November 6, 2019

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Practical performance tips to make your cross-platform mobile apps faster

Practical performance tips to make your cross-platform mobile apps faster

Apache Cordova is one of the most popular frameworks for cross-platform mobile development. To build Cordova apps that perform well, its important to understand how to use the technologies in the most efficient ways. Doris Chen outlines what impacts "native performance," demonstrates how to measure mobile app performance, and shares practical tips for building faster Cordova apps.
Talk Title Practical performance tips to make your cross-platform mobile apps faster
Speakers Doris Chen (Microsoft)
Conference O’Reilly Open Source Convention
Conf Tag
Location Austin, Texas
Date May 16-19, 2016
URL Talk Page
Slides Talk Slides
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Apache Cordova is one of the most popular frameworks for cross-platform mobile development. Web developers can build apps for iOS, Android, and Windows based on the same frameworks they use for the Web by using a shared codebase. However, the methods for improving mobile app performance can be different from those web developers use for web apps. Doris Chen outlines what impacts “native performance” and explains how the startup time, as well as the overhead of resume, memory, communication, and the Web, can all contribute to the performance of Cordova apps. To build Cordova apps that perform well, it’s important to understand how to avoid common pitfalls and how to use the technologies in the most efficient ways. Doris introduces tools for performance tests and demonstrates how to measure mobile app performance by using diagnostic tools for different platforms. Doris also shares practical tips for building faster Cordova apps by exploring Document Object Model (DOM) complexity, animation techniques, and memory management.

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