Mobile Dev Weekly October 26, 2018   #230
Peter Cooper recommends
Sneaky Subscriptions Are Plaguing the iOS App Store — Subscriptions have turned into a booming business for app developers since Apple made them possible, but the model has attracted scammers and opportunists.
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Why Most 'Low-Code' Platforms Fall Short on Mobile Development — The author claims that many low code platforms are “nothing more than a glorified web wrapper” using Cordova.
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Top 10 Things to Avoid When Considering Low-Code — Demand for enterprise apps has made low-code too enticing. Many of these platforms overpromise and underdeliver. Learn more in this webinar.
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The State of Mobile Video — Analysis of the current consumer mobile video experience in over 60 countries around the world.
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Testing Android User Interfaces With Espresso — How to write UI tests with the Espresso testing framework and automate your test workflow.
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Building DSLs in Swift
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How to Build A Location Based App in React Native
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Answering Questions on Flutter App Development — An FAQ covering some common misconceptions surrounding Flutter development.
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Progressive Image Loading in React Native — Building a component to pass both a full-size image and thumbnail to display, show a placeholder and then animate between the two.
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Testing Mobile Apps for Real-World Network Conditions
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Flutter: Using Overlay to Display Floating Widgets — How to use the Flutter Overlay to display floating widgets in your mobile apps.
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How to Build an iOS Chat App with React Native — A comprehensive guide to building realtime chat, including messaging, user lists, login, typing indicators and unread messages.
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Create an Engaging Native Mobile App with Vue and NativeScript
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5 Challenges for Developing Mobile Apps with AI and Machine Learning Capabilities
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Why Apple’s 3D Touch Failed Miserably? — A UX teardown of an unsuccessful technology.
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PWA Bugs: A List of PWA Bugs and Workarounds — All about iOS Safari so far.
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