First, Firebase is getting an integration with the Google Cloud Functions serverless event-driven computing service. Google unveiled Cloud Functions last year, following public cloud market leader ...

Google Cloud Functions for Firebase, now available in a beta release, allows developers to run back-end JavaScript code that responds to events triggered by Firebase features and HTTPS requests.

The new Cloud Functions for Firebase SDK can listen to events from Firebase Analytics, its real-time database, authentication and storage service and kick off Cloud Functions based on them.

Specifically, Cloud Functions 2nd gen, which is also now generally available, is where Firebase is adding this Python support (in public preview).

Firebase is a Google-backed database optimized for synchronizing data to the cloud. It's a key player in the rush for distributed databases.

Firebase launched App Check, a security tool available in beta. App Check verifies traffic to and from an app. App Check is available for Cloud Storage, Realtime Database and Cloud Functions for ...

The third major announcement is the addition of more advanced analytics to Firebase, including Google Analytics, Remote Config and Cloud Messaging features now available on iOS and Android to web ...

Firebase aims to help developers build collaborative mobile and web apps through an API storing and syncing data in real-time.

A brief introduction to Firebase - a powerful platform to enable the rapid development of web enabled apps. Includes a basic authentication tutorial.

It’s also important to note that Google’s similarly named Firebase Cloud Functions service does not support Go yet, or Python for that matter. Check out 9to5Google on YouTube for more news: ...