#159: The Modern Mobile Web: State of the Union

Mobile Web Weekly May 24, 2017   #159 Brian Rinaldi recommends The Modern Mobile Web: State of the Union — As Google I/O was running, Google shared it’s view of the current state of the mobile web. There’s also a 38 minute talk. Rahul Roy-Chowdhury Holly Schinsky recommends This is What Microsoft Said About Progressive Web Apps at Build Paul Thurrott Sponsored Linux cloud hosting starting at 1GB of RAM for $5/mo. — Get a Linode server up and running in seconds. Simply choose your plan, distro and location and you’re ready to deploy your server. Use promo code MOBILEWEB20 for a $20 credit on a new account. linode Peter Cooper recommends Scrolling Changes Coming to Mobile Safari in Future Update — ”..the difference between scrolling on an AMP page and a standard webpage is noticeable”, but not for long. Related Hacker News discussion here. Juli Clover Brian Rinaldi recommends Workbox: JavaScript Libraries for Progressive Web Apps — “Workbox is a rethink of (Google’s) previous service worker libraries with a focus on modularity.” GitHub repo. Google Holly Schinsky recommends 5 Tips For Building High Performance PhoneGap Apps — Learn these 5 important tips to use for building high performance hybrid apps with PhoneGap. Ryan Williamson Brian Rinaldi recommends Google Daydream Is Getting a Big Software Update and Its Own VR Web Browser — Just an FYI that what constitutes the “mobile web” keeps changing. The Verge Peter Cooper recommends Google’s AMP Now Powers 2B+ Mobile Pages, 900K Domains, Loads 2x Faster TechCrunch Chris Brandrick recommends 'Kill Google AMP Before It Kills The Web' — Scott Gilbertson argues that AMP is “a way for Google to obfuscate your website, usurp your content and remove any lingering notions of personal credibility from the web”. The Register Brian Rinaldi recommends Android Instant Apps Now Available to All Developers — As the mobile web tries to be more “app-like”, mobile apps are trying to be more “web-like.” Something for developers to keep an eye on. The Verge Brian Rinaldi recommends Why Do You Need NativeScript? — Some of the reasons your might consider using NativeScript for your next mobile app development project. TJ VanToll Holly Schinsky recommends 'After Building My First React Native App, I’m Convinced It’s The Future.' — A developer details his experience building his first React Native app. Taylor Milliman Brian Rinaldi recommends A Case for Progressive Web Applications in 2017 Paul Dariye Chris Brandrick recommends Progressive Web Apps: Great Experiences Everywhere Sam Birch Brian Rinaldi recommends HN PWA: Hacker News Clients as Progressive Web Apps — Along the lines of TodoMVC, these are example PWAs built with different frameworks. HNPWA Brian Rinaldi recommends Basic Patterns For Mobile Navigation: Pros And Cons — Five of the most popular mobile navigation patterns and the strengths and weaknesses of each. Nick Babich Chris Brandrick recommends Best Practices for Horizontal Lists in Mobile Suleiman Ali Shakir

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