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State of JavaScript: TypeScript rises, Angular falls
JavaScript developers prefer ES6, React, and Express, while TypeScript, Vue.js, and GraphQL draw strong interest
What’s next for the Glimmer mobile JavaScript library
Library for mobile apps getting custom bytecode for faster loading and even performance improvements
Google’s new mechanism to embed web content in Android apps
The Trusted Web Activity capability, soon to be in beta, lets apps use web-based content in a chromeless window
Maturing devops practices: what you don’t yet know
Why is it so hard for organizations to succeed in the journey to devops?
How to build a mobile app on Azure
Among the major clouds offering mobile back ends as a service, InfoWorld judged Microsoft’s to be the best. Now you can get started with Azure Mobile Services, and create your mobile app fast
Kotlin could overtake Java on Android next year
Now that Google has endorsed Kotlin for Android development, Java-based mobile developers could become dinosaurs
Apple’s Swift is losing developers to multiplatform frameworks
Microsoft’s Xamarin, Apache Cordova, and Ionic are replacing the use of Swift and Xcode as developers seek to maintain fewer code bases
Bossie Awards 2017: The best software development tools
InfoWorld picks the top open source software for building systems and applications
8 reasons to develop a progressive web app
While native apps were once the be-all and end-all of mobile, there's a new contender on the block: PWAs
Download the HTML5 Strategy Deep Dive
Preparing your website and Web apps for HTML5? Here's what you need to know
5 key challenges for mobile test automation
What are the top test-automation-at-scale challenges your apps will face?
How to choose a database for your mobile apps
Data synchronization and offline capabilities are key to successful mobile apps. Follow these guidelines to selecting a provider
Get started with cloud app dev in Azure App Service
How to use Azure’s PaaS tools to build cloud-hosted apps that run on your mobile devices and in your browsers
7 mobile usability success factors
7 key points in designing mobile apps to optimize usability and increase the chance for success
Google releases SDK for augmented reality apps on Android
Similar to Apple’s ARKit for iOS, Android’s ARCore offers native APIs for motion tracking, environmental understanding, and light estimation
NativeScript: Build native iOS and Android apps with JavaScript
NativeScript lets you use Angular, TypeScript, or JavaScript to build mobile apps with a truly native look and feel
FileMaker Pro: Simple app dev, easy cloud deployment
FileMaker Pro 16 makes it easy to build simple database-driven apps for desktop, web, and iOS, but scalability is limited
Build an app with Flask and Oracle Mobile Cloud Service
A step-by-step guide to defining an API with Flask and deploying to Oracle’s mobile back end as a service
Why serverless was made for mobile development
Building mobile apps becomes infinitely simpler when we get the antiquated server stack out of the way
Review: OutSystems makes React apps drag-and-drop easy
Low-code application development platform lowers the bar to building web apps, mobile apps, and responsive mobile hybrid apps
Progressive web apps challenge native mobile apps
Web companies such as Lyft and Twitter have now deployed the technology that seeks to make web apps as good, and network-independent, as native mobile apps
Review: Appian aces low-code dev, at a price
Appian Platform allows business users to create simple forms apps, and developers to enhance them with workflows
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