This Week in Mobile Web Development (#54)

Read this on the Web Mobile Web Weekly April 29, 2015   #54 Peter Cooper recommends Defining Mobile: 4-5.5 Inches, Portrait & One-Thumb — When designing experienced for mobile devices, what kind of devices are we talking about and how do people interact with them? Luke shares some stats. Luke Wroblewski Holly Schinsky recommends The Future of the Open Web — “[A]rticles I’ve read, conversations I’ve had, and behaviours I’ve observed, have led me to the conclusion that the open web, in the form we know it now, is under threat.” Peter Gasston Brian Rinaldi recommends The problems with the device-adaptation spec — PPK explains his prior critique of the spec in more detail. QuirksBlog Peter Cooper recommends React Native: For When the Mobile Web Isn't Enough — Joe Stanton feels that responsive sites only provide an ‘80% solution’ and that React Native is a convincing way to move forward. Red Badger Holly Schinsky recommends Apache Cordova Newsflash — Some recent big updates have been made to Apache Cordova, here’s a summary of what to be aware of. Devgirl's Weblog Brian Rinaldi recommends More Weight Doesn't Mean More Wait — How delivering a usable version of the page, before heavy assets are downloaded, can improve the user’s “perceived performance.” Scott Jehl Holly Schinsky recommends A Year of Using Ionic to Build Hybrid Applications — A description of the decisions and experiences faced while building a hybrid mobile application over the course of a year. AirPair - Julien Renaux Holly Schinsky recommends Network Activity and Battery Drain in Mobile Web Apps — A look at the work behind creating a JavaScript library for developers to optimize network operation to save battery life. Mozilla Hacks Holly Schinsky recommends Announcements for PhoneGap Day EU 2015 — Check out the latest announcements for the fast approaching PhoneGap Day EU 2015 in Amsterdam, May 18-19. PhoneGap Blog Holly Schinsky recommends Learn to Build Modern Web Apps with MEAN — Tutorial on how to use the MEAN stack to quickly prototype apps with a REST interface, database with CRUD operations and AngularJS front-end. Thinkster Peter Cooper recommends Responsive or Bust: How to Design for Google's Focus on Mobile — As of this week, Google’s search algorithm is prioritizing ‘mobile friendly’ sites. Annie Sexton Brian Rinaldi recommends Does responsive web design make you more money? — A look at some recent market research to determine the potential financial benefits of making your site responsive. Webdesigner Depot Peter Cooper recommends Has The Native vs. HTML5 Mobile Debate Changed? ITworld Brian Rinaldi recommends Testing Camera Quality Settings and PhoneGap/Cordova — Testing to see how the quality setting impacts the file size and detail in images taken in a hybrid app. Raymond Camden Holly Schinsky recommends Gesture: Provide tap-events for DOM elements — Gesture library to provide tap-events for DOM elements including tap, longtap, doubletap, hold and fling. RAD.JS Peter Cooper recommends NoSleep.js: Prevent Display Sleep and Enable Wake Lock On Android and iOS Rich Tibbett Holly Schinsky recommends reapp-todo-mvc: TodoMVC demo using reapp-kit — A new TodoMVC demo app from reapp.io (a stack for building apps quickly using React and JavaScript). Reapp Curated by Brian Rinaldi and Holly Schinsky for Cooper Press. Cooper Press is located at Office 30, Fairfield Enterprise Centre, Louth, LN11 0LS, UK Update your email address or stop receiving MWW here

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