This is great. Between updates/hydration and browser APIs like web push notifications, camera, geo etc.. the app stores are just glorified CDNs. Building 'natively' for these platforms offers few advantages, but adds…
This is mostly incorrect. The chosen spin depends on several factors including the breaking position (as in breaking from "the box") and ball count. In this case it appears to be Eight Ball. The burn marks are caused by…
Switching between HTML5 and 'hashbang' URLs lets you run apps in environments which lack support the history API or absolute URLs. Examples include old IE and Cordova. The bit of webserver config necessary is a…
The term hack and its derivatives are trite. People use them because they perk ears. In Dallas, I've attended events where first place won with a 'business plan' consisting of buzzword-laden management-speak and a…
I recall a past comment on HN claiming that altering URLs to discover content may constitute hacking. For example, http://site.com/posts/img.jpg http://site.com/posts/img_t.jpg In the first paragraph of the article: >…
I disagree with the 'you must pick X of Y' absolutism. It appears to validate an oversimplified point, as do 'Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence' and other clever one-liners. Choices involving time…
This is great. Between updates/hydration and browser APIs like web push notifications, camera, geo etc.. the app stores are just glorified CDNs. Building 'natively' for these platforms offers few advantages, but adds…
This is mostly incorrect. The chosen spin depends on several factors including the breaking position (as in breaking from "the box") and ball count. In this case it appears to be Eight Ball. The burn marks are caused by…
Switching between HTML5 and 'hashbang' URLs lets you run apps in environments which lack support the history API or absolute URLs. Examples include old IE and Cordova. The bit of webserver config necessary is a…
The term hack and its derivatives are trite. People use them because they perk ears. In Dallas, I've attended events where first place won with a 'business plan' consisting of buzzword-laden management-speak and a…
I recall a past comment on HN claiming that altering URLs to discover content may constitute hacking. For example, http://site.com/posts/img.jpg http://site.com/posts/img_t.jpg In the first paragraph of the article: >…
I disagree with the 'you must pick X of Y' absolutism. It appears to validate an oversimplified point, as do 'Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence' and other clever one-liners. Choices involving time…