Weekly Digest
Jun 2 - Jun 8, 2025
5 articles that week
The Story of Pixels
Piyal Madushanka from PickMe breaks down why that 500x500px button looks completely different on your Pixel vs. your Samsung. The answer lies in understanding three deceptively simple concepts that every mobile developer uses but few truly understand.
Cross-Platform Web3 dApps With React Native
Callstack explores how React Native is becoming the unexpected bridge between traditional mobile development and the Web3 ecosystem. Building decentralized apps just got a lot more practical.
Build Modern Web3 dApps on Ethereum With React Native and Viem
Building Web3 dApps in React Native just got a major upgrade. Callstack shows how Viem is changing the game for Ethereum development on mobile.
Testing Lottie Animations in Jetpack Compose
Jordi Coll Marin from Just Eat Takeaway reveals a testing challenge most Android devs overlook: how do you verify a Lottie animation actually completes when it only runs for half a second?
Swift at Apple: Migrating Password Monitoring Service from Java
Apple's Password Monitoring team just shared something remarkable: they rewrote their entire backend service from Java to Swift and the results are staggering. This isn't a client-side migration story—it's billions of daily server requests getting dramatically faster.