This Week in Mobile Web Development (#135)

Read this on the Web Mobile Web Weekly November 30, 2016   #135 Peter Cooper recommends Google's Progressive Web App Checklist — A checklist which breaks down all the things Google thinks it takes to be a ‘Baseline’ PWA, and how to take that a step further with an Exemplary PWA. Google Developers Holly Schinsky recommends Native Apps Are Doomed, Part 2 — Part 2 to a previous article about why it’s important for developers to determine the specific needs of their mobile app before choosing a distribution path. Eric Elliott Brian Rinaldi recommends Is Google's AMP A Gilded Cage? — Terence warns that if you choose to opt out of AMP after trying it out, you may find it difficult to remove your AMP pages from Google’s index. Terence Eden 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 Chris Brandrick recommends Hamburger Menu Alternatives for Mobile Navigation — A look at tabs, dropdowns, progressively collapsing menus, and more. Zoltan Kollin Brian Rinaldi recommends How to Turn Your Website Into A Mobile Web App — A presentation about getting started with Progressive Web Apps. Bruce Lawson Brian Rinaldi recommends NativeScript 2.4 Announcement — NativeScript 2.4 includes a new default theme, background threads/web workers, flexbox support and more. NativeScript.org Brian Rinaldi recommends Firefox Focus: A New Private Browser for iOS — By default it blocks many of the trackers that follow you around the web. Nick Nguyen Peter Cooper recommends New Responsive Design Mode: RDM Lands in Firefox Dev Tools — Firefox Developer Tools now includes a redesigned Responsive Design Mode. Mozilla Hacks Brian Rinaldi recommends Working with RESTful Data in Angular 2 and NativeScript — How to build a native mobile app with NativeScript and Angular 2 that consumes data from an external data source supplying JSON. Nic Raboy Holly Schinsky recommends Pure CSS Horizontal Scrolling — How to tackle horizontal scrolling in your mobile apps with pure CSS. Pieter Biesemans Holly Schinsky recommends Ionic 2 App with Social Sharing and Deep Linking — How to build a hybrid app with social sharing and deep linking in Ionic 2. Dayana Jabif Peter Cooper recommends Production PWAs with Frameworks — Addy Osmani works through building Progressive Web Apps with different common development frameworks. 47 minutes. Chrome Dev Summit 2016 Holly Schinsky recommends Build a Custom Flash Card Component in Ionic 2 — A walk through tutorial covering how to build a custom flash card component using Ionic 2 and CSS animations. 18 minutes. Joshua Morony Holly Schinsky recommends 10 Rules for Creating a Mobile Look and Feel — Ten tips for creating the most appealing user experience for your mobile apps. Gonçalo Veiga Chris Brandrick recommends Realm: An Object-Centric, Present-Day Database for Mobile Apps — The first post in a series on the Realm Mobile Database — highlights some of the benefits of Realm’s database engine and the native classes it lets developers work with. Marin Todorov Brian Rinaldi recommends Responsive Web Design Tricks and Tips — Some design-focused tips when creating layouts for mobile devices. Jeff Cardello Brian Rinaldi recommends Firefox OS Post-Mortem, An Interview with Andre Garzia — A look back at what was right with Firefox OS, what went wrong in the end and what can we learn from the experience. Elio Qoshi Sponsored Don't love your job? You Should - Try Hired and Find the Right Fit. — Try Hired today to get multiple job offers and free personalized support in planning your next move. Hired Chris Brandrick recommends Katana: Swift Apps in a Swoosh — A modern Swift framework for writing iOS and macOS apps, strongly inspired by React and Redux. Bending Spoons Brian Rinaldi recommends ChocolateChip-UI 4: A UI Framework for Mobile Web and Hybrid Apps Robert Biggs Curated by Brian Rinaldi and Holly Schinsky for Cooperpress. Cooperpress 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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