When Android developers need to display a web page in their apps, most folks tend to opt for WebViews. But I recently came across a situation in a hybrid mobile app that required Chrome Custom Tabs (CCTs) instead, specifically for Android login flows.
You Are Here: How Teams Make Product Decisions
Mar 14th, 2025 | Nick Wilkinson • Development
In 2007, I was lost. Not existentially, just geographically. I was somewhere in northern Italy, wandering through narrow and unmarked roads. This was still roughly the pre-smartphone era, and my “learn Italian by singing” CDs proved less useful for communicating than for embarrassing myself.
Setting Sail for Adventures with Build It Days
Aug 29th, 2024 | Brendan Lensink • Steamclock
There are countless reasons to shy away from adventure. That Kraken over there can’t wait to tear our ship apart. “Adventure” sounds like it’ll interfere with second breakfast, no? And won’t this journey cause our team’s productivity to dip?
Our New Managing Director
Apr 29th, 2024 | Allen Pike • Steamclock
It’s easy to start a company, relatively speaking. What’s much harder is to build it into something that lasts.
A NiceArchitecture for SwiftUI
Apr 5th, 2024 | Brendan Lensink • Releases
Since its introduction at WWDC in 2019, SwiftUI has powered an exciting step forward in building native UIs.
Assembling The Feedback Wizard
Dec 20th, 2023 | Jenn Cooper • Development
Large Language Models (LLMs), like GPT-4, are great generalists.
The Feedback Wizard
Aug 28th, 2023 | Erica Leong • Releases
Ever struggle with giving constructive feedback to a coworker, worried about how it’d land? Do you ever wish you could just open up your thoughts to someone – like Gandalf, if he were practiced at managerial coaching – and have them magic that feedback out of thin air?
Case Study: Ridwell
Jul 24th, 2023 | Leia Kim • Case Studies
Ridwell has an admirable and ambitious vision — to make it as easy as possible to sustainably reuse and recycle your hard-to-recycle items.
Introducing: NiceComponents
Jan 30th, 2023 | Brendan Lensink • Releases
If you’re anything like us, you spend a lot of time thinking about and building UI.
Walk the Line: iOS Account Deletion
Dec 14th, 2022 | Nick Wilkinson • Development
If you have a strong fear of rejection, developing apps might not be for you.
The Good, the Bad, and the Fungible
Dec 2nd, 2022 | Brendan Lensink • Development
Early this year, it seemed like everywhere you turned people were hyping NFTs. I knew NFTs were having a moment when not only did the San Francisco 49ers release an NFT, but my mom started asking me what those ‘internet pictures’ were that everyone was so worked up about.
It Shipped That Way
Nov 18th, 2022 | Erica Leong • Releases
Love learning what it takes to ship great products? Well, we have the show for you.
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