These days it's super easy to build an app with robust back-end APIs.  No one has time (or let's be real, desire) to do dev-ops, so we talk about FireBase and it's myriad of offerings from simple key/value store through various extensions like image resizing.We have some weird phone news as Microsoft is back in the phone game again, Air BnB tries to go public even with a big COVID hit to their business (and Apple breathing down their neck) and we get our first iTunes ratings and review! WOOT! 0:00 - Intro0:10 - Selling Jeeps and Jurassic Park3:18 - Spencer deletes his work5:28 - Jon's contract work and press conference 8:36 - Mobile news8:40 - First time Review & Rating - Thanks its_me_hugo!9:19 - Air BnB going public10:58 - Microsoft's Surface Duo14:18 - Firebase Overview18:26 - React Native Firebase19:03 - Spencer's experience with Firebase20:25 - Why use Firebase21:36 - Two options to implement Firebase23:55 - Authentication26:35 - Cloud Firestore31:08 - Cloud Messaging34:01 - Cloud Storage35:35 - Resize Images36:79 - Trigger Email43:41 - Crashlytics / Analytics47:57 - Downsides to Firebase55:56 - Wrap up Links:Community Classrooms Projecthttps://www.communityclassrooms.org/Microsoft Surface Duohttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/08/microsofts-surface-duo-is-1400-and-comes-with-a-tiny-3600mah-battery/Air BnB https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/11/airbnb-plans-to-confidentially-file-for-ipo-this-month.htmlJon’s BnB - Trowell Historic Inn, Jesup GA  :)http://trowellhistoricinn.com  (come visit!!)Firebasehttps://firebase.google.com/Docs: React Native Firebasehttps://rnfirebase.io/Firebase vs React Native Firebasehttps://stackshare.io/stackups/firebase-vs-react-native-firebaseVideo: React Native Firebase | Install Firebase React Native Tutorialhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYi1gwPWDtoTutorial: How to Build a React Native App and Integrate It with Firebasehttps://www.freecodecamp.org/news/react-native-firebase-tutorial/ React Native Schoolhttps://reactnativeschool.com FastLane Cheat Codes (Sign Up Now)https://fastlanecheatcodes.com