Ravi S. Iyer: Software Development

Last updated on 29 Nov. 2025 ToDo Note: I have old posts covering WordPress plugin solutions for some areas (eCommerce?) as well as installation of WordPress.org on my PC and trials with some plugins. I should find those old posts and link to the useful ones here. Interesting video showing how to create an LMS by hosting Wordpress.org and using plugins with the main plugin being Tutor LMS. The video is authored by an Indian and so caters to India specific stuff like using RazorPay for UPI and Net-banking payments. WordPress.org is Open Source. Tutor LMS core is free and open source,  https://github.com/themeum/tutor . I have to say that I did not expect any part of it to be open source. Most of the video uses the free version of Tutor LMS and so the related source code is open/available. Note that the Tutor LMS home page does not say it is Open Source and so, if Open Source is a requirement for a solution, it may be better to confirm that the free plugin downloaded through WordP...

Last modified on 29 Nov. 2025 27 & 28 Nov. 2025 Google search AI response for 'Open Source React Native LMS frontend' says: While there are general open-source React Native projects and open-source Learning Management Systems (LMS) with React web frontends, there is no single, prominent, ready-to-use open-source React Native LMS frontend project that is widely recognized as a complete product for mobile apps.  Frappe LMS: This is a 100% open-source LMS application that integrates with the Frappe framework. The frontend is web-based, but its modular nature makes it possible to build a React Native client that consumes its API. MERN Stack Examples: Many GitHub repositories offer full-stack MERN (MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js) LMS examples. These are usually web applications, but can serve as architectural inspiration or a starting point for building a mobile version. In summary, you will likely need to build the frontend yourself using React Native/Expo, connecting it t...

Sharing a post I put up on LinkedIn and elsewhere ... Further update on my previous posts on "Interesting React Native Education (LMS) tutorial app (mobile and web) with public repos but not open source; Possibilities of open source equivalent" For visitors who want to try out the app without using a Google login, I made a variant app which has a 'Use Dummy Login' feature. In the app, I fixed two more significant issues that cropped up only in Android release app on device (mobile phone): - 'Start course' button has to be tapped two to three times before it changes to Activity Indicator: Turned out to be a known React Native: Reanimated + ScrollView issue, https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-reanimated/issues/6070 - Once in a while, some content of Course and lesson screens are blank: Was due to tutorial app using experimental DOM Components API which does not work as expected on production. These fixes are in place in Dummy Login variant app as ...

Last updated on 9 Dec. 2025 This post is a continuation of:  Notes on learning stage of developing my own React Native education app using Expo Framework - Part 7 . Main tutorial used for learning: Simon Grimm: Build Your Own MASTERCLASS clone in React Native,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO3D8lNs10c  , 4 hrs. 42 mins, Mar. 2025. Links to my slightly modified version APK and web app deployment, usage and issues of app My slightly modified version frontend code on GitHub Original (SG) tutorial App frontend code on GitHub  (SG: Simon Grimm) Original (SG) tutorial API code on GitHub Jump to  Details section  (an easy way to get to just after end of main notes section and then scroll up to see latest main notes in this post). ======================================= 14:11, 26 November 2025 Now I want to create a clean build of the dummylogin version of Android app and then do a separate channel release of its web app. Done: I have to merge one minor code cha...