Web Rush

Episode #103: Building Mobile Apps with Capacitor

Episode Summary

Mike Hartington is back to talk about building mobile apps with Capacitor. What is Capacitor? How does it handle data like contacts or geofencing? What's the difference between Cordova and Capacitor? Can you use Capacitor with Vue? Can you bring your own framework? Why bother with Capacitor instead of building native?

Episode Notes

Recording date: 9/4/2020

John Papa @John_Papa

Ward Bell @WardBell

Dan Wahlin @DanWahlin

Craig Shoemaker @craigshoemaker

Mike Hartington @MHartington

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Resources:

• Bet on the Web
• Capacitor
• Native React Apps without React Native
• Geolocation on capacitor
• Geolocation on CanIUse.com
• What is Geofence
• Apache Cordova
• Cordova vs Capacitor
• Capacitor and Storage
• IndexedDb
• jQuery
• jQuery 2006
• Progressive Web Apps (PWA)
• "Hand Covers Bruise"
• Capacitor For Vue
• Capacitor for Ember

Timejumps

• 02:03 Talking podcasting
• 05:49 What is Capacitor?
• 12:20 Exporting contacts data
• 13:39 Sponsor: Ag Grid
• 14:36 Geofencing
• 17:54 What's the difference between Cordova and Capacitor?
• 22:04 How does Capacitor deal with storage?
• 30:53 Sponsor: Nrwl
• 31:23 Can I use Capacitor with Vue?
• 37:14 Can you bring your own framework?
• 41:36 Why bother with Capicator instead of building native?
• 45:55 Final thoughts

Podcast editing on this episode done by Chris Enns of Lemon Productions.