<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Dave Sebek: Writing</title><description>Articles and notes on technology, creativity, and whatever else is on my mind.</description><link>https://davesebek.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>Building Gourd to Death: a fighting game inside Rive</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/building-gourd-to-death/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/building-gourd-to-death/</guid><description>From pumpkin character art to a 3D fighter, with Rive state machines, a Luau combat engine, and build-time fixes for sliding feet and uneven motion.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Technical</category><category>Rive</category><category>Game development</category><category>3D</category><category>Animation</category><category>GPU Canvas</category></item><item><title>Building Gourdgeous: a pumpkin designer in Rive</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/building-gourdgeous/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/building-gourdgeous/</guid><description>How I built a jack-o’-lantern editor with Rive GPU Canvas and Codex, from procedural carving and candlelight to motion, local saves, and image export.</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Technical</category><category>Creative tools</category><category>Rive</category><category>Procedural graphics</category><category>Art direction</category><category>Interaction design</category></item><item><title>Building Fluxgate: live radio shaped by solar wind</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/building-fluxgate/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/building-fluxgate/</guid><description>How I built Fluxgate using solar wind data, Google Lyria, and AzuraCast, with a Rive play button and themes inspired by aerospace.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Technical</category><category>Generative audio</category><category>Systems design</category><category>Interaction design</category><category>Rive</category><category>Theming</category></item><item><title>Building Hella! Pads: generative audio inside a DAW</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/building-hella-pads/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/building-hella-pads/</guid><description>How I built an eight-pad instrument with Stability AI, JUCE, and Rive, from cloud sample generation to playback, editing, and export.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Technical</category><category>Audio engineering</category><category>JUCE</category><category>Generative audio</category><category>Interaction design</category><category>Rive</category></item><item><title>BYO Claude &amp; ChatGPT, Supabase Backend, Theme and Typography Editing + more!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/updates/byo-claude-chatgpt-supabase-backend-theme-typography-editing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/updates/byo-claude-chatgpt-supabase-backend-theme-typography-editing/</guid><description>BYO Claude &amp; ChatGPT, Supabase Backend, Theme and Typography Editing + more!. Bring your own Claude (Pro/Max) or ChatGPT subscription so the AI agent runs on your plan instead of Draftbit credits.…</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Building LLMster: a native client for local models</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/building-llmster/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/building-llmster/</guid><description>How I built an iPhone and iPad app for LM Studio, from streaming Markdown and voice chat to scroll behavior and portable conversations.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Technical</category><category>SwiftUI</category><category>Local AI</category><category>Streaming</category><category>Interaction design</category><category>iOS</category></item><item><title>Building Trident: a shared workspace for AI and documents</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/building-trident/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/building-trident/</guid><description>How I built a desktop workspace for drafting and reviewing with different AI models, with local documents, semantic search, and direct provider connections.</description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Technical</category><category>Desktop applications</category><category>Electron</category><category>AI</category><category>Local-first software</category><category>Interaction design</category></item><item><title>Building InterimAPI: a working API before the backend</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/building-interimapi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/building-interimapi/</guid><description>How I built a tool for prototyping with realistic data, from configurable generators and SQLite databases to REST queries and a visual schema builder.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Technical</category><category>Developer tools</category><category>Laravel</category><category>Vue</category><category>API design</category><category>Prototyping</category></item><item><title>REST APIs, BYO Keys for Everyone, Expo 54 + more!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/updates/rest-apis-byo-keys-for-everyone-expo-54/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/updates/rest-apis-byo-keys-for-everyone-expo-54/</guid><description>REST APIs, BYO Keys for Everyone, Expo 54 + more!. REST APIs are now available to every user, with one-click setup for popular services like Webflow, Shopify, Xano, Supabase, and more.…</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>New Tasks Board, Earn Free Credits + more!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/updates/new-tasks-board-earn-free-credits-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/updates/new-tasks-board-earn-free-credits-more/</guid><description>New Tasks Board, Earn Free Credits + more!. Tasks are now available to everyone — track, organize, delegate, and start work from a shared task board inside the Builder. Earn Credits is fully…</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Opus 4.7, Web Apps in Beta + more!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/updates/opus-4-7-web-apps-in-beta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/updates/opus-4-7-web-apps-in-beta/</guid><description>Opus 4.7, Web Apps in Beta + more!. Claude Opus 4.7 is here with sharper multi-step reasoning and more reliable tool use inside the sandbox. Web Apps are now in beta on a brand-new stack — React…</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Public Share Pages, Publish From Staging + more!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/updates/public-share-pages-prompt-polish-publish-from-staging-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/updates/public-share-pages-prompt-polish-publish-from-staging-more/</guid><description>Public Share Pages, Publish From Staging + more!. You can now create a public share page for any app — no sign-in required for viewers. iOS and Android publishing now works from the staging…</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Smarter Code Editor, Faster Startup + more!