With the ubiquity of the smartphone, most developers are now caught in a dilemma. Would it be better to continue on the web development path, or should I learn how to be a mobile developer? Or perhaps learn both? The article below offers insights … Read more
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Native vs Hybrid: Which Mobile App Platform Should You Choose?
The mobile revolution Before diving into native vs hybrid mobile app platforms, we need a little context. In the summer of 1983, at a conference in Aspen, a young Steve Jobs presented a vision of the future. This was many years before the advent … Read more
Creating a Catalogue with StencilJS
StencilJS is a compiler used to generate highly-optimized web components that are standard-compliant. In this short guide, we're going to see how to use it to create a list or catalogue that can be used, for example, for e-commerce. Before you … Read more
Draw a Search: Implementing Polygon-based Searches on Maps
If you take a look at mobile apps listing houses for sale, there are many that allow you to search within a map by drawing a shape around the area you are interested in. While such a feature allows users to customise their searches quickly and … Read more
Flutter: Falling in Love Again with Mobile and Web Dev
Lara Martin is a Berlin-based Android developer. She is a Flutter user, and is also very active in the programming community. She has been sharing her knowledge worldwide through online platforms and speaking engagements. Her goal is to give access … Read more
Kotlin Users Group – Interview with organiser, Jakub Jablonski
Kotlin is an OSS statically typed programming language that targets the JVM, Android, JavaScript and Native. It’s developed by JetBrains. The project started in 2010 and was open source from very early on. The first official 1.0 release was in … Read more
Async code on Kotlin: coroutines VS RxJava
A lot of Android programmers are now exploring Kotlin, a programming language based on Java and the JVM that is used to develop Android applications. As is often the case with Java-based Android apps, one of the main problems when approaching Android … Read more
IoT Innovation and Bluetooth® mesh networks
Bluetooth® mesh was released in 2017. It allows the creation of secure networks of tens of thousands of Bluetooth devices and the creation of truly smart, self-optimising buildings, with sensors, lights, air-conditioning units and more, all working … Read more
Become a Mobile Developer and Connect the Virtual and Physical Worlds
Most of us wouldn't go a day without using a mobile app - from Facebook to journey planners to smart home control. Our mobile phone is an integral part of our reality and the nexus between our virtual and physical world. Over 45% of the population … Read more