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@kris01 How long is a piece of string…?
I’d first ask yourself why you’d be contemplating such a thing.
Oct 31, 2022
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Laravel to Firebase
Hey guys, How much time would it take to transfer a web aplication, an ecommerce for example, something more complex, from Laravel to Firebase?
Level 3
@martinbean I got a new coworker and he wants to transfer our laravel fully built project to firebase. Making it an app for ios and android also.
Is this a good idea? How much would this take?
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@martinbean I've worked on the project for over 4 months, and I don't really know anything about firebase. So I'd like someone experienced giving me a piece of advic3
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@Kris01 the problem is that there are waaay to many variables here for anyone to give proper advice.
- Are you using any features from laravel that you would need to recreate (queues, relationships etc)
- How much can your app do. 1 page with a list of products? A week perhaps. But I suspect it's much more.
- His skill level
I think a much better question is to ask him how fast he can rewrite it. And what happens if he stops? Will he teach you firebase + js + app dev while writing it?
Level 80
got a new coworker and he wants to transfer our laravel fully built project to firebase. Making it an app for ios and android also.
@Kris01 That’s not a reason to completely re-platform. At all. All you need to do is create an API if you want to support mobile apps.
Sounds like your co-worker just can’t be bothered to learn Laravel and wants to rewrite the project in something they’re more familiar with, which is just going to be a waste of your time and your employer’s money if you already have a project built in Laravel.
Otherwise what happens if you hire someone and they prefer something else? Are you going to rebuild your app a third time?!
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@martinbean thanks for your advice. One last thing. Would it be possible to have a backend in laravel with firebase? If yes, would the code we already have be usable or we'd have to change most of it?
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@Kris01 Firebase is a suite of various tools. It’s not a hosting platform. There’s absolutely nothing from your Laravel app that you’d be able to use there.
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@Kris01 you can communicate with firebase from laravel. But I agree with Martin that making an api is a better idea
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