NativeScript 101: A Quickstart to Building Mobile Apps

Name: NativeScript 101: A Quickstart to Building Mobile Apps
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A quickstart to learning how to make great looking Android and iOS apps in no time using NativeScript.

Created byNic Raboy

Last updated 11/2015

English

What you'll learn

Build Android and iOS applications
Know how to use NativeScript for mobile application development

Course content

7 sections • 25 lectures • 2h 39m total length

Introduction1:34
Students will know more about the instructor and his background on developing mobile Android and iOS applications with NativeScript.
What is NativeScript?3:22
Students will learn about what NativeScript is and how it relates to other technologies like Apache Cordova, Ionic Framework or PhoneGap.
What are we Going to Accomplish in this Course?2:16
Students will learn how to start a NativeScript project from scratch and further develop it into a feature-rich mobile application. By the end of the course students will have developed a URL shortening application that uses the free TinyURL RESTful API.
NativeScript and our Expectations

Installing NativeScript and its Dependencies3:56
Students will learn how to install NativeScript and all the dependencies necessary for building applications. Such dependencies include the Node Package Manager (NPM).
Installing the Android SDK10:10
Students will download the latest Android SDK as well as any related platform tools necessary for building Android applications.
Creating a New NativeScript Project2:59
Students learn how to create a new NativeScript project using a Terminal or Command Prompt.
Getting Started with a New App

Building the Application for Android and iOS3:16
Students will learn how to take their project and build a version of it for Android as well as iOS (provided they are using a Mac).
Testing the Application using the Genymotion Android Simulator and iOS Simulator4:57
Students will learn how to simulate the Android version of their application in a simulator superior to what ships with the Android SDK. Students will also learn how to test their application in an iOS simulator.
Debugging the Android and iOS Application7:40
Students will learn how to check for bugs or troubleshoot in the Android and iOS version of their NativeScript mobile application.
Seeing Your Application in Action

Becoming Familiar with the XML Layouts5:14
Learn how to design NativeScript application views (screens) using XML layouts and various components that are cross compatible between Android and iOS.
Styling XML Layouts with a Subset of CSS6:05
Style XML components such as, but not limited to, buttons and text fields using a subset of CSS for each view in an application.
A Closer Look at the NativeScript List View10:34
Students will learn how to add list items to the NativeScript list view component.
Structuring an Application for Maintainable MVVM Development11:13
Students will learn how to create and navigate to multiple UX views in an efficient manner that will encourage maintainable NativeScript development.
Persist Data to Storage for Accessing Later8:13
Students will learn how to save and load data in a NativeScript application. Data is persisted and survives more than just the application session.
Performing RESTful HTTP Requests Against APIs9:49
Students will learn how to make GET and POST HTTP requests to available RESTful APIs.
Using Native Device Features and APIs7:50
Students will learn how to use native device features, more specifically, the device camera in this lecture. It will show students that they have access to all the capabilities of the device.
Mobile App Development Fundamentals

Understanding the TinyURL API2:05
Students will learn how to use the minimalistic TinyURL RESTful API for shortening URLs that can be distributed on social media websites such as Twitter and Facebook.
Creating the URL List View9:25
The URLs we shrink need to be displayed somewhere. Students will take their knowledge of the NativeScript list view and put it to use.
Creating a View for Shrinking URLs8:29
Students will learn how to create a basic form with data that gets sent to a function upon submit.
Shrink URLs Defined by the User9:36
Students will know how to take their knowledge on RESTful requests and apply it towards a real API. In this case, students will learn how to shrink URLs with the TinyURL API.
Storing Information About the Long and Short URL Data7:16
Students will learn how store API data to prevent having to continuously make requests that use cellular data or use up API request quotas.
Launching Saved URLs in the Web Browser9:05
Students will learn how to validate saved website URLs and then launch them in the device web browser.
Our First Mobile Android and iOS Application

Requirements

Must have the free to download Atom editor by GitHub installed for writing application code
Must have a Macintosh computer to build iOS applications as Linux and Windows can only build Android applications
A Macintosh computer is NOT required to participate in this course

Description

Have you ever wanted to build your very own mobile Android or iOS application? Already have some working knowledge of web development technologies like JavaScript, HTML, and CSS? Using NativeScript you can bring the web world and mobile world together.

This course will teach you how to easily develop hybrid mobile applications for Android and iOS using NativeScript by Telerik. We'll look at what is necessary to configure NativeScript on your Windows, Linux or Macintosh computer and develop visually pleasing applications with minimal amounts of code and design skills necessary.

NativeScript 101 is designed to be a quickstart for beginners looking to develop mobile applications. This course will put you track for building mobile applications using common web technologies such as JavaScript, XML, and CSS. We'll see everything from designing application views to performing HTTP requests against remote web services. As a course goal, we'll create a fully functional URL shortener using the skills we developed through the span of the course.

Who this course is for:

This NativeScript course is meant for people with at least some knowledge of XML or HTML and JavaScript
This course is NOT meant for people looking to develop Windows Phone or BlackBerry applications

NativeScript 101: A Quickstart to Building Mobile Apps

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Course Introduction3 lectures • 7min

Getting Started3 lectures • 17min

Building, Running, and Troubleshooting Your Application3 lectures • 16min

NativeScript Fundamentals7 lectures • 59min

Building a URL Shortener App6 lectures • 46min

Google URL Shortener Bonus2 lectures • 12min

Summary1 lecture • 3min

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