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How to Improve Android App Performance

Better Engineers • 0 implied HN points • 22 Apr 24
🕹 Technology App Development Performance User Experience Android Software Engineering
  1. Identify and monitor app performance issues, like slow rendering and frozen frames, to enhance user experience. It's important to keep the app responsive to avoid losing users.
  2. Use tools like Firebase Performance Monitoring to track performance data and identify problems, such as long UI thread operations that can cause jank.
  3. Implement strategies to improve performance, like using View Stubs for loading UI components on demand and avoiding long tasks on the main thread, which can make the app freeze.

My experience building an app entirely via an LLM

Talking to Computers: The Email • 0 implied HN points • 14 Aug 24
🕹 Technology AI Tools Software Development User Experience Iterative design App Development Code Quality
  1. Using AI tools like Claude can speed up app development, especially for small coding tasks. But, it's not perfect and sometimes leads to unexpected issues.
  2. Designing the app can be tough, as AI might not help much with styling. You might end up doing more work to fix design flaws after the initial code is generated.
  3. Even when using an AI, having some coding knowledge is important. You still need to understand what changes to make and how to fix problems that come up.

Dating apps shift to friendship as user fatigue leads to major declines

philsiarri • 0 implied HN points • 14 Nov 24
🕹 Technology Dating Apps User Behavior Social media Market Trends App Development Digital Communication
  1. Dating apps are changing their focus from finding romantic partners to building friendships, as many users are getting tired of dating apps. For example, Bumble created Bumble For Friends and gained a lot of new users quickly.
  2. Despite launching friendship features, major dating apps like Bumble and Tinder are experiencing drops in user numbers. Bumble lost 8% and Tinder lost 16%, showing that user engagement is a real issue.
  3. There is big competition in the friendship app space, with new platforms that cater to people looking for group activities or travel buddies. Some experts think that getting involved in local events might be a better way to make friends than using these apps.

Season 4 - Newsletter 06 —> Going from 0 to 0.1 in Product in an AI world

Product Hustle Stack Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 13 Nov 24
🕹 Technology AI Development Product Management User Experience Entrepreneurship App Development
  1. Building an app using AI can feel easy with all the tools available, but it's crucial to clearly define the problem you want to solve before jumping in. If you focus too much on creating, you might miss the real issue that needs addressing.
  2. Always aim for that 'Aha' moment for users while developing your product. If it doesn't bring joy or clarity to them, it may be worth going back to the drawing board and seeking honest feedback.
  3. Developing a product can be emotionally challenging. Recognizing your feelings during the process is important for navigating both the technical and personal hurdles that come with entrepreneurship.