Mobile Dev Weekly Issue 123: August 31, 2016

August 31, 2016 #123

Brian Rinaldi recommends

On The Mobile Web in Mobile Web Weekly — There was some public discussion after last week’s issue regarding Mobile Web Weekly, so I share the history of the newsletter and my own thoughts on the topics we cover. Please leave comments with your own opinions.
Brian Rinaldi

Chris Brandrick recommends

Ways To Reduce Content Shifting on Page Load — Any time a browser has to recalculate the positions of elements in a document, a reflow occurs which can affects performance and the user experience. How can these shifts be minimized?
Smashing Magazine

Holly Schinsky recommends

Start Building with Web Bluetooth and Progressive Web Apps — How to use Web Bluetooth to control any Bluetooth Low Energy device directly from your PC or smart phone as a Progressive Web App.
Uri Shaked

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Holly Schinsky recommends

Getting Started with Meteor and Onsen UI — How to leverage Meteor and it’s integrated JavaScript stack with Onsen UI to build hybrid apps.
Fran Dios

Brian Rinaldi recommends

Adding Analytics to a React Native App — React Native is a great framework for building cross-platform apps, and Wern Ancheta looks at adding user analytics with Keen.io and Segment.io.
Sitepoint

Brian Rinaldi recommends

Element Queries: the Future of Responsive Web Design — A look at where media queries fall short and how element queries could potentially alleviate those issues.
Louie R.

Holly Schinsky recommends

The Duel: React Native vs. Cordova — A comparison of two choices for mobile-oriented JavaScript development, React Native and Cordova.
Johannes Stein

Brian Rinaldi recommends

Modernizing OAuth Interactions in Native Apps for Better Usability and Security — Google will soon stop allowing OAuth requests to Google in embedded browsers known as “web-views.”
Google Developers Blog

Brian Rinaldi recommends

Mozilla's LocalForage For Key-Value Storage In Ionic Framework — Use Mozilla’s localForage library as a more compatible storage solution for Ionic Framework Android and iOS mobile applications.
Nic Raboy

Holly Schinsky recommends

Automate Your Ionic Package Build with Wercker — How to use wercker (developer automation tooling) to automate your Ionic mobile app package builds.
De Ville Weppenaar

Brian Rinaldi recommends

Scanning Barcodes with NativeScript and Angular 2 — How to build a NativeScript app that scans barcodes and stores/retrieves product information from a NoSQL database.
Nic Raboy

Brian Rinaldi recommends

How We Made The RioRun Progressive Web App — Some of the lessons and challenges the Guardian team faced when experimenting with a progressive web app for their Olympics app.
Guardian US interactive team

Holly Schinsky recommends

15 Tips for Cross-Device Optimisation — Key rules to remember when optimizing/testing your sites to ensure compatibility on a wide range of devices.
Craig Sullivan

Brian Rinaldi recommends

Test On The Right Mobile Devices — An updated list of which devices to test based on the traffic of your site and geography of visitors using BrowserStack’s data.
BrowserStack

Holly Schinsky recommends

Why “Progressive Web Apps Vs. Native” Is The Wrong Question to Ask — Dan discusses popular misconceptions about Progressive Web Apps and provides some information on recent updates to help dispel them.
Dan Dascalescu

Brian Rinaldi recommends

Installing AMP in WordPress — A walkthrough on installing the AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) plugin for WordPress and the Yoast SEO Glue for the AMP plugin.
Jeff Reifman