Firebase and Cloud Firestore: Evolving Platform and Bridge for Mobile and Web Apps
summary
Small college builds Glance MC, a native iOS app (then Android) that moves campus content from Google Sheets into a cloud backend, syncing via Firebase Realtime Database and later modeling schedules in Cloud Firestore. The app delivers a PKPASS campus ID in Apple Wallet, map-based room locations, favorites tied to Firebase Authentication, and live updates; development is done by student interns, released after ~15 months, uses Crashlytics/Test Lab, and exports analytics to BigQuery and Data Studio for ongoing improvement.
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chapters (28)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:20Background on Manhattan College
- 5:45Cloud Leadership Award
- 7:45Cloud Journey
- 8:57Cloud Timeline
- 10:51Cloud First Strategy
- 12:20Web Technology Landscape
- 14:36Serendipity
- 16:02Shifting Technologies
- 19:09Search as a Service
- 19:56Moodle Student App
- 21:34Apple vs Android
- 23:08Who won
- 24:37Data Modelling
- 25:32Glance
- 27:06Turning Point
- 29:19Firebase
- 30:09Propagation
- 30:48RealTime Database
- 31:38Firebase Authentication
- 33:06Cloud Firestore
- 34:12Firebase Document Collection
- 36:12Firebase Ecosystem Tools
- 36:27Firebase Analytics
- 37:56App Convergence Journey
- 38:49Google Assistant
- 39:22Analytics
- 39:42Conclusion
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