Wednesday, February 7, 2018

#193: New Features in Android Studio 3.0

Mobile Dev Weekly February 7, 2018   #193
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Ionic Framework: Hybrid vs. Native — A free ebook (behind an email wall) from Ionic comparing the pros and cons of hybrid development versus native platform development.
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Droidcon Boston 2018 - March 26, 2018 — Droidcon Boston (a developer conference/networking event focused on Android) returns in March, with over 20 talks and four workshops. MDW readers can register here before February 23 for 20% off ticket prices.
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TensorFlow on Mobile: What Does TensorFlow Lite Get Us?
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MVC vs MVP vs MVVM for Mobile App Dev: Let's End The Debate — Better understand which one (MVC vs MVP vs MVVM) to use, and where.
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Promises Framework 1.0.0 — A modern framework that provides a synchronization construct for Swift and Objective-C.
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