Native or cross-platform: deciding on evidence rather than preference
Both approaches build excellent products. The decision follows device capability requirements, team composition and roadmap shape.
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Mobile app performance: startup, frames and battery
Users judge an app in the first few seconds. Startup time, scroll smoothness and battery drain are what they actually notice.
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App store optimisation: getting found and getting installed
Store listings are a search and conversion problem. Most of the available improvement is in the first screenful.
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Mobile app security: the client is not a trusted environment
Anything shipped to a device can be inspected and modified. Security has to live on the server, with the client hardened rather than trusted.
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Offline-first is a product decision, not a technical one
Teams treat connectivity as an implementation detail and then discover the product does not work where it is used. The decision belongs earlier, and higher up.
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Offline-first mobile: designing sync that does not lose work
Intermittent connectivity is harder to handle than no connectivity. Sync design decides whether the app is trusted in the field.
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Mobile accessibility: building apps that work with assistive technology
Both platforms provide strong accessibility APIs. Most failures come from custom controls and missing labels rather than from platform limitations.
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Mobile release management: staged rollouts and the update problem
Unlike the web, you cannot instantly fix a mobile release. Staged rollout and remote configuration are how you limit that exposure.
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Mobile analytics: measuring the few things that inform decisions
Most apps collect far more events than anyone uses. A small, well-defined set answers more questions than an exhaustive one.
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The real cost of maintaining a mobile app after launch
Launch is the beginning of the cost, not the end. Operating system releases, store policy and dependency churn all arrive whether or not you are changing the product.
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