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/updates/smarter-code-editor-faster-startup-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/updates/smarter-code-editor-faster-startup-more/</guid><description>Smarter Code Editor, Faster Startup + more!. The code editor now has full TypeScript autocomplete and hover types. Theme color pickers pull from your actual theme files. And sandbox startup is…</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>MCP Integrations, Screen Design Blocks, Updated Agents and Models + more!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/updates/mcp-integrations-screen-design-blocks-updated-agents-and-models-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/updates/mcp-integrations-screen-design-blocks-updated-agents-and-models-more/</guid><description>MCP Integrations, Screen Design Blocks, Updated Agents and Models + more!. The latest releases include a ton of improvements, fixes, and some big additions - check it out!</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Saved Prompts, Better Git History + more!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/updates/saved-prompts-better-git-history-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/updates/saved-prompts-better-git-history-more/</guid><description>Saved Prompts, Better Git History + more!. These are all about reducing friction, speeding up common workflows, and giving you better visibility into what’s happening inside your app as it evolves.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Upgrade: Expo 52 to 53</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/upgrade-expo-52-to-53/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/upgrade-expo-52-to-53/</guid><description>Upgrade: Expo 52 to 53. Hey everyone! Recently we rolled out an upgrade of the underlying framework that powers Draftbit apps - moving from Expo version 52 to 53.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Design Blocks, Environment Variables + Claude Code</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/updates/design-blocks-environments-variables-and-claude-code/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/updates/design-blocks-environments-variables-and-claude-code/</guid><description>Design Blocks, Environment Variables + Claude Code. The latest releases include a ton of improvements, fixes, and some big additions - check it out!</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Expo 53 Now Available</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/expo-53-now-available/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/expo-53-now-available/</guid><description>Expo 53 Now Available. We’ve recently migrated all apps that were still using Expo 51 over to Expo 52 and also added Expo 53 to the available Expo SDK versions as a pre-release. You can begin…</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Expo Router and Moving to Expo 52</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/expo-router-and-upgrade-to-expo-52/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/expo-router-and-upgrade-to-expo-52/</guid><description>Expo Router and Moving to Expo 52. Hey everyone! I’ve got some updates, let’s dive into what’s new.</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Introducing Draftbit v2!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/updates/introducing-draftbit-v2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/updates/introducing-draftbit-v2/</guid><description>Introducing Draftbit v2!. Welcome to the next generation of Draftbit!</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Collect, unify, and manage user data with Segment</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/collect-unify-and-manage-user-data-with-segment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/collect-unify-and-manage-user-data-with-segment/</guid><description>Collect, unify, and manage user data with Segment. Hey everyone, today we released our first official Integration for Segment.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Draftbit v2.335.4 Release Notes</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-335-4-release-notes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-335-4-release-notes/</guid><description>Draftbit v2.335.4 Release Notes. When clicking to Add New Service from the API Request Action, the Action Editor wasn’t closing.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Draftbit v2.335.3 Release Notes</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-335-3-release-notes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-335-3-release-notes/</guid><description>Draftbit v2.335.3 Release Notes. Use latest Expo + React Native versions for Expo 52 which addresses some Expo 52 build failures</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Draftbit v2.335.2 Release Notes</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-335-2-release-notes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-335-2-release-notes/</guid><description>Draftbit v2.335.2 Release Notes. Added a new Cache Key Data prop to the Image component. The Cache Key is a unique identifier for the image used to invalidate the cache when the Cache Policy prop…</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Draftbit v2.335.1 Release Notes</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-335-1-release-notes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-335-1-release-notes/</guid><description>Draftbit v2.335.1 Release Notes. Duplicating some Actions was causing an error</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Expo 52 Now Available</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/expo-52-now-available/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/expo-52-now-available/</guid><description>Expo 52 Now Available. We’ve recently migrated all apps that were still using Expo 50 over to Expo 51 and also added Expo 52 to the available Expo SDK versions as a pre-release. You can begin…</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Draftbit v2.334.0 Release Notes</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-334-0-release-notes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-334-0-release-notes/</guid><description>Draftbit v2.334.0 Release Notes. The last published version number is now displayed for each environment in the publish menu</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Draftbit v2.333.5 Release Notes</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-333-5-release-notes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-333-5-release-notes/</guid><description>Draftbit v2.333.5 Release Notes. PWAs had unexpected bottom spacing on iOS</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Draftbit v2.333.4 Release Notes</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-333-4-release-notes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-333-4-release-notes/</guid><description>Draftbit v2.333.4 Release Notes. We’ve been playing whack-a-mole with a bug in an underlying package preventing keys from items in nested Lists from showing up in the variable dropdown - but looks…</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Draftbit v2.333.3 Release Notes</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/mar-12th-2025-release-notes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/mar-12th-2025-release-notes/</guid><description>Draftbit v2.333.3 Release Notes. We’ve made it easier to use NPM packages you’ve added to your project from within your Functions. There’s a new Configuration option for Functions where you can…</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Draftbit