Moving Google Tag Manager from Xamarin to Flutter

Andy Link Articles, Development Technologies & Tools, Flutter, Mobile, Xamarin Leave a Comment

While working with a major theater chain, I was tasked with implementing Analytics into their Xamarin app. Part of that work included implementing Google Tag Manager. At a later date, I was again tasked with implementing Google Tag Manager but this time, into their Flutter app. I expected the implementation to be similar and definitely easier the second time around, but I found that to be false. The setup had some major twists and turns that I didn’t expect.

Although this was sometimes a frustrating challenge, I had fun figuring it out. Most companies running their apps with Xamarin will be moving their apps to a newer SDK like Flutter at some point. Flutter allows cross platform development for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows, Google Fuchsia, and Web from a single codebase and shared languages. So this move is almost inevitable.

In this post, Iโ€™ll take you through a step-by-step tutorial of transferring from Xamarin to Flutter. By the end, GTM will be in your Flutter app!

Node.JS Revolution: Farewell to Axios and Fetch API in Version 17.5.0

Bernardo Leite API Development, Articles, JavaScript, Node.js 1 Comment

Every self-respecting student of programming has already needed to use libraries (the famous โ€œlibโ€) in the development of their applications. Examples include the Axios and Fetch libs, which are widely used on the front-end and back-end to consume external APIs.

Recently, Node.JS v17.5 underwent two changes that divided opinions, so let’s explain how these changes impact the issues of effectiveness and agility in code production. Additionally, I will also discuss the pros and cons of this update.

Custom Backend and API in WordPress

Building a Custom Backend and API with WordPress

David Welch API Development, Articles, JavaScript, Programming, Tutorial Leave a Comment

You love frontend JavaScript frameworks, but your client wants a WordPress website… Donโ€™t worry, you can do both! Let’s build a custom backend and API with WordPress!

WordPress provides an out-of-the-box CMS solution that can be customized very easily to fit many different types of projects. Youโ€™re not just stuck with blog posts and web pages, either.

In this post, Iโ€™m going to show you how you can use a very popular plugin called Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plus some custom code to create your own content and API endpoints for your fancy new frontend to consume while allowing your client to keep using what they love.