Startups Solving User Problems
9 in 10 startups never make it. In 42% of all cases the reason of failure is that users don’t need them since they aren’t offering any problem solving solutions. “Users simply don’t get it” is a childish excuse.
Useful Android Libraries to Automate Developers Small Tasks
We have already shared with you some of our open source projects but it was a while ago and we have added some new stuff to our GitHub. This time it will be useful libraries for Android developers.
CSS Transitions And Animations. Motion Path Module CSS
Before CSS3 rising, front-end developers were tossed into a cold sweat, when they heard a word «animation». And all because one reason: it was very non-trivial task to make quality and beautiful animation at those old days. CSS could not do it, so all the animations were made with JavaScript.
Now it's time to make a flexible architecture for Android using DataBinding!
The time has come to share with you this small article on testing Android app logic. It didn’t occur to me that it is a significant component of Android app development for quite a time but it’s never too late to learn, neither for you, nor for me :)
How to Create and Publish Your First Android Library
Sooner or later every Android developer accumulates a fair amount of ready-made solutions and decides that it would be great to share them with the rest of the world. Unfortunately, most of us never get down to it since every solution should be turned into a separate library and put into a separate open repository.
How much does it cost to develop an app like Pokémon GO
In summer 2016 Pokémon GO mobile game was uniting people of all ages just like Olympic Games in Rio. An app for finding cute pocket monsters from our childhood has become insanely popular in no time: in 24 hours after launch it was on the top app list on App Store and Google Play.
Beyond MVC: How to Use MVVM in iOS
Today we’re going to talk about MVVM pattern. We will discuss its advantages in comparison to MVC and take a look at two implementation examples, a small and a big one. You will be able to use the latter in your work as an example of a good architecture for almost any MVVM project. So, let’s start with the basics :)
Android WebSocket. Feedback, or When Every Second Matters
Apps that are using network communicate with the server by executing queries and receiving answers. Server acts as an information desk providing answers to any questions and accepting inquiries made in a certain way to further process and save them.
Stfalcon featured on Clutch as a Top Ukrainian Mobile App Developer
We’re humbled to announce that we are featured as a leading Ukrainian App Development company on Clutch. Clutch is a Washington-DC based B2B rating and review site for IT and Marketing services and solutions.
2nd and 3rd episodes of The Last Outpost are released
The Last Outpost mobile game got a warm welcome from players and we couldn’t wait to offer them more. We had a lot of ideas so we asked participants of our Facebook community to vote for the best sketches. And today we are happy to announce that 2nd and 3rd episodes are available on Google Play and App Store.
How to measure MVP success for mobile app
It’s easy to follow the hype and think that if your startup gets press coverage, Twitter mentions and some decent amount of app downloads, you’re doing fine. But it is actually just the time to closely watch your mobile MVP metrics, carefully introduce little tweaks and get ready for removing features that users don’t care about.
On April 20-21, 2016 studio stfalcon.com attended Appsworld Germany in Berlin that has brought together representatives of European mobile development community, startup founders and entrepreneurs looking for new partners.
How to plan startup development with Happy Startup Canvas
Strong community is an important component of a successful startup. That’s why Product Hunt is so popular. It managed to build a community of people devoted to finding new useful products.
DataBinding: How To Develop Android Apps Faster
Every time you look at those numerous lines of code with findViewById and ternary operations with visibility you want Cthulhu to finally revel across the Earth so you don’t have to see it anymore, don’t you? But trust me, there’s a way. And we will show it to you under cut.
