Tim Kadlec

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

I enjoy reading and one of the rules of all well-behaved reading enthusiasts—much like vegans, cross fitters and people who eat gluten free—is to never stop telling everyone we know (and even some people we don’t know) about it. I hadn’t read very many industry books this year, but the second half of the year was absolutely bursting with great options and I couldn’t resist.

Entertainment 69

Entertainment Design Testing Performance Testing 69

Speed Curve

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

At SpeedCurve, we focus on metrics that capture the user experience. A big part of the user experience is when content actually appears in front of the user. Since stylesheets and synchronous scripts are the culprits when it comes to blocking rendering, we've rolled out some new metrics that focus on these critical blocking resources. The most helpful innovation we made is to highlight the critical blocking stylesheets and synchronous scripts in our waterfall charts.

Metrics 61

Metrics Innovation Performance 61

The Polyglot Developer

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

I’ve been doing a lot of NativeScript development lately because I’ve found it to be a pretty nifty platform. If you’re unfamiliar with NativeScript, it is similar to Ionic Framework and React Native in a sense that you can use JavaScript to build iOS and Android mobile applications. I previously wrote about using the native device camera in Ionic Framework as well as using the native device camera in React Native.

Mobile 52

Mobile Development 52

The Polyglot Developer

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

It is no question that I am pretty familiar with Ionic Framework and Apache Cordova in general. I have a ton of blog articles, YouTube videos and even a beginner level course for Ionic Framework. However, lately I’ve been playing around with NativeScript by Telerik, a similar technology platform that has many advantages over the competitors. I also have blog articles and a beginner level course for NativeScript.

Technology 40

Technology Technology Development 40

The Polyglot Developer

NOVEMBER 21, 2015

Turns out I will be speaking at the Android Developer Conference (AnDevCon) in Santa Clara, California on December 1st, 2015 to December 3rd, 2015. If you’re unfamiliar with AnDevCon, it is a big deal. It is probably one of the better, if not the best, development conferences focusing on everything Android. Per the AnDevCon website: AnDevCon is the technical conference for professional software developers and engineers building Android apps.

Development 40

Development Mobile Website Engineering 40