This document introduces Meteor, a framework for building web and mobile apps using technologies such as Node.js and MongoDB. It provides instructions for installation, creating applications, and utilizing the ecosystem, including links to important resources. Additionally, it highlights the structure of a Meteor app and tools for development and debugging.

1. Made with Meteor
A Quick Intro to Making Web and
Mobile Apps with Meteor
Mike Seidle - Differential
mike@differential.com

2. ● Batteries are included.
○ node.js
○ MongoDB
○ Apache Cordova
○ build / deploy scripts
● Important Sites
○ Docs: http://docs.meteor.com
○ Ecosystem: http://atmospherejs.com
○ News: http://crater.io & http://thisweekinmeteor.com/
○ Indy: http://indy.meteor.com
A Few Quick Notes about Meteor

3. Get Meteor
Easy Way (Mac or Linux):
Support for Windows is in beta.
# Get Meteor
$ curl https://install.meteor.com/ | sh
# Make an App
$ meteor create myapp
# Run it
$ cd myapp && meteor

4. Adding Packages
Reuse > Reinvent
Find on http://atmosphere.js and install:
$ meteor add materialize:materialize

5. Meteor App Structure
http://docs.meteor.com/#/full/structuringyourapp
├── client (client only code)
│ └── compatibility (browser specific)
├── private (not shared assets)
├── public (shared assets)
└── server (server only code)

6. Bigger, More Ambitious Example
# List examples
$ meteor create --list
# create from an example
$ meteor create --example todos
# Run example
$ cd todos && meteor

7. Build for Android & iOS
# Install SDK for Android
# will take 15-20 minutes
$ meteor install-sdk android
# Install SDK for iOS
$ meteor install-sdk ios
# Add to your App
$ meteor add-platform <os>
# Run Your App
$ meteor run android-device

8. Demo Time

9. Awesomeness to Explore
● MongoDB. It’s really, really not bad.
http://robomongo.org/
● Chrome / Firefox Developer Tools
Inspect and Introspect.
● Atmosphere
The ecosystem is really, really deep.