Mobile Web Weekly January 18, 2017   #141
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Why Native Apps Aren't Really Doomed, for Now — A response to Eric Elliott’s article, Matt argues that, while web apps may win in the long run, we are a long way away from that.
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Mobile Development Framework Reviews — A comparison of popular mobile app frameworks and features.
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Quasar Framework — A new framework that aims to allow you to build responsive sites, hybrid mobile apps and Electron apps with one codebase using VueJs 2.
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Building Ionic 2 Applications for iOS without a Mac — A guide to building iOS mobile apps on a Windows machine.
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A Guide to App Store Images — Rob Lauer lists all the requirements for the various app store images that an app can have including icons, screenshots, splash screens and more.
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Gestures Glamour: Setting Up a Touch Menu — Setting up touch-drive gestures in your mobile apps with JavaScript.
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Exploring App Module And App Component In An Ionic 2 App — A look at the functionality of both the App Component and the App Module in Ionic 2.
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The Power Of Collaboration — Sani shares a story of collaborating on a Netflix app using Ionic.
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