This Week in Firebase: Push Notifications and Python
This week we round up a push notification tutorial, Cloud functions, triggers, easier configuration, and best practices for database development on Firebase.
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Meet Me in the UK!

First up, if you’re in the UK, I’m doing a bunch of talks next week, and I’d love to meet you! First up is Droidcon Bytes in London on April 18, then CodeMobile in Chester on the 19th, and a GDG Meetup in Cardiff Central Library on April 20th. There’ll be Firebase swag, too…
Community Roundup
A great step-by-step tutorial by Jayven N on AppCoda for Push Notifications on iOS using Firebase!
If you want Push Notifications on Android, check out Ihor Klimov’s article!
Chad Robinson wrote a really nice piece on Medium for Best Practices on Firebase Realtime Database Development.
If you’re looking to get started in Firebase, there’s a nice article from Juma Allen here.
If you want to keep an eye on Cloud Functions for Firebase using StackDriver, this article from our very own Abe Haskins is pretty cool!
While we’re on the topic of Cloud Functions — Chintan Soni published the first part of a series on using triggers. Check it out!
There’s a super, open-source project called pxlshop made using Vue.js and Firebase from Liza Kobrazova on GitHub!
Official Channels
Michael Bleigh had a great piece on Easier Configuration for Firebase on the Web, showing how to do staging, production etc easily!
I love this article: Hiranya Jayathilaka wrote about Bringing Firebase Admin to Python! Check it out.
And last but not least, my video on the new Firebase Notifications targeting options:
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