Ionic In Action


Comprehensive guide to building your own mobile apps with Ionic, AngularJS, and Cordova.

You want to learn how to build feature rich mobile apps?

Ionic in Action is the guide you need to learn about the entire stack of tools and technologies used to create production quality mobile apps.

In the book you will build several feature rich example applications, and in the process learn about Ionic’s many components and services. The book covers:

  • Getting your local development environment setup.
  • An AngularJS primer to get you up to speed on Angular concepts fast.
  • Hands on examples for nearly all of Ionic’s components, such as:
    • Navigational components such as navbars, tabs, and side menus
    • Content containers with pull to refresh and infinite scroll
    • Form elements, inputs, range sliders, togglers
    • Popups, popovers, modals, action sheets and other interactive elements
    • Slideshows and custom scrollers
    • Icons, spinners, and loading indicators
  • How to use Cordova to access the device platform features (such as GPS or camera).
  • Advanced techniques for professional apps.
  • How to leverage external data from RESTful APIs in mobile apps.
  • Testing strategies and tools for Angular and mobile apps.

The book is hands-on oriented in providing quality examples that are similar to production quality apps, but also keeping the examples clear and focused on helping you learn.

How to get it

The book is available currently on Manning’s website as a MEAP (Manning Early Access Program) edition. It allows you to get the book today, before it is even available in print. The print edition will be available summer of 2015, and you can also preorder it if you prefer the hard copy.

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