Mobile Web Weekly December 7, 2016   #136
Holly Schinsky recommends
Installing Web Apps On Phones (for Real) — Changes coming to Chrome+Android will make it so that "Add to Homescreen" creates an actual APK fully integrated into the OS.
Henrik Joreteg
Brian Rinaldi recommends
The 100% Correct Way to Do CSS Breakpoints — A look at common mistakes made when choosing breakpoints, usually based on device sizes, and advice on how to better choose them.
David Gilbertson
Chris Brandrick recommends
Best Practices For Animated Progress Indicators — Nick Babich explores the main types of animated progress indicators and provides recommendations on when and how to use each type.
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Holly Schinsky recommends
Service Worker, What Are You? — Service workers as aliens in the browser universe? Another perspective to help understand what they’re all about.
Mariko Kosaka
Brian Rinaldi recommends
CSS Grid, Finally Coming to a Browser Near You — CSS Grid is going to become supported-by-default in Chrome and Firefox in March of 2017. Eric Meyer answers a variety of questions about it here.
Eric Meyer
Holly Schinsky recommends
Create a Nearby Places List with Google Maps in Ionic 2 — Learn how to build an app that lists nearby places using Google Maps & Ionic 2.
Josh Morony
Holly Schinsky recommends
Build a WhatsApp Clone with Ionic 2, Angular 2, and Meteor — Meteor has released two new versions of its WhatsApp tutorial using Ionic2, Angular 2 and the latest version of Meteor.
Uri Goldshtein
Brian Rinaldi recommends
The Case Against Progressive Enhancement's Flimsy Moral Foundation — A controversial argument that progressive enhancement is based on a moral philosophy that doesn’t stand up to scrutiny. Good discussion in the comments.
Josh Korr
Brian Rinaldi recommends
NativeScript Deepens Ties to Angular 2 — The JavaScript framework’s 2017 roadmap includes accommodations for Chrome tools and Windows 10.
Paul Krill
Chris Brandrick recommends
Pull to Refresh.js — A small, customizable, dependency-free JavaScript library to power your webapp’s pull to refresh feature.
Box Factura
Holly Schinsky recommends
Getting Started with React Native in 20 Minutes — How to get started building apps with React Native by building a simple login app with cookie management in under 20 minutes.
Scott Domes
Holly Schinsky recommends
How to Query AngularFire2 Lists From Your Ionic 2 App — Learn how to query Angularfire2 lists from your Ionic 2 apps, as easy as passing a query object to AngularFire2.
Jorge Vergara
Brian Rinaldi recommends
A Social Example of Ionic Auth — Using the Ionic Auth service and Ionic 2 with a social login option via Twitter and Facebook.
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Brian Rinaldi recommends
AMP Cache Updates — Google is changing the domain scheme from which AMP cached content is served for an improved security model. Publishers will need to make some updates.
John Coiner
Holly Schinsky recommends
Apple Could Lose Billions On Progressive Web Apps, But It Has No Choice — There are many reasons for Apple to say no to Progressive Web Apps, but the company won’t allow Android to offer a better user experience on the mobile web.
Matt Asay