One MEAN Ionic 2 Todo App on Heroku, Part 1

The blog post outlines the initial steps for creating a full-stack MEAN (MongoDB, Express, AngularJS, Node.js) application using Ionic 2 and deploying it on Heroku. It begins with an introduction to the MEAN stack, highlighting its appeal for JavaScript developers due to its use of a single language and data format across the stack, thereby reducing complexity. The tutorial proceeds with setting up an Ionic 2 app in TypeScript, configuring a Node.js backend with Express, and connecting to a MongoDB database via Heroku's mLab addon. It includes instructions for initializing a Git repository, deploying the app to Heroku, and establishing a basic RESTful API with CRUD operations for managing todos. The post concludes by encouraging readers to prepare for the next part of the series, which will focus on building out the frontend using Angular 2 to display data in the app.