v2.333.0 Release Notes</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-333-0-release-notes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-333-0-release-notes/</guid><description>Draftbit v2.333.0 Release Notes. We&apos;ve brought the 3-in-1 view back to the Preview page. With this update you can again preview and test your app in all 3 mobile and tablet previews for iOS,…</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Draftbit v2.332.1 Release Notes</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-332-1-release-notes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-332-1-release-notes/</guid><description>Draftbit v2.332.1 Release Notes. We rolled out some initial changes we’re making to the Dashboard layout and have also added a new Videos page</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Draftbit v2.331.7 Release Notes</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-331-7-release-notes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-331-7-release-notes/</guid><description>Draftbit v2.331.7 Release Notes. Improved loading of Theme Gallery on Themes page</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Upgrade: Expo 50 to 51</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/upgrade-expo-50-to-51/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/upgrade-expo-50-to-51/</guid><description>Upgrade: Expo 50 to 51. Hey everyone! Recently we rolled out an upgrade of the underlying framework that powers Draftbit apps - moving from Expo version 50 to 51.Expo 51 includes new features,…</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Draftbit v2.331.2 Release Notes</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-331-2-release-notes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-331-2-release-notes/</guid><description>Draftbit v2.331.2 Release Notes. Recently we worked on some improvements to make publications even faster. Unfortunately, those changes did not perform as we expected once in production so we’ve…</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Draftbit v2.330.13 Release Notes</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-330-13-release-notes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-330-13-release-notes/</guid><description>Draftbit v2.330.13 Release Notes. There’s a new Action named Set Color Scheme that you can use to force your app into dark or light mode regardless of the device setting</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Draftbit v2.330.11 Release Notes</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-330-4-release-notes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-330-4-release-notes/</guid><description>Draftbit v2.330.11 Release Notes. Fixed several different issues related to publishing that popped up after some recent changes. Please let us know if you experience any lingering issues.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Draftbit v2.330.2 Release Notes</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-330-2-release-notes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-330-2-release-notes/</guid><description>Draftbit v2.330.2 Release Notes. Fixed Header Mode and Transparent props for Navigation Headers not being applied properly.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Draftbit v2.330.1 Release Notes</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-330-1-release-notes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-330-1-release-notes/</guid><description>Draftbit v2.330.1 Release Notes. Fixed an issue with Expo Image blurhash causing a red screen on Web</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Draftbit v2.330.0 Release Notes</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-330-0-release-notes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-v2-330-0-release-notes/</guid><description>Draftbit v2.330.0 Release Notes. The Image component has been upgraded to use Expo Image under the hood. This adds several new props to the Image component and it also supports .webp and .svg images.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Themes, Block Gallery, App Backups, Expo 51 + more!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/themes-block-gallery-app-backups-expo-51-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/themes-block-gallery-app-backups-expo-51-more/</guid><description>Themes, Block Gallery, App Backups, Expo 51 + more!. Hey everyone, happy new year! I hope 2025 is a great year for you. It’s that time again - here’s what’s new.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Drawer Navigator, Lottie Animations, Timer, and More</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/drawer-navigator-lottie-animations-timer-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/drawer-navigator-lottie-animations-timer-and-more/</guid><description>Drawer Navigator, Lottie Animations, Timer, and More. Hey everyone, I’m back with more goodies! Check it out 🙂</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Endpoint Updates, Block Improvements, Import OpenAPI Schema, Expo 50 + more!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/what-s-new-july-2024-9b5d31/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/what-s-new-july-2024-9b5d31/</guid><description>Endpoint Updates, Block Improvements, Import OpenAPI Schema, Expo 50 + more!. What’s up fam! I hope everyone’s happy, healthy, and safe out there. It’s been a little quiet lately - but that’s…</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Upgrade: Expo 49 to 50</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/upgrade-expo-49-to-50/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/upgrade-expo-49-to-50/</guid><description>Upgrade: Expo 49 to 50. Hey everyone! Today we rolled out an upgrade of the underlying framework that powers Draftbit apps - moving from Expo version 49 to 50.Expo 50 includes new features,…</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>A Beginner&apos;s Comparison of React Native and Flutter: Why You Should Choose React Native</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/a-beginners-comparison-of-react-native-and-flutter-why-you-should-choose-react-native/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/a-beginners-comparison-of-react-native-and-flutter-why-you-should-choose-react-native/</guid><description>A Beginner&apos;s Comparison of React Native and Flutter: Why You Should Choose React Native. When it comes to building mobile apps that work seamlessly on both iOS and Android, the choices often boil…</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Blog articles</category></item><item><title>Updated Draftbit Builder UI</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/updated-draftbit-builder-ui/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/updated-draftbit-builder-ui/</guid><description>Updated Draftbit Builder UI. Hey everyone! We’ve just released some freshly baked UI updates for our Builder. It’s not a huge overhaul, but a few key elements have moved. Take a look at the quick…</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Header Buttons, Tab Navigator Blocks, Code Assistant + More!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/header-buttons-custom-bottom-tab-navigator-code-assistant-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/header-buttons-custom-bottom-tab-navigator-code-assistant-more/</guid><description>Header Buttons, Tab Navigator Blocks, Code Assistant + More!. Hey everyone! As you can tell from the title, we have a few new things to share so let’s check it out.