Nov 30, 2017Getting started with Firebase Authentication on React NativeThere are no two ways about it, Authentication is hard to do right. — Fortunately, with the introduction of a new breed of Authentication-as-a-Service providers like Firebase and Auth0, you’re never going to have to worry about Authentication ever again. …JavaScript9 min readJavaScript9 min read
Nov 7, 2017Keeping React Native Firebase awesomeContinuing our story… — As of Christmas 2018, I am no longer a part of Invertase or the React Native Firebase team, but I’m still heavily involved with Firebase, React and React Native at CS Frequency. Continues from: https://medium.com/@chrisbianca/react-native-firebase-the-story-so-far-77ffb379feca. When we started the react-native-firebase library we never expected it to gain the traction it…React Native2 min readReact Native2 min read
Oct 5, 2017React Native Firebase: The story so farA brief history of where we’ve been and where we’re going. — As of Christmas 2018, I am no longer a part of Invertase or the React Native Firebase team, but I’m still heavily involved with Firebase, React and React Native at CS Frequency. 2016 – State of play Just under a year ago, Mike, Elliot and I happened to be working on separate React Native projects…React Native4 min readReact Native4 min read
Published in MyBabyBio·Apr 17, 2017Introducing MyBabyBio: The Online Baby DiaryWe’re delighted to announce that the first version of MyBabyBio is now available to download on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store! It’s been a long journey but to keep us on the straight and narrow, we’ve set a few guiding principles for MyBabyBio: Privacy, privacy, privacy…Android2 min readAndroid2 min read
Published in MyBabyBio·Feb 5, 2017Should you post photos of your children on Social Media? — part 2In the first part of this ‘series’, I highlighted some of the headline findings from a recent Nominet survey of parents and how they share photos of their children online. Most importantly: Parents will share, on average, 1,498 photos of their child online by their 5th birthday. The same parents…Social Media2 min readSocial Media2 min read
Published in MyBabyBio·Jan 25, 2017Should you post photos of your children on Social Media?At the end of last year, Nominet conducted a survey of parents in the UK to better understand their habits when it comes to sharing photos of their children online. This survey revealed a number of headline statistics: Over a third of parents admitted that 50% of their Facebook friends…Social Media2 min readSocial Media2 min read
Published in MyBabyBio·Jan 25, 2017Welcome to the MyBabyBio blogHello and welcome to our little corner of the Internet dedicated to MyBabyBio. When people or companies start a new blog, they always set out with the best of intentions to post regular, thoughtful and useful content. …Introduction1 min readIntroduction1 min read
Published in Ascent Publication·May 31, 2016Life is full of experiences. Remember them forever.What did you do today? How about last weekend? Or last month? For most people, the further you go back in time, the less you’ll remember. You might be able to figure it out from one of the social networks you use, or that might have been the day you…Social Media3 min readSocial Media3 min read
