This is the first post in a series where we plan to explore Backendless features. We are working to produce quick 2-3 minute videos to demonstrate the advantages and simplicity of the “no-backend” approach with the Backendless backend-as-a-service platform. In the first video we review the process of creating your own backend with Backendless. Additionally,…
We are very happy to announce the new release of the Backendless service. The release is packed with very cool and exciting features as well as bug fixes and improvements. We will be posting detailed information for each new feature, but for now here is a brief overview of what you will find in the…
We are at DEMO Fall 2013 demonstrating the power of the best mobile application development platform.
Backendless is a runner up at the Investor Day Central and Eastern Europe 2013 conference.
As we are getting closer to the GA date, we are opening up our client libraries. It has always been the goal to make them open-source and we are starting with the Backendless SDK for ActionScript. The library is now available on GitHub, which is the main repository for that code. As we make any…
We just published an Android sample application to Google Play. The application demonstrates the usage of various Backendless APIs for some real-world use-case you may be implementing in your app. The application allows anyone to take a picture or use one from the gallery, upload it to the server and associate the picture with a…
In this blog post we review the process of setting up and developing an iOS application capable to receive Apple Push Notifications. We also review the functionality of publishing a push notification through Backendless. Creating App ID First we are going to create an App ID for the application which will receive Push Notifications. Login…
Blocks are a powerful C-language feature that is part of Cocoa application development. They are similar to “closures” and “lambdas” you may find in scripting and programming languages such as Ruby, Python, and Lisp. For a more in-depth review of blocks, see “a short practical guide to blocks”. A Backendless user has recently asked us…
Differentiating user behavior in an application by roles is a very common practice. Indeed, as long as you have different workflows in the application, it is likely each workflow would be associated with a specific user role. Take for instance a mobile application to reserve a taxi. One of the user types (roles) is a…