</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Detach Block Instances, Copy/Paste Components, Draftbot &amp; more!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/detach-block-instances-copy-paste-components/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/detach-block-instances-copy-paste-components/</guid><description>Detach Block Instances, Copy/Paste Components, Draftbot &amp; more!. Hey everyone! I’ve got a few new features for you plus lots of fixes and improvements. 🤗</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Upgrade: Expo 48 to 49</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/upgrade-expo-48-to-49/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/upgrade-expo-48-to-49/</guid><description>Upgrade: Expo 48 to 49. Hey everyone! Today we rolled out an upgrade of the underlying framework that powers Draftbit apps - moving from Expo 48 to 49.Expo 49 includes new features, functionality,…</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Expo 49 Available for Testing</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/important-upgrade-expo-48-to-49/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/important-upgrade-expo-48-to-49/</guid><description>Expo 49 Available for Testing. We’ve recently added Expo 49 to the available Expo SDK versions as a pre-release. You can begin testing your apps on this new version.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>How Low-Code App Builders Improve Internal Processes</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/unleashing-the-power-of-low-code-app-builders-for-internal-processes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/unleashing-the-power-of-low-code-app-builders-for-internal-processes/</guid><description>How Low-Code App Builders Improve Internal Processes. Learn how teams can use AI-assisted low-code app builders like Draftbit to create internal tools, connect existing data, reduce IT backlog,…</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Blog articles</category></item><item><title>Blocks get super powers, upgrade discount + more!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/reusable-blocks-now-with-super-powers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/reusable-blocks-now-with-super-powers/</guid><description>Blocks get super powers, upgrade discount + more!. Hey everyone, we hope you all had a safe and happy new year celebration. We’re really excited about 2024 and look forward to bringing you lots of…</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Navigating the Rough Seas to Find Product-Market Fit for Your App</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/navigating-the-rough-seas-to-find-product-market-fit-for-your-app/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/navigating-the-rough-seas-to-find-product-market-fit-for-your-app/</guid><description>Navigating the Rough Seas to Find Product-Market Fit for Your App. Finding Product-Market Fit is no easy feat, but with a mix of clarity, customer focus, and constant iteration, you&apos;ll be sailing…</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Blog articles</category></item><item><title>Goodbye Action Stack, Hello Action Editor!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/goodbye-action-stack-hello-action-editor/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/goodbye-action-stack-hello-action-editor/</guid><description>Goodbye Action Stack, Hello Action Editor!. The day has finally arrived fellow Drafties. We say so-long to the Action Stack and welcome its successor - Action Editor!</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Why Mobile App Startup Founders Should Consider No-Code Development Tools</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/why-mobile-app-startup-founders-should-consider-no-code-development-tools/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/why-mobile-app-startup-founders-should-consider-no-code-development-tools/</guid><description>Why Mobile App Startup Founders Should Consider No-Code Development Tools. In this blog post, we will explore why mobile app startup founders should seriously consider using no-code development…</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Blog articles</category></item><item><title>Better API Response Handling, Publishing Environments, New Components + More!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/better-api-response-handling-pin-input-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/better-api-response-handling-pin-input-and-more/</guid><description>Better API Response Handling, Publishing Environments, New Components + More!. Hey everyone — this could be the biggest release we’ve ever had. Get ready, here’s what’s new at Draftbit!</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Important Upgrade: Expo 47 to 48</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/important-upgrade-expo-47-to-48/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/important-upgrade-expo-47-to-48/</guid><description>Important Upgrade: Expo 47 to 48. Hey everyone! I&apos;ve got an important update to go over. Today we rolled out an upgrade of the underlying framework that powers Draftbit apps - moving from Expo 47…</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Section List, Progress Indicators, Map Upgrades, and more!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/section-list-progress-indicators-map-upgrades-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/section-list-progress-indicators-map-upgrades-and-more/</guid><description>Section List, Progress Indicators, Map Upgrades, and more!. Hey everyone! We had a big release the other day with a lot of improvements, and new components. Let’s check it out!</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>5 Funding Options Mobile App Startups Should Consider</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/5-funding-options-mobile-app-startups-should-consider/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/5-funding-options-mobile-app-startups-should-consider/</guid><description>5 Funding Options Mobile App Startups Should Consider. In this blog post, we will explore five funding options that mobile app startups should consider to secure the necessary capital for their…</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Blog articles</category></item><item><title>Common Best Practices for Smartphone App UI/UX Design</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/common-best-practices-for-smartphone-app-ui-ux-design/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/common-best-practices-for-smartphone-app-ui-ux-design/</guid><description>Common Best Practices for Smartphone App UI/UX Design. In this blog post, we will explore some common best practices for creating a compelling and user-friendly UI/UX for smartphone apps.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Blog articles</category></item><item><title>Strategies for User Acquisition and Retention in the Mobile App Market</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/strategies-for-user-acquisition-and-retention-in-the-mobile-app-market/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/strategies-for-user-acquisition-and-retention-in-the-mobile-app-market/</guid><description>Strategies for User Acquisition and Retention in the Mobile App Market. Proven strategies for acquiring and retaining mobile app users, from ASO and influencer marketing to push notifications.