This Week in Mobile Web Development (#55)

Read this on the Web Mobile Web Weekly May 6, 2015   #55 Brian Rinaldi recommends NativeScript 1.0.0 Release Now Available — The NativeScript 1.0.0 release has new features such as sample apps, resolution-specific views, dp-specific images, initial AngularJS integration and more. Telerik Developer Network Holly Schinsky recommends ManifoldJS: Build Multi-Platform Hosted Apps from a W3C Manifest — A new tool used to create hosted Web applications based on a W3C Web App manifest on multiple platforms using Apache Cordova as a polyfill where hosted web apps are not supported. ManifoldJS Brian Rinaldi recommends 5 ways to bridge the designer-developer gap on responsive web projects — Some tips for overcoming the tension and hurdles that can be caused by the additional complexity of the deliverables for responsive web design. InVision Holly Schinsky recommends Announcing Ionic Templates for Visual Studio — Ionic templates are now included in Visual Studio via the Apache Cordova Tools giving Windows developers more options for building hybrid mobile apps. The Official Ionic Blog Holly Schinsky recommends Tools for Apache Cordova in Visual Studio 2015 RC — The Visual Studio 2015 RC officially includes a new version of Tools for Apache Cordova allowing developers to build production quality mobile apps for iOS, Android and Windows. The Visual Studio Blog Holly Schinsky recommends Top 10 Tools for HTML5 Mobile App Developers — A list of some great tools to check out for mobile hybrid app developers. Josh Morony's Blog Brian Rinaldi recommends 3 responsive design disasters (and how to avoid them) — How to fix some common mistakes made when developing responsive sites. Webdesigner Depot Holly Schinsky recommends Swiped.js - touch slide for your mobile application, written in pure JS — Swiped.js - touch slide for your mobile application, written in pure JavaScript. Mikhail Mokrushin Brian Rinaldi recommends Obvious Always Wins — You can increase the engagement features within your mobile application by not hiding them behind a menu control. Luke Wroblewski Holly Schinsky recommends WiFi Debugging for Firefox OS — Firefox OS announces WiFi debugging for easier debugging without relying on a USB cord. Mozilla Hacks Brian Rinaldi recommends Tabris.js - mobile app development in JavaScript — Tabris.js is another solution for writing native mobile apps in JavaScript similar to NativeScript or React Native. There is a free (limited) plan and various commercial (paid) offerings. EclipseSource Holly Schinsky recommends cordova-plugin-indexeddb-async: An asynchronous IndexedDB plug-in for Cordova apps — An asynchronous IndexedDB plug-in for Cordova apps. ABB-Austin Brian Rinaldi recommends PhoneGap CLI and Templates — The PhoneGap CLI now supports templates that can be used when creating a new project. Raymond Camden Holly Schinsky recommends Optimize your Hybrid App Testing in WebStorm — A solution for optimizing your hybrid app testing environment using WebStorm with Wallaby.js and Bard.js. Brian Troncone Holly Schinsky recommends Putting React in your React Native Webview So You Can React While You React — An approach for using DOM based React components within a React Native app via the native WebView component, providing flexible development choices and reuse of existing components. William Lindner 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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