Alex Holachek

How can front end developers build experiences so good that it’s not always necessary to point the user to a native app? 

If you’ve browsed the internet on your phone recently, you’ve probably noticed a common phenomenon: mobile websites often try to get the user away from the site and onto an app as quickly as possible. 

How can front end developers advocate for the strengths of the mobile web, and build experiences so good that it’s not always necessary to point the user to a native app? 

This practical talk will review HTML & CSS best practices and then have a look at implementing some more advanced techniques in React.

2020

ReactEurope

Beyond Responsive Design: Building Mobile-Optimized Websites in React

Learn how to create smooth, performant animations and interactions, that look and feel native-like.

As the technology to create Progressive Web Apps continues to mature, React developers have the opportunity to write web apps that in some cases can rival native ones in terms of speed and convenience. 

However, one barrier to feature parity is the difficulty of creating a native-like UI transition and interaction experience on the mobile web, especially on lower-end devices. 

I’ll be discussing various considerations, tips and techniques to create a web app in React that looks, moves, and feels as close to a native mobile app as possible.