Hello world! In this blog post, I'm taking a quick break from the usual mobile-menagerie to play around with Azure Blob Storage to host a webpage. The motivation? host a CMS-backed Single Page Application simple inexpensively as a static website. For this post, we'll assume a local, running version of a website has already been … Continue reading Publishing a Contentful + Gatsby Static Website to Azure Blob Storage
React Native: Using Native Modules for Location Services
About Location Services Location-based services are a common utility in mobile apps. Typical use cases range anywhere from serving ads relevant to a certain location, to presenting special content at specific places, to out-right navigational aid. If you should find that your own react native app would benefit from location services, there are a few … Continue reading React Native: Using Native Modules for Location Services
React Native: Get Started With Expo
I recently gave a short talk on all the neat stuff packed into Expo. Check out the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAjkuVuLLvo&feature=youtu.be
React Native: Scaling Animation onPress Made Easy
In the world of touch screen and virtual buttons, providing visual feedback of an action is important to let your users know their touch interactions have been received by your app. If you find yourself rolling your own touchables in react native, you can use custom animations to respond to user interaction. Here's a easy … Continue reading React Native: Scaling Animation onPress Made Easy