CodeProject | Mobile Newsletter - Mobile development is tougher than people think

4 articles this week Thursday, March 20, 2014 View online Welcome to this week's Mobile Development newsletter from CodeProject. Advertisements Real-Time iOS & Android Performance Statistics Improve your iOS & Android app performance and get a shirt! New Relic gives iOS & Android Developers real-time visibility into app performance & throughput. Spot bugs & fix code-level problems. Try New Relic today, and the shirt is yours to keep! Workspaces now powers CodeProject... and it's available for your own projects! Git, Task tracking, or open private workspaces - as many as you want - for only $2 per month. Offer limited to the first 10,000 signups until May 30. Make life simple with no limits and help CodeProject while you're at it. Try it today! Mobile development is tougher than people think I wouldn't say 'tough' personally, just 'stuck in a previous decade'. The tools and languages seem a little primitive. Oh, and getting an app to appear attractive in all the various screen sizes and densities isn't pleasant. (more: IT World) Microsoft releases Office Lens for Windows Phone to save text from photos Am I missing something if I just say, "OCR" here? (more: Neowin) Android Development Tips For iOS Devs I'm always a big fan of "this is how you do what you already know" cheat sheets. (more: Stuart Hall) Dual-OS devices dead on arrival Well, it was a bad idea while it lasted. The fact that it would irritate both Microsoft and Google just wasn't enough to get them out there. (more: ZDNet) We test a "bulletproof" iPhone screen protector. With a gun. And bullets. Let this be a lesson to marketers everywhere. Don't claim it unless you're willing to see video of it failing. (more: Ars Technica) Google's Android Studio vs. Eclipse: Which fits your needs? I don't want to spoil the results or anything, but if you've ever used Eclipse, you'll know how this turns out. (more: Slashdot) Bringing Google Now to your wrist: This is the Android Wear interface We have finally caught up with Dick Tracy. (more: Android Central) Latest Articles 4 articles overall. 3 new, 1 updated. Articles updated Android Android: Fast Communication with .NET Using Protocol Buffers - Ondrej_Uzovic Improve the performance of interprocess communication between Android and .NET using fast binary serialization (Protocol Buffers) instead of XML or JSON. New Tips and Tricks added Windows Phone 7/8 Windows Phone WebBrowser control: Manipulating Page DOM - Herbert Lausmann Shows how to manipulate the DOM of a page loaded in WebBrowser control of Windows Phone. New Technical Blogs added Android 5 Tips to Improve Performance in Android Applications - Cindy Potvin This post gives 5 tips to improve performance in Android applications Mobile Development Advice for those just starting out in Software Development - TerranceSmith CodeProject So this is a question that a friend asked me in an email. I though it was worth sharing.Hey, how are you? I hope everything is going well for you. Im writing for advice or suggestions. I started taking classes for programming. I was wondering if there is anything languages I should reall © 2014 The Code Project.  All rights reserved. This email was sent to vutunglampro@gmail.com. To stop receiving The Code Project Insider News click here. CodeProject 503-250 Ferrand Drive, Toronto Ontario, M3C 3G8 Canada +1 416-849-8900 x 100 Please do not reply directly to this email. It was sent from an unattended mailbox. For correspondence please use webmaster@codeproject.com