IONIC - Getting Started

What is IONIC Framework?

It is a popular front end SDK for developing hybrid mobile application with web technologies like HTML5, CSS and JS.

Why IONIC Framework?

First thing is, Write once using web technologies and generate bundle for all leading mobile platforms like Android, iOS, and Windows.

Second is, If you have to push your business into market in less time, then this is the right choice for you to go with.

and the last one is ngCordova plugins that are developed and maintained by ionic community, that you can integrate into your app in no time, to have features like App Rating, Social Sharing, Flash Light, Toast Provider, Dialogs, and much more, in your application without having to write huge lines of code. You can get more about ngCordova plugings here.

Installing IONIC Framework

Prior to installing Ionic framework, it is required to have the node package manager(npm) installed in your system since ionic framework installation is designed to happen via npm.

To get npm in your system, install Node.js from here. 

Once it is installed, use below command in cmd prompt to verify if npm is installed correctly.

npm --version

It should return proper npm version something like below.

Now, run the below command to get ionic and cordova (we will talk about this later) installed globally in your system.

npm install -g cordova ionic

This would take some time to install.

You can check if ionic is installed correctly by using below command.

ionic --version

It would return proper version detail like below if it was installed correctly.

I hope you have installed ionic successfully.

In the next blog, we will see how to create new project and run it  

in real device.


Thanks,

Jey