Delve into Ionic and React to build a functional mobile app. Gain confidence and skills in creating and deploying apps for iOS and Android.

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The Ionic Framework is an open-source SDK for hybrid mobile app development. It’s known for providing platform-specific UI elements through a library of native components for iOS and Android.

In this course, you will cover all the most important aspects of development with Ionic and React. Throughout, you will work to build a fully functional attendance application which you can add to your portfolio. 

By the end, you will have the confidence and the means to create and deploy your own mobile app for iOS or Android.

Developing Mobile Apps with Ionic and React

If you are on Windows, this section should get you up and running as quickly as possible. I am going to assume you do not have any of the following tools. If you do, please just skip that step.

# Git


First, you will need the latest version of Git. Depending on your code editor or IDE of choice, it is possible to avoid typing most Git commands. 

Git for Windows installs an alternative command prompt, called Git Bash. I recommend using that over the windows command prompt wherever possible. 

You should be able to click the Downloads for Windows button, select the default for your system (probably the 64-bit Git for Windows, and then install with the default options).

# Node

You will need to have NodeJS, which is the foundation of everything you do in this course. 

The most straightforward method is downloading and installing it right from nodejs.org. It is quick and painless. The only real drawback is that it limits you to only one version of Node being installed at a time. Believe it or not, that can be a real problem for developers that  support multiple apps, each built on a different version of Node. It will not be a problem for this book, so you are safe in installing from here.






Set up your Ionic environment on windows.


Introduction to Ionic Framework

Hello Ionic!

Building an Attendance Application

Improving the UI

Apply What You Have Learned

Appendix – Installing the Tools

Conclusion

Windows Quick Start