Mobile Dev Weekly Issue 138: December 21, 2016

December 21, 2016 #138

2017 is nearly here, so in this issue we're reflecting on the best items of 2016. If you've missed any issues this year, this is a great place to catch up.

Due to Christmas, our next issue will be in January. Happy holidays! :-)

The State of HTML Mobile Frameworks in 2016 — The most popular link this year took a look at the state of HTML mobile UI frameworks for hybrid apps.
Kris Erickson

State of The Mobile Gap Between Native and Web — What is the current state of the gap between the the mobile web and native apps? Remy gives his take.
Remy Sharp

Chrome DevTools Got a New Mobile-First Device Mode — This year, mobile became significantly more important in Chrome’s DevTools.
Paul Bakaus

'Our Best Practices Are Killing Mobile Web Performance' — 'Web performance rules invented for desktop web access need to be revised for the mobile era,' says Mathias Schäfer.
Mathias Schäfer

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React Native vs Ionic: A Side-by-Side Comparison — A comparison of Ionic vs React Native for building hybrid apps, highlighting the key points and conceptual differences for each.
Frédéric Massart

10 Steps to Better Hybrid Apps — With hybrid apps rising in popularity, a growing number of tools are being created to help developers create cross-platform apps efficiently.
Oliver Lindberg

Mobile Web Applications: Top CSS Techniques for Optimal Performance — Building mobile web applications with great performance can be hard. So here’s a look at how using current techniques and leveraging HTML5 and CSS3 can result in powerful ‘native-like’ experiences.
Dinis Carvalho

Mobile Web vs. Native Apps or Why You Want Both — Luke Wroblewski illustrates how data indicates that your business needs both a mobile web site to broaden its reach and a mobile app to broaden engagement through rich experiences.
Luke Wroblewski

Responsive Design Breakpoints: The Ultimate Overview — An in-depth overview of Responsive Web Design and how to use breakpoints specifically to design for multiple screens.
1stwebdesigner

Mobile Web Performance Checklist — A variety of best practices for optimizing mobile web apps taken from Max Firtman’s book, High Performance Mobile Web.
Max Firtman

The Best Mobile Interaction Designs of 2016 — A showcase of 15 apps and interaction design concepts that were recognized as some of the best in the year.
Proto.io

22 Mobile Stats Everyone Should Know — A good list of important statistics regarding mobile usage and performance.
Tammy Everts

10 Really Useful Responsive Web Design Tutorials — Ensure your site has an optimal viewing experience across platforms with these helpful responsive design tutorials.
Tanya Combrinck

Browsers, Not Apps, Are The Future of Mobile — Proclamations of an all-native mobile app world ignore the fact that browsers and the web are fast becoming the mobile operating system of the future.
Hugh Durkin

Washington Post Unveiled ‘Lightning-Fast’ Mobile Website — Uses both AMP and PWA technologies, and 70% of the Post’s traffic now comes from mobile devices.
Jack Marshall

Google's Ambitious Project to Remake the Mobile Web — Google embarked on a large project to boost the speed of mobile websites.
Fortune