This Week in Mobile Web Development (#61)

Read this on the Web Mobile Web Weekly June 17, 2015   #61 Brian Rinaldi recommends Mobilegeddon: Nearly 50% of Non-Mobile Friendly URLs Dropped in Rank — Based on results from the top 10 results for 15,235 search queries, twice as many non-mobile-friendly URLs lost ranking as gained. Stone Temple Consulting Holly Schinsky recommends PhoneGap Day EU 2015: Making High Performance PhoneGap Apps — Check out this great presentation from PhoneGap Day EU by Syd Lawrence on how to make your PhoneGap apps more performant. PhoneGap Blog Peter Cooper recommends Progressive Apps: Escaping Tabs Without Losing Our Soul — Chrome developer Alex Russell looks at how webapps using the right combination of features (HTTPS, Service Workers, responsive design, etc.) can be in a class of their own. Alex Russell Holly Schinsky recommends Building An HTML5 Game — And Distributing It — Nick Desaulniers takes a high level look at the concepts behind building an HTML5 game, as well as briefly reviewing Karl Bunyan’s Build an HTML5 Game book. Mozilla Hacks Brian Rinaldi recommends Telerik AppBuilder with Cordova 4.0 and Crosswalk Support — The latest release of the Telerik Platform added support for Cordova 4 with pluggable WebViews and CrossWalk support for Android. Telerik Holly Schinsky recommends WWDC 2015 - What's New in Web Development in WebKit and Safari — A video from WWDC 2015 showcasing new features like Force Touch trackpad, enhanced scrolling and high performance filters hybrid developers can take advantage of in WebKit. Apple Developer Center Holly Schinsky recommends Here’s How You Can Leverage Community for Hyper Growth — Claudio Cossio talks about how the growth in user base for your app or product relies heavily on the community you foster. Nearsoft Brian Rinaldi recommends 2Mb Web Pages: Who's to Blame? — Average web page weight has soared 7.5% in five months to exceed 2Mb. SitePoint Holly Schinsky recommends Redesigning Chrome Android — Google Design — Discussions about the reasons for the Chrome redesign for Android to support Material Design and the interaction and visual philosophy behind it. Medium Holly Schinsky recommends vibrant.js: Extract Prominent Colors From An Image Jari Zwarts Holly Schinsky recommends Announcing Ionic Deploy Alpha: Update Your App Without Waiting! — Ionic announces the alpha release of Ionic Deploy, a new service allowing you to deploy updates to your apps without the wait. The Official Ionic Blog Brian Rinaldi recommends Misconceptions About Responsive Web Design — Catalin Cimpanu shares basic information on common misunderstandings about responsive web design. Softpedia Holly Schinsky recommends New data shows losing 80% of mobile users is normal, and why the best apps do better — An article about why it’s normal for most apps to lose 80% of their users and why some apps do better than others. Andrew Chen Brian Rinaldi recommends Introducing Pure.css – A Lightweight Responsive Framework — Monty Shokeen shares a basic introduction to Yahoo’s Pure CSS framework. SitePoint Holly Schinsky recommends Ionic Jobs — A new site dedicated to job listings available for building hybrid apps with Ionic. Ionic.io 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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