Mobile

Build for mobile with guides on responsive layouts, touch interfaces, and performance, covering constraints that desktop-first development ignores.

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Server-Side Development, Web Development, Mobile, Backend, Architecture, API Design 7 min read

Mobile Backends: You Can't Force an Update

Most advice about mobile backends is just backend advice. What actually makes them different is that the client is a version of your app from two years ago that you cannot change.

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Front-End Development, Web Development, Performance, Accessibility, Mobile, CSS 8 min read

Designing for Mobile: What Actually Matters Now

Mobile stopped being a special case a decade ago. The hard parts now are viewport units that lie, forms that fight the keyboard, and devices with CPUs unlike yours.