I am a web developer who dabbles in mobile development from time to time. You can find me on Twitter @joyceechessa to see what I’m up to.
Joyce's articles
Building a Facebook Chat Bot with Node and Heroku
By Joyce Echessa,
Create a simple Facebook Chat bot that responds to movie queries from users via Facebook messenger. Joyce Echessa steps you through the process in detail.
Using the YouTube API to Embed Video in an Android App
By Joyce Echessa,
Joyce Echessa shows how to use the YouTube API to embed video into an Adroid App.
Creating a Backend for Your iOS App Using Firebase
By Joyce Echessa,
Firebase provides all the backend infrastructure you need for your mobile app. This tutorial shows you how to integrate it into an iOS app.
Creating a Cloud Backend for Your Android App Using Firebase
By Joyce Echessa,
With Parse shutting in January 2017, Joyce Echessa looks at alternatives, such as using Firebase as a cloud backend for your Android app.
Adding Maps to an Android App with Google Play Services
By Joyce Echessa,
Joyce Echessa shows how to use Google Play Services to add highly interactive maps to an Android app.
Google Play Services for Location and Activity Recognition
By Joyce Echessa,
Joyce Echessa looks at using Google Play services for recognising user location and activity in apps.
Face Detection in Android with Google Play Services
By Joyce Echessa,
Joyce Echessa shows how to use the face detection features of the Google Play Services library for detecting faces and facial features in images and video.
Material Design with the Android Design Support Library
By Joyce Echessa,
Joyce Echessa demonstrates how the Android Design Support library can bring Material Design to older Android versions.
Android Design Anti-Patterns and Common Pitfalls
By Joyce Echessa,
Designing for mobile is as much about meeting user expectation as it is about screen sizes. Joyce looks at the most common Android design anti-patterns.
How to Develop a Music Streaming Android App
By Joyce Echessa,
Joyce Echessa shows us how to use the Android Multimedia Framework to develop a fully featured music streaming app.