Ionic is a bunch of UI elements made in HTML5 & CSS3 that covers a lot of the mobile interactions The big advantage of Ionic is all the UI components are
To create Ionic projects, you’ll need to install the latest version of the CLI and Cordova. Before you do that, you’ll need a recent version of Node.js. Download the installer for Node.js 6 or greater and then proceed to install the Ionic CLI and Cordova for native app development:
$ npm install -g ionic cordova
You may need to add “sudo” in front of these commands to install the utilities globally Once that’s done, create your first Ionic app:
$ ionic start rainbow
Add –v1 if you’d like to use Ionic 1. To run your app, cd into the directory that was created and then run the ionic serve command to test your app right in the browser!
$ cd rainbow
$ ionic serve
For those building native apps for iOS and Android each platform has certain features and installation requirements before you can get the most out of your Ionic and Cordova development.
For iOS developers, take a look at the Cordova iOS Platform Guide and follow the instructions to install or upgrade Xcode, and possibly register for a developer account to start building apps for iOS.
For Android developers, take a look at the Cordova Android Platform Guide and follow the instructions to install the SDK and/or Android Studio to start building apps for Android.
