We've been integrating more and more Firebase into our projects. It's saved a lot of time since Firebase provides both native and web implementations of many of the services that we would otherwise waste time implementing ourselves, such as auth, storage, analytics, and messaging.
The funny thing is that it's been sort of a gateway drug into the Google Cloud Platform. After dipping your toe into the Firebase Realtime Database, you start using Firebase Cloud Functions and Firebase Storage, which steers you toward Google Cloud Functions and Google Cloud Storage. Before you know it you've switched entirely from AWS to GCP
AWS really needs to step up their game in this area to compete with GCP. Hopefully this project is a start.
Yes, AWS really sucks for mobile dev right now. Their other services are great but I would really wish they had something like Firebase (or even better, Realm).
We tried to use AWS mobile metrics in a project about a year ago and while it was easy to configure, the data was woefully limited compared to other mobile analytics solutions. Does anyone have recent experience that suggests its improved?
Also, what is the Authenticator? I couldn't find much with a cursory glance, just docs on the HOC.
The funny thing is that it's been sort of a gateway drug into the Google Cloud Platform. After dipping your toe into the Firebase Realtime Database, you start using Firebase Cloud Functions and Firebase Storage, which steers you toward Google Cloud Functions and Google Cloud Storage. Before you know it you've switched entirely from AWS to GCP
AWS really needs to step up their game in this area to compete with GCP. Hopefully this project is a start.