On The Mobile Web in Mobile Web Weekly— There was some public discussion after last week’s issue regarding Mobile Web Weekly, so I share the history of the newsletter and my own thoughts on the topics we cover. Please leave comments with your own opinions. Brian Rinaldi
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Ways To Reduce Content Shifting on Page Load— Any time a browser has to recalculate the positions of elements in a document, a reflow occurs which can affects performance and the user experience. How can these shifts be minimized? Smashing Magazine
Get 5+ Engineering Job Offers in 1 Week— With Hired, companies apply to hire you - get salary and equity offers before you interview from companies like Facebook, Postmates, & Square Hired.com
Adding Analytics to a React Native App— React Native is a great framework for building cross-platform apps, and Wern Ancheta looks at adding user analytics with Keen.io and Segment.io. Sitepoint
How We Made The RioRun Progressive Web App— Some of the lessons and challenges the Guardian team faced when experimenting with a progressive web app for their Olympics app. Guardian US interactive team
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15 Tips for Cross-Device Optimisation— Key rules to remember when optimizing/testing your sites to ensure compatibility on a wide range of devices. Craig Sullivan
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Test On The Right Mobile Devices— An updated list of which devices to test based on the traffic of your site and geography of visitors using BrowserStack’s data. BrowserStack
Installing AMP in WordPress— A walkthrough on installing the AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) plugin for WordPress and the Yoast SEO Glue for the AMP plugin. Jeff Reifman