The long answer about why this is a complicated problem has been discussed in some blogs, for example here and here. EDIT: The firebase CLI now supports projects using TypeScript, which gives you access to ES7 syntax. It will automatically compile that down to ES6 for deployment to Cloud Functions .
Read moreCan you use Firebase as backend?
Firebase is a fully managed backend service that gives you best-in-class infrastructure for your web apps, handling everything from user authentication and server scaling, right through to crash analytics and a reliable testing environment. Just set it and forget it.
Read moreIs Firebase good for database?
Conclusion: If you’re building something cool and needs a fast, reliable database, user authentication and usage tracking, then Firebase is a great way to go . Not recommend for complex project. Large application, very few people use serverless, if you do not want later to pay expensive to sit back.
Read moreHow do I use Firebase REST API?
You can use any Firebase Realtime Database URL as a REST endpoint. All you need to do is append . json to the end of the URL and send a request from your favorite HTTPS client . HTTPS is required.
Read moreIs node 8 deprecated?
The Node. js 8 runtime was deprecated on June 5th, 2020 . To ensure that your functions are on a supported version of Node. js, migrate them to Node.
Read moreWhat version of node does firebase support?
Firebase Cloud Functions now supports Node 8 .
Read moreDoes firebase support node 16?
The engines field is required; it must specify one of the supported Node. js versions in order for you to deploy and run functions. Currently firebase init functions sets this field to 16 .
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