This Week in Mobile Web Development (#131)

Read this on the Web Mobile Web Weekly October 26, 2016   #131 Peter Cooper recommends Adapting to the Mobile Web F̶u̶t̶u̶r̶e̶ Present — A fascinating talk where you’ll learn how to diagnose bloat, techniques for attacking it, and how to keep your app under a reasonable performance budget from start to finish. Alex Russell Peter Cooper recommends It’s Game Time for the Web — Powerful opinions from Dion Almaer on the importance of elegantly dealing with mobile Web constraints, whether through aggressive build solutions, client-side technology or ‘tricks and illusions.’ Dion Almaer Brian Rinaldi recommends Platforms Like Facebook's Instant Articles and Google AMP Are Making It Harder to Publish to The Web — The author argues that these formats have introduced additional coding complexity that makes it more difficult for smaller publishers to compete. Jan Dawson Sponsored Build your gem of an app on our jewel of a server. Linode: Simple. Reliable. Powerful. Fast. — Create your ultimate app using the cloud’s fastest, most scalable, powerful and reliable SSD servers: Linode. Use promo code MOBILEWEB20 for a $20 credit. linode Holly Schinsky recommends The Best Mobile Interaction Designs of 2016 — A showcase of 15 apps and interaction design concepts that have been recognized as some of the best so far in 2016. Proto.io Brian Rinaldi recommends Progressive Web Apps: Bridging the Gap Between Web and Mobile — An overview of progressive web apps and their advantages and disadvantages. Mark Pedersen Peter Cooper recommends Google Update: The Great Index Divide — “In the next few months, Google is planning on dividing their index between mobile and desktop. But here’s the kicker, the MOBILE index will be the primary index.” Ryan Shelley Brian Rinaldi recommends Why Do Websites Publish AMP Pages? — Gruber worries that using AMP traps users by not easily offering them an obvious way to get back to the canonical version of the article. Chris Coyier follows up. John Gruber Holly Schinsky recommends Hybrid App Development: How Do I Get Started? — Resources and information to help you get started building hybrid apps quickly. Jorge Vergara Brian Rinaldi recommends You Can't Detect A Touchscreen — A look at various options for detecting a touchscreen from the browser, each with their own caveats, and why you shouldn’t rely on them. Stu Cox Peter Cooper recommends Android Pay Partners with Visa and Mastercard to Bring Simple Checkout to Mobile Web — Google announces strategic partnerships with Visa and Mastercard to bring Android Pay to more places on the mobile web. Google Chris Brandrick recommends How To Poison The Mobile User — Want to avoid annoying your users? Here’s a sarcastic run down of things not to do. Martin Michálek Holly Schinsky recommends Love Pokémon Go? Create Your Own AR App in Monaca with Wikitude — How to build an app enabling Augmented Reality to draw 3D objects in real-time using the Cordova Wikitude plugin, Monaca and Onsen UI. Onsen UI Brian Rinaldi recommends Responsive Images in CSS — A look at the available options for supporting responsive images, how they work and where they are supported. Chris Coyier Holly Schinsky recommends AtoZ CSS Quick Tip: Achieving Cross Browser Support — How to achieve the best cross browser support for your apps by starting with a good baseline experience for as many devices as possible. Guy Routledge Holly Schinsky recommends Comparing Frameworks with a 'Hello World' — A comparison of apps built using Onsen UI and various popular JS frameworks to help you see the differences and choose your favorite. Onsen UI Peter Cooper recommends Why LTE Has Slowed by 50% in the US This Year — Usage levels are outpacing infrastructure improvements. Twin Prime Holly Schinsky recommends Using iOS Image Picker with React Native — Building a simple app that will prompt the user to pick an image, and then display that image. Gosha Arinich Peter Cooper recommends Google Struggles with Accreditation for Mobile Web Metrics MarketingDive Sponsored Don't Get Frustrated - Get Hired — Sick of pushy recruiters, and dead end interviews? Try Hired to hear from top tier companies, and only talk to relevant companies. Hired 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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