is just to upload a profile picture. Since I’m ...

I have a few Raspberry Pi computers all doing different things around my home. With the exception of my RetroPie, which I’ll talk about in a different article, they were all configured and running as a headless system. So what exactly is a headless system? Headless Systems via IoT Agenda: A headless...

So recently I found myself needing to create a screen in a NativeScript Android and iOS app that had a ListView that sat below, or above, a Label UI element. The problem I faced was that there were issues with element sizing. On my first attempt I ended up with a Label and ListView that only took up...

Full stack development is all the rage right now. Knowing how all the bits and pieces of an application works is a necessity in modern development. Previously I demonstrated how easy it was to create a full stack application using the Couchbase, Express, AngularJS, and Node.js (CEAN) stack, but this...

With the success of my blog over the years, it was only time before people started plagiarizing my content. Plagiarism is a nasty thing and it really hurts the people who put time and effort into the content that they produce. In case you’re unfamiliar with what plagiarism is, it can be defined as b...

I publish many video tutorials to YouTube and Udemy, but have you ever wondered how I created them? I know there are a ton of people out there that have serious skills worth sharing, but may not know how to make a video tutorial. I plan to clear things up and demonstrate that making video screencast...

Have you ever wanted to build a mobile real-time chat application? Previously I demonstrated how to build a real-time chat application using the CEAN web stack using Socket.io. This is essentially part two to that tutorial. We’re going to take a look at what it takes to create a chat application usi...

I’m a big fan of Material Design, the ripple (ink) effect and the use of color are my favorites. According to the Material Design spec in regards to color: Color in material design is inspired by bold hues juxtaposed with muted environments, deep shadows, and bright highlights. Material takes cues f...

I’ve been developing with Ionic Framework since it was beta at the beginning of 2014. Since then I’ve published two applications and done other things that I cannot talk about due to non-disclosure agreements that I’ve signed over the years. I wanted to take the time to do something that I should ha...

Continuing to freshen up my popular Ionic Framework tutorials in preparation for the release of Ionic 2, I figured it was time to revisit how to determine network availability in an application. Previously I showed how to check for a network connection using Ionic Framework 1, but this time it makes...

Anyone looking to build a mobile application is going to find themselves needing to make HTTP requests to some remote web service at some time. It is just how the modern web and modern app development process is now. Previously I had demonstrated how to make HTTP requests in an Ionic Framework 1 app...

I am pleased to announce that my third full length quickstart course, Native Android 101: A Quickstart to Building Android Apps, was published on the learning website Udemy. The course follows in the same direction as my Ionic Framework 101 and NativeScript 101 quickstart courses, but this time inst...

Previously I wrote about using Oauth within an Ionic 2 mobile application. However, for the typical user that can be a real hassle because it by far isn’t short. This is why I created the library ng2-cordova-oauth on GitHub. This library has numerous web service providers bundled in, making the auth...

With Ionic 2 development in full force, I figured it would be a good idea to update one of my more popular blog articles. Previously I had written about using the Apache Cordova InAppBrowser to launch external URLs using Ionic Framework 1. This time I’m going to accomplish the same, but using Ionic ...

I’ve been a JavaScript developer for a while now, but with the release of Angular, I’ve been inspired to pick up TypeScript. However, what happens when I want to use one of my hundreds of available external JavaScript libraries in my project? I’m going to share how to use your favorite JavaScript li...

A popular way to display notifications within a mobile app is through Toast notifications. Previously I demonstrated how to display these notifications using Ionic Framework 1, but with Ionic 2 being all the rage, I figured it would make sense to demonstrate how to do this again. iOS has no true con...

I’ve always wondered what it took to develop a real-time chat application. Being able to broadcast messages instantly to other people using the same application is a pretty cool concept. Since I’ve been playing around a lot with the Couchbase, Express, Angular, and Node.js (CEAN) stack, I figured it...

If you’re like me, you’re terrible when it comes to design and that includes graphic design. Creating icons throughout an app can be a rough process, not just from a creativity perspective, but also from the perspective of displaying these icons on various screen sizes and resolutions. Web developer...

This is officially the first episode in The Polyglot Developer Podcast! I’ve spent a long time thinking about creating a podcast, but now I can officially say that I’ve followed through with it. Episode #1: The Requirements for Developing Mobile Applications is an episode that I’ve broken into sever...

Previously I demonstrated how to use Oauth in an Ionic Framework 1 Android and iOS mobile application, but with Ionic 2 becoming all the rage, I figured my old guide needed a refresher. Modern applications are always making use of APIs and data from third party services. The problem is, these remote...

To help kick off the new year, I wanted to announce that I am creating a podcast titled The Polyglot Developer Podcast that will be released to iTunes as well as Pocket Casts. You might have some questions regarding this, such as: What is a podcast? What will this podcast hope to accomplish? How wil...

Bluehost is a great service that is incredibly cheap, but depending on the amount of traffic that you receive, a Bluehost server may not be able to accommodate in performance. For example my WordPress blog, the one you’re on now, receives too much traffic, which is why I had to host it on a VPS serv...

Ionic 2 is becoming all the rage right now because of it using Angular. With the introduction of Angular, comes many differences in the language and framework itself. One of the most critical parts of any mobile application is its ability to save data and have it persisted when the application is la...

Toast notifications are a common thing in Android applications. They are convenient because you can display a message to a user and have it disappear shortly after without blocking any of the UI that might exist within the application. I already demonstrated how to display these notifications in an ...

In most scenarios, when developing a mobile application, you’re going to want multiple pages or screens for displaying information. In Ionic Framework 1, you’d use the AngularJS UI-Router to navigate between pages, but things are different when it comes to Angular and Ionic 2. The UI-Router is not p...