Hybrid App Performance Revelations: Insights from PhoneGap Day US 2016
A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to mingle with some brilliant minds at PhoneGap Day US 2016, held this year in Lehi, Utah. The weekend event not only offered the opportunity to get our collective geek on, but also to take in some beautiful scenery, and to fall down a mountain repeatedly (otherwise known as skiing.)
While I was there to talk about automated app testing, I was particularly interested to hear about how my fellow presenters were bringing hybrid app performance to the next level. At the event I had the chance to listen to a few speakers who showed how they got the best out of their respective platforms. I’m thankful for their tips and insights, and below I have shared their presentations.
1. Blending the Best of Native and Web
by Shawn Jansepar
Shawn Jansepar is the director of engineering at Mobify, and specializes in web frameworks and software engineering practices, such as Mobify’s Astro framework for building native apps. His presentation centered on how to blend native and web user interfaces using Cordova and Mobify to create a seamless user experience. He noted the challenges faced by industry pioneers integrating and creating web UI based apps, and helped to illustrate that the majority of these challenges stemmed from leaning too far in one direction or the other. By focusing on the advantages of each platform, Shawn helped to illustrate how a hybrid application can achieve strong performance benchmarks while remaining flexible and adaptive enough to meet changing user needs.
2. Hybrid Apps with Ember
by Alex Blom
Alex Blom is an experienced programmer who began with Java and C, and now works with Ruby on Rails, Go, and Ember. As a partner at Isle of Code, he has been able to work with numerous Toronto and Chicago clients, focusing on prototyping, single-sourcing Ember.js, Cordova, and iBeacon efforts. Alex’s presentation focused on getting the best out of the Ember.js platform and Cordova, including tips for avoiding memory leaks, managing reflows, and numerous other hacks to improve your hybrid deployment...
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