Mobile insights from the Stack Overflow 2017 Developer Survey (#152)

Mobile Web Weekly April 5, 2017   #152 Chris Brandrick recommends 3 Strategies for Handling Accidental 'Taps' on Touch Devices — During mobile e-commerce testing users often accidentally tap items on the page – this article reviews ways to handle those inadvertent “clicks”. Jamie Appleseed Holly Schinsky recommends Migrating from Cordova to React Native — An introduction to both Cordova and React Native, showing the process of migrating an example app, with strategies, tips, and potential gotchas. Steve Connelly Chris Brandrick recommends Mobile and the 2017 Developer Survey Results — Stack Overflow recently published their 2017 Developer Survey results. 23% of 51,000 respondents consider themselves as mobile devs. Here, Ariel Elkin offers some thoughts on the findings. Sitepoint Sponsored Europe's developer-focused job platform - Get your ideal job in 3 weeks — On Honeypot companies send developers interview requests. Your profile stays live for 3 weeks Honeypot Brian Rinaldi recommends You Don't Get AMP — ”..taking a step back and looking again might help reconcile how Google and the developer community are approaching AMP.” Matt Brennan Chris Brandrick recommends Designing for the Appearance of Speed — Performance, conversion, and engagement are inextricably connected. But speed isn’t as simple as the shortest distance from point A to B. Bill Chung Brian Rinaldi recommends Mobile Web: Back to The Future — How the current state of the mobile web, with things like AMP and Instant Articles, resembles the old WAP days of mobile dedicated sites. Ronan Cremin Brian Rinaldi recommends Progressive Web App Questions — Jeremy answers some interesting questions about PWAs he received from a student researching them. Jeremy Keith Peter Cooper recommends Gen Z: A Look Inside Its Mobile-First Mindset — Google looks at how the next generation of consumers are using mobile devices. Think With Google Brian Rinaldi recommends Questioning Container Queries — Container queries are always a popular topic when discussing the future of responsive design. But do we actually need them anymore? Paul Robert Lloyd Brian Rinaldi recommends Does CSS Grid Replace Flexbox? — A question that might be on your mind after the blitz of CSS Grid articles in recent weeks. In short, not exactly, but there are some good examples here. Robin Rendle Brian Rinaldi recommends CSS Viewport Units: A Quick Start — An introduction to the use of CSS viewport units for responsive typography and layout elements. Asha Laxmi Holly Schinsky recommends Unveiling Ignite 2 — Ignite 2 beta is now available with new features to help developers build React Native apps. Gant Laborde Peter Cooper recommends Ionic 3.0.0 Beta Released Ionic Holly Schinsky recommends Ionic vs React Native — A comparison of Ionic to React Native for building mobile apps. Ankush Aggarwal Holly Schinsky recommends Writing React Native Apps with MobX — How to write a React Native app with MobX and React Navigation Flow styled-components. Wojtek Szafraniec Holly Schinsky recommends Building a React Native App in Under 15 Minutes — How to build a React Native app in 15 minutes with Ignite 2. Infinite Red Brian Rinaldi recommends Creating Your First Native Mobile App with Visual Studio and NativeScript — Setting up Visual Studio with NativeScript to build cross-platform mobile apps using JavaScript. Rob Lauer Holly Schinsky recommends How I Created My First Android App using Framework7 and Cordova Alapan

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