</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Blog articles</category></item><item><title>Top 6 Mobile App Wireframe and Prototyping Tools</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/top-6-mobile-app-wireframe-and-prototyping-tools/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/top-6-mobile-app-wireframe-and-prototyping-tools/</guid><description>Top 6 Mobile App Wireframe and Prototyping Tools. These invaluable resources empower app designers and developers to bring their concepts to life, allowing them to create interactive and…</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Blog articles</category></item><item><title>Swipeable List, Table, New App Limits, and other cool stuff!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/swipeable-list-table-and-other-cool-stuff/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/swipeable-list-table-and-other-cool-stuff/</guid><description>Swipeable List, Table, New App Limits, and other cool stuff!. Hey all - new component drop incoming! We&apos;ve added a few more components and have also made a lot of minor improvements and fixes over…</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Dynamic Styling is here!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/dynamic-styling/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/dynamic-styling/</guid><description>Dynamic Styling is here!. Ever wanted to set a style prop from a variable or value from an API? Well, now you can!All of the style props on our components can now be set dynamically by clicking on…</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Deck Swiper, Tab View, Bottom Sheet, and more!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/deck-swiper-tab-view-bottom-sheet-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/deck-swiper-tab-view-bottom-sheet-and-more/</guid><description>Deck Swiper, Tab View, Bottom Sheet, and more!. Hey everyone! We recently released some cool new components. Here&apos;s a rundown of what&apos;s new.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Important Upgrade: Expo 46 to 47</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/upgrading-to-expo-47/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/upgrading-to-expo-47/</guid><description>Important Upgrade: Expo 46 to 47. Your existing apps will remain on Expo 46 for the next few weeks and continue to work as they did. Starting May 1st, we&apos;ll upgrade all existing apps that haven&apos;t…</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Adaptive Design</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/adaptive-styles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/adaptive-styles/</guid><description>Adaptive Design. Hey everyone! I&apos;m really happy to announce that we&apos;ve released a set of new features which will let you preview your app and apply styling based on the device size. Device…</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Emergency Maintenance (Feb 28, 16:00 - 17:00 CST)</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/emergency-maintenance-feb-28-16-00-16-30-cst/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/emergency-maintenance-feb-28-16-00-16-30-cst/</guid><description>Emergency Maintenance (Feb 28, 16:00 - 17:00 CST). 5:22pm CST: Everything should be back to normal, and hopefully a bit faster! If you have issues, reach out to help@draftbit.com. We will be…</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Introducing Live Collaboration!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/introducing-live-collaboration/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/introducing-live-collaboration/</guid><description>Introducing Live Collaboration!. As you can see in the video, there is now an indicator on each Screen in the list showing the avatars of the team members who are currently viewing the Screens in…</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Pull-to-Refresh, Infinite Scroll, LongPress, Masonry Grid, and more!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/pull-to-refresh-infinite-loading-masonry-grid-longpress-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/pull-to-refresh-infinite-loading-masonry-grid-longpress-and-more/</guid><description>Pull-to-Refresh, Infinite Scroll, LongPress, Masonry Grid, and more!. Hey everyone!We&apos;ve had our heads down working hard to get new features and improvements into your hands asap. This is a BIG…</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Mobile App Design Trends That Matter Now</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/top-mobile-app-design-trends-going-into-2023/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/top-mobile-app-design-trends-going-into-2023/</guid><description>Mobile App Design Trends That Matter Now. Explore current mobile app design trends, from AI-assisted UX and adaptive interfaces to accessibility, trust, motion, design systems, and real build…</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Blog articles</category></item><item><title>A Practical Playbook for Building Mobile Apps with Low-Code and AI</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/achieving-success-with-mobile-app-development-using-low-code-platforms-tips-and-best-practices/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/achieving-success-with-mobile-app-development-using-low-code-platforms-tips-and-best-practices/</guid><description>A Practical Playbook for Building Mobile Apps with Low-Code and AI. Use this low-code mobile app development playbook to scope smarter, build faster with AI, connect real data, test on devices,…</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Blog articles</category></item><item><title>How Non-Developers Can Build Real Mobile Apps with AI and Low-Code</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/empowering-non-developers-to-build-mobile-apps-with-low-code-platforms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/empowering-non-developers-to-build-mobile-apps-with-low-code-platforms/</guid><description>How Non-Developers Can Build Real Mobile Apps with AI and Low-Code. Learn how non-developers can use AI-assisted low-code platforms like Draftbit to build, iterate, and launch real mobile apps…</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Blog articles</category></item><item><title>How AI and Low-Code Simplify Mobile App Development Workflows</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/how-low-code-platforms-can-simplify-your-mobile-app-development-workflow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/how-low-code-platforms-can-simplify-your-mobile-app-development-workflow/</guid><description>How AI and Low-Code Simplify Mobile App Development Workflows. See how AI-assisted low-code platforms simplify mobile app development with templates, visual editing, integrations, live preview,…</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Blog articles</category></item><item><title>Low-Code vs. Traditional Mobile App Development: How to Choose</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/low-code-platforms-vs-traditional-mobile-app-development-which-is-right-for-you/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/low-code-platforms-vs-traditional-mobile-app-development-which-is-right-for-you/</guid><description>Low-Code vs. Traditional Mobile App Development: How to Choose. Compare low-code, AI-assisted app builders, expert services, and traditional mobile development so you can choose the right path for…</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Blog articles</category></item><item><title>Maximizing efficiency and productivity with Expo dev tools</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/maximizing-efficiency-and-productivity-with-expo-dev-tools/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/maximizing-efficiency-and-productivity-with-expo-dev-tools/</guid><description>Maximizing efficiency and productivity with Expo dev tools. Explore how Expo dev tools boost mobile development productivity with faster setup, built-in APIs, and seamless deployment.