Introduction to Firebase

Firebase

Google’s Firebase is a service that allows developers to create Android, iOS, and web applications, offering Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS).

Brief history of Firebase

Firebase began in 2014 as a startup called Envolve. James Tamplin and Andrew Lee, the founders, created an API that could be integrated into websites to enable chat services. The API became popular among developers as they used it to send nonchat application data while taking advantage of its real-time architecture. Realizing this, the founders separated the chat service from the real-time architecture to offer it as a separate product, resulting in the creation of Firebase.

Firebase services

Since its inception, Firebase has steadily grown, offering various services that can be synchronized between multiple devices. Here, we’re going to look at the services that we’ll incorporate throughout this course.

These services are:

• Firebase Authentication

• Firebase Firestore

• Realtime Database ...