Industry Views - Jan. 23, 2023
IN THIS ISSUE: A Call for Innovators Under 35; Top Front-end Tools of 2022; Electric Eel Juices Up Projects; Edge-to-Edge Backward Compatibility; Peek at CSS, Peak Performance; When Money Isn't Money
Each year, researchers at MIT take the pulse of the world's youngest innovators working in various technology fields. The 2022 winners were from material science, AI and robotics, biotech and other areas. "Innovators Under 35" 2023 is accepting entries until Jan. 25.
Here's a roundup of last year's best tools for developing front-ends, from a front-end developer who does roundups for a living. Could there be a better source than that?
On the subject of front-ends, Android Studio 2022.1.1, aka Electric Eel, was released last week with enhancements centering around composition rendering and UI development. There's also a parallel import function that a Square developer claims has really juiced up their projects.
Making Apps Backward Compatible Edge-to-Edge
If it's important for an app to be compatible with older versions of Android, there are techniques to help ensure that it's maximizing screen real estate regardless of the underlying dessert flavor. The Android community explains edge-to-edge specs pretty well; this piece makes it work.
Peek at CSS to Peak Performance
Apps that employ CSS might not be performing at their peak. The code in a given set of cascading style sheets might appear static, but there's plenty going on behind the scenes. Here's a quick refresher on CSS mechanics with techniques for peeking and tweeking.
We know that a door is not a door when it's ajar. But what about a dollar? Here's an interesting look at the evolution of dinero, from bamboo tallies and tea bricks to bottle caps, sea shells and Solana.
Edward Correia