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Blog articles</category></item><item><title>Real-World Examples of Successful React Native Mobile Apps</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/real-world-examples-of-successful-react-native-mobile-apps/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/real-world-examples-of-successful-react-native-mobile-apps/</guid><description>Real-World Examples of Successful React Native Mobile Apps. See how Facebook, Airbnb, UberEATS, Walmart, and Bloomberg use React Native to power their high-performance mobile apps.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Blog articles</category></item><item><title>Low-Code for Enterprise Mobile App Development: Speed Without Lock-In</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/the-advantages-of-using-low-code-platforms-for-enterprise-mobile-app-development/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/the-advantages-of-using-low-code-platforms-for-enterprise-mobile-app-development/</guid><description>Low-Code for Enterprise Mobile App Development: Speed Without Lock-In. See how AI-assisted low-code platforms help enterprise teams ship mobile apps faster while preserving source code access,…</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Blog articles</category></item><item><title>How Development Agencies Can Use Low-Code Without Sacrificing Quality</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/the-benefits-of-using-low-code-tools-at-development-agencies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/the-benefits-of-using-low-code-tools-at-development-agencies/</guid><description>How Development Agencies Can Use Low-Code Without Sacrificing Quality. Learn how agencies can use AI-assisted low-code tools like Draftbit to protect margins, speed up mobile delivery, improve…</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Blog articles</category></item><item><title>How to Lower the Cost of Mobile App Development Without Losing Control</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/the-cost-effective-solution-developing-mobile-apps-with-low-code-platforms/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/the-cost-effective-solution-developing-mobile-apps-with-low-code-platforms/</guid><description>How to Lower the Cost of Mobile App Development Without Losing Control. Learn how AI-assisted low-code platforms like Draftbit lower mobile app development costs while preserving code access,…</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Blog articles</category></item><item><title>Why React Native is the Future of Mobile App Development</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/why-react-native-is-the-future-of-mobile-app-development/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/why-react-native-is-the-future-of-mobile-app-development/</guid><description>Why React Native is the Future of Mobile App Development. Why React Native leads mobile app development with native performance, shared codebases, and strong community support.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Blog articles</category></item><item><title>Chained Transforms, Duplicate Apps, and more!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/chained-transforms-duplicate-apps-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/chained-transforms-duplicate-apps-and-more/</guid><description>Chained Transforms, Duplicate Apps, and more!. Hey everyone! I&apos;ve got a quick update for you - today we released a few new features!</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>How to choose the best BaaS for your native mobile app</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/how-to-choose-the-best-baas-for-your-native-mobile-app/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/blog/how-to-choose-the-best-baas-for-your-native-mobile-app/</guid><description>How to choose the best BaaS for your native mobile app. Compare backend-as-a-service options for your mobile app. Evaluate features, performance, security, pricing, and ease of use.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Blog articles</category></item><item><title>Render your lists in a flash with FlashList!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/render-your-lists-in-a-flash-with-flashlist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/render-your-lists-in-a-flash-with-flashlist/</guid><description>Render your lists in a flash with FlashList!. Hi everyone! We&apos;ve added a new component - FlashList!FlashList is a React Native component that is intended as a replacement for FlatList, which is…</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Introducing...Custom Files!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/introducing-custom-files/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/introducing-custom-files/</guid><description>Introducing...Custom Files!. We’ve got a big update for all you custom coders today that I think you’re really gonna love!</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Draftbit Preview App Public Beta</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-preview-app-public-beta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/draftbit-preview-app-public-beta/</guid><description>Draftbit Preview App Public Beta. Hey Everyone!We&apos;re excited to share more about the new Draftbit Preview app today. While we&apos;ve had an alpha version in the works, we&apos;re now moving this app into…</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Come work at Draftbit as a Low-Code Backend Specialist!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/come-work-at-draftbit-as-a-low-code-backend-specialist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/come-work-at-draftbit-as-a-low-code-backend-specialist/</guid><description>Come work at Draftbit as a Low-Code Backend Specialist!. We are looking for someone with experience developing in low-code back-end software like Xano, Supabase and Backendless. This is a 40…</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Global Functions and Action Logging are now available!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/global-functions-and-action-logging-are-now-available/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/global-functions-and-action-logging-are-now-available/</guid><description>Global Functions and Action Logging are now available!. Hey everyone! We&apos;ve got a quick update for you.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>We&apos;re hiring Success Engineers!