This Week in Mobile Web Development (#81)

Read this on the Web Mobile Web Weekly November 4, 2015   #81 Peter Cooper recommends Architecting the new Imgur Mobile Web App — Imgur is one of the most popular image hosting sites in the world, thanks to its success on Reddit. Imgur Engineering Holly Schinsky recommends Introduction to Ionic 2 — An overview of Ionic v2 from one developer’s experiences. Brian Rinaldi recommends When Research Findings Challenge Our Conventions — We accept that progressive image rendering and faster page performance are inherently better, but what if actual research doesn’t bear this out? Kent Alstad explains. Web Performance Today This issue is sponsored by Stormpath The Ultimate Guide to Mobile API Security — Securing a REST API for mobile devices can be complicated. This guide explains it all: token auth, security, and more! Stormpath Brian Rinaldi recommends Mozilla is finally making an iOS app, and it's 'coming soon' — Firefox for iOS is coming soon, though no specific date has been announced. Mashable Peter Cooper recommends Appery.io Aims to End The HTML5 vs Native Debate Network World Brian Rinaldi recommends How We Hold Our Gadgets — An excerpt from Josh Clark’s new book, Designing for Touch, discusses how people hold and interact with mobile devices (hint: most people use their thumbs). A List Apart Holly Schinsky recommends touchstone-navigator: A Navigation Controller component for TouchstoneJS — A UINavigationViewController-like component for navigation in your React/TouchstoneJS hybrid apps. Edmond Leung Job listing Give back to the developer community-apply to teach today. — Actively seeking web developers to join our tight knit family of passionate teachers and earn royalties. Pluralsight Holly Schinsky recommends Apache Cordova iOS 3.9.2 — Apache Cordova releases iOS 3.9.2 with fixes for multiple iOS 9/9.1, Xcode 7/7.1 issues as well as some deprecations to a number of APIs. Apache Cordova Brian Rinaldi recommends Measuring the Mobile Experience — A look at passive and active analytics offer insight into who and how users are using your apps. Ken Tabor Holly Schinsky recommends Ionic Bundle — A site with some good content for Ionic developers. Ionic Bundle Holly Schinsky recommends Ionic 2: How to Use Google Maps & Geolocation — A video tutorial on using Google Maps and Geolocation in your hybrid apps built with Ionic 2. Josh Morony Brian Rinaldi recommends Mobile Design Trends 2016: Magical Micro-interactions — Jerry Cao explains how to integrate task-based micro-interactions into the user experience of a mobile app. Designmodo Holly Schinsky recommends Android Developers Can Now Choose Exactly When App Updates Go Live — Google is now allowing developers to use a timed publishing approach to determine when updates should go live in the Play Store. Read Write Holly Schinsky recommends Things I Wish I Were Told About React Native — Eight specific things to be aware of when getting started with React Native. Ruoyu Sun Holly Schinsky recommends Framework7-Pure-Angular-Template: A template for Framework7 based on Angular with pure HTML5, CSS3 and JS — A pure HTML5, CSS3 and AngularJS template for use with Framework7. Timo Ernst Brian Rinaldi recommends There's a Cordova Plugin for that! (Session Recording) — In this session, Eddy Verbruggen shows tips an tricks for Cordova plugin developers and users when building hybrid mobile apps. Telerik Developer Network Holly Schinsky recommends Make Your Own Facebook Mobile App with Monaca — A tutorial on how to build a hybrid mobile app that integrates with Facebook using Onsen and Monaca. Onsen.io Holly Schinsky recommends Apache Cordova Face-to-Face Meeting, Fall 2015 — A summary of the discussions from the recent Apache Cordova Face to Face meeting and the goals the project will be most focused on in the near future. MSDN - Visual Studio Blogs Job listing Mobilize How You Get Hired — Finding a job IS a full time job. Shouldn't companies come to you with offers upfront? We think so. Join the revolution and sign up for Hired today. Hired.com 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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