Author Maximiliano Firtman

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He is a mobile+web developer, consultant, trainer and author of the books Programming the Mobile Web (2nd. edition), Up and Running: jQuery Mobile and the upcoming High Performance Mobile Web. He is a frequent speaker at international events, including Fluent, JSConf, TopConf, Velocity Conference talking about performance, mobile HTML5 and wearables. He has delivered more than 300 trainings in more than 30 countries, including online trainings for Mobile HTML5, Apache Cordova and other topics. He mantains the HTML5 Mobile Compatibility list and usually publish information on new capabilities on mobile browsers in his blog.

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Getting Started With Wearables: How To Plan, Build And Design

October 13, 2015 — If a user of your product is buying a smartwatch tomorrow and your app is not compatible with it or your notifications can’t be triggered from there, you might frustrate them. If you have a website or an app today, it’s time to start planning support for wearable devices. In … Read More…

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You May Be Losing Users If Responsive Web Design Is Your Only Mobile Strategy

July 22, 2014 — You resize the browser and a smile creeps over your face. You’re happy: You think you are now mobile-friendly, that you have achieved your goals for the website. Let me be a bit forward before getting into the discussion: You are losing users and probably money if responsive … Read More…

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How To Get Started With jQuery Mobile

March 31, 2013 — There is no longer any debate about whether we need to address the design needs of mobile website users._While mobile browsers and platforms are creating new challenges for us, jQuery Mobile, an open-source multiplatform UI framework, can help us succeed with our mobile … Read More…