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Adam Flanagan
8,022 PointsApp Advice Needed
Hi,
So I want to make an app that is a grocery list app and before you yawn, it has a twist-it alerts you when you're walking past a store that sells what you need to buy. So, for example, if you need to remember to buy eggs, it will send a push notification when you walk past somewhere that sells eggs. Okay, so my question is...how would I go about making this for iOS? Is it best to go native or use Phonegap? Also, what treehouse courses should I take to teach me how to make this? I think I would somehow integrate a google maps API so that it would say if egg store near current location, then notify the user?? Any thoughts much appreciated.
Adam
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John Paul Ashenfelter
1,118 PointsAdam
You'll need to learn both the client side (Android/iOS/Phonegap) and the server-side to get what you're after. We have classes for a lot of that content.
For the client side, if you know which platform you want to support, you can choose Android, iOS, or both -- if you're just getting started I'd definitely recommend starting with one or the other.
For the server side, we have classes on both Rails and PHP that would get you started down the path of building the backend application that communicates with the mobile application.
Good luck!
Adam Flanagan
8,022 PointsAdam Flanagan
8,022 PointsOkay, thanks :)