NativeScript, Databases, and You

Posted on 2021-05-11

Or how to get recent versions of typeorm and NativeScript to play nicely together.By recent, I mean the latest version of typeorm as of this writing and NativeScript 7. NativeScript 8 has been released recently, but since they overhauled the website for this version, the documentation is incomplete and not exhaustive. Also, most plugins haven't been updated for version 8 yet.

Repurpose an Old Laptop to Ensure Your Data is Secure

Posted on 2021-02-04

So you bought a new shiny laptop. It's fast, it's powerful, the only question remaining is what to do with your old one?Selling would take a while and wouldn't bring in much value to speak of. It's much too slow to be of much use anymore. And just throwing it out seems like a waste.Well, you're in luck! Here's a perfect use for an old laptop, that doesn't require much in a way of speed and processing power, and brings priceless value:

Android Continuous Background Services with NativeScript

Posted on 2019-08-07

So I set out to make specialized voice assistant on Android. As I have strenuous relationship with Java to say the least, and I haven't yet had time to play with Kotlin, NativeScript seemed like the obvious choice.Now this is a work in progress, but I already learned a lot about Android and I want to share some of my findings with you.