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/we-re-hiring-success-engineers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/we-re-hiring-success-engineers/</guid><description>We&apos;re hiring Success Engineers!. We are a looking for a customer success engineer to partner with our clients to help build their apps in Draftbit. This is a 40 hour/week, contractor position.…</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>No-code Push Notifications</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/no-code-push-notifications/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/no-code-push-notifications/</guid><description>No-code Push Notifications. This release also comes with 3 new notification-related Actions</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>New Actions: Select File and Show Alert!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/new-actions-select-file-and-show-alert/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/new-actions-select-file-and-show-alert/</guid><description>New Actions: Select File and Show Alert!. We just rolled out two new Actions that you can trigger from any Action Stack.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Video Chat Optimized WebView</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/video-chat-optimized-webview/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/video-chat-optimized-webview/</guid><description>Video Chat Optimized WebView. We’ve added some optimizations to the WebView component which allows you to now use it to embed web-based video chat clients! There are several services which offer…</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Improved Transform Functions</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/improved-transform-functions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/improved-transform-functions/</guid><description>Improved Transform Functions. Hey, Draftbit Family! We’ve released some new improvements that give you greater control and flexibility when using Functions to transform your data. Thanks to Allen…</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Maps are Here!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/maps-are-here/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/maps-are-here/</guid><description>Maps are Here!. The third and final component is the Map Callout. This component is used to create a custom callout/tooltip that is displayed when the marker is tapped/clicked and it gets nested…</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>New System Variables: Is Online, Is Android, Is iOS...</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/new-system-variables-is-online-is-android-is-ios/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/new-system-variables-is-online-is-android-is-ios/</guid><description>New System Variables: Is Online, Is Android, Is iOS.... We recently added some new super-handy System Variables!Is OnlineGreat for showing an in-app notification when the user&apos;s device is…</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Improved JSON Data Handling</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/improved-json-data-handling/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/improved-json-data-handling/</guid><description>Improved JSON Data Handling. We recently added some improvements to what you can do with JSON data in your Draftbit apps. Previously, you could only send JSON data to a List component that you…</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>What&apos;s New (Apr 7, 2022): Download images to Device, Upload images to Backendless, and more</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/what-s-new-apr-7-2022-download-images-to-device-upload-images-to-backendless-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/what-s-new-apr-7-2022-download-images-to-device-upload-images-to-backendless-and-more/</guid><description>What&apos;s New (Apr 7, 2022): Download images to Device, Upload images to Backendless, and more. Hey Community 👋Check out what&apos;s been going on at Draftbit...</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>What&apos;s New (Mar 24, 2022): Xano Auth Starter App, Low-code Timer Component, and more</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/what-s-new-mar-24-2022-xano-auth-starter-app-low-code-timer-component-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/what-s-new-mar-24-2022-xano-auth-starter-app-low-code-timer-component-and-more/</guid><description>What&apos;s New (Mar 24, 2022): Xano Auth Starter App, Low-code Timer Component, and more. Hey Community 👋Check out what’s been going on at Draftbit</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Refetch Data Action and Fetch Poll Interval!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/refetch-data-action-and-fetch-poll-interval/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/refetch-data-action-and-fetch-poll-interval/</guid><description>Refetch Data Action and Fetch Poll Interval!. Up this week, we’ve got a new Action that allows you to refetch API data and we’ve enhanced the Fetch component to allow polling your Endpoint every…</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>What&apos;s New (Mar 17, 2022): Screen Variables, Picker Options from API Data, and more</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/what-s-new-mar-17-2022-screen-variables-picker-options-from-api-data-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/what-s-new-mar-17-2022-screen-variables-picker-options-from-api-data-and-more/</guid><description>What&apos;s New (Mar 17, 2022): Screen Variables, Picker Options from API Data, and more. Hey Community 👋Check out what’s been going on at Draftbit.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Introducing.....Screen Variables!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/introducing-screen-variables/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/introducing-screen-variables/</guid><description>Introducing.....Screen Variables!. Getting the value is simple, you just reference the variable directly. So in the case above, you’d simply use:</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>What&apos;s New (Mar 10, 2022): Improvements, Bug Fixes, and more</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/what-s-new-mar-10-2022-improvements-bug-fixes-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/what-s-new-mar-10-2022-improvements-bug-fixes-and-more/</guid><description>What&apos;s New (Mar 10, 2022): Improvements, Bug Fixes, and more. Hey Community 👋Check out what’s been going on at Draftbit.</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>What&apos;s New (Mar 3, 2022): On Screen Focus Trigger, Updated Starter Screens, and more</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/what-s-new-mar-3-2022-on-screen-focus-trigger-updated-starter-screens-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/what-s-new-mar-3-2022-on-screen-focus-trigger-updated-starter-screens-and-more/</guid><description>What&apos;s New (Mar 3, 2022): On Screen Focus Trigger, Updated Starter Screens, and more. Hey Community 👋Check out what’s been going on at Draftbit.</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>New - On Screen Focus Trigger!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/new-on-screen-focus-trigger/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/new-on-screen-focus-trigger/</guid><description>New - On Screen Focus Trigger!. This is a small but powerful upgrade we’ve just released that allows you to run Actions when a Screen is focused.This is a great way to check for authentication…</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>What&apos;s New (Feb 24, 2022): Filtering a List with Text component, Low-code Calendar, and more</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/what-s-new-feb-24-2022-filtering-a-list-with-text-component-low-code-calendar-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/what-s-new-feb-24-2022-filtering-a-list-with-text-component-low-code-calendar-and-more/</guid><description>What&apos;s New (Feb 24, 2022): Filtering a List with Text component, Low-code Calendar, and more. Take a look at what&apos;s new at Draftbit lately</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>What&apos;s New (Feb 17, 2022): Inline Text Editing, Xano Authentication Video Series, and more</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/what-s-new-feb-17-2022-inline-text-editing-xano-authentication-video-series-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/what-s-new-feb-17-2022-inline-text-editing-xano-authentication-video-series-and-more/</guid><description>What&apos;s New (Feb 17, 2022): Inline Text Editing, Xano Authentication Video Series, and more. Take a look at what&apos;s new at Draftbit lately</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Now Accepting Deep Links Beta Testers</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/now-accepting-deep-links-beta-testers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/now-accepting-deep-links-beta-testers/</guid><description>Now Accepting Deep Links Beta Testers. We&apos;re working on an exciting new feature - Deep Links! If you&apos;re not familiar, deep linking allows you to link directly to screens in your app:</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Inline Text Editing</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/inline-text-editing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/inline-text-editing/</guid><description>Inline Text Editing. We’re always looking for new ways to improve your experience when building apps in Draftbit and today we’re introducing Inline Text Editing - thanks Donald Hruska ! Now, all…</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Google Fonts have arrived!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/google-fonts-have-arrived/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/google-fonts-have-arrived/</guid><description>Google Fonts have arrived!. Google Fonts offers hundreds of free fonts and they come in many different flavors to help make your apps fun and unique.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>What&apos;s New (Feb 3, 2022): Upload and Display an Image, Empty State Text, and more</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/what-s-new-feb-3-2022-upload-and-display-an-image-empty-state-text-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/what-s-new-feb-3-2022-upload-and-display-an-image-empty-state-text-and-more/</guid><description>What&apos;s New (Feb 3, 2022): Upload and Display an Image, Empty State Text, and more. Let&apos;s learn what&apos;s new at Draftbit this week.</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>What&apos;s New (Jan 27, 2022): Linear Gradient, Dynamic Swipers, and more</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/what-s-new-jan-27-2022-linear-gradient-dynamic-swipers-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/what-s-new-jan-27-2022-linear-gradient-dynamic-swipers-and-more/</guid><description>What&apos;s New (Jan 27, 2022): Linear Gradient, Dynamic Swipers, and more. Let&apos;s learn what&apos;s new at Draftbit this week.</description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Linear Gradient</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/linear-gradient/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/linear-gradient/</guid><description>Linear Gradient. We’re excited to present the newest addition to our component library - Linear Gradient!</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>What&apos;s New (20-Jan): Conditional greetings, form validation, and more</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/what-s-new-20-jan-conditional-greetings-form-validation-and-more/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/what-s-new-20-jan-conditional-greetings-form-validation-and-more/</guid><description>What&apos;s New (20-Jan): Conditional greetings, form validation, and more. Hey Community 👋Let&apos;s learn what&apos;s new at Draftbit this week.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Tip of the Week: Custom-styled Text Fields</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/tip-of-the-week-custom-styled-text-fields/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/tip-of-the-week-custom-styled-text-fields/</guid><description>Tip of the Week: Custom-styled Text Fields. The Styled Text Field is a great component with a lot of flexibility in how it can be styled, but there are times when you need a little more control.We…</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Tip of the Week: Log to Console</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/tip-of-the-week-log-to-console/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/tip-of-the-week-log-to-console/</guid><description>Tip of the Week: Log to Console. Sometimes you need the ability to view the data you&apos;re working with, like when making an API request. This might be to make sure the data is what you expect, to…</description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Super-charged Checkboxes</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/super-charged-checkboxes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/super-charged-checkboxes/</guid><description>Super-charged Checkboxes. We have rolled the functionality of the Toggle Button component into the Checkbox component and added some cool additional features.You now have more control over how…</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Tip of the Week: Horizontal Scroll List</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/tip-of-the-week-horizontal-scroll-list/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/tip-of-the-week-horizontal-scroll-list/</guid><description>Tip of the Week: Horizontal Scroll List. Did you know that you can make the List component scroll horizontally?Go to the List&apos;s configuration tab and enable the Horizontal switch. Note: Horizontal…</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Ready, Set, Publish: One-Click Publish is here!</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/ready-set-publish-one-click-publish-is-here/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/ready-set-publish-one-click-publish-is-here/</guid><description>Ready, Set, Publish: One-Click Publish is here!. Hey builders, tell me if this sounds familiar: You&apos;ve built this amazing, fully-custom app with Draftbit and now it&apos;s time to publish it to the App…</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Tip of the Week: Static Picker Options</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/tip-of-the-week-static-picker-options/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/tip-of-the-week-static-picker-options/</guid><description>Tip of the Week: Static Picker Options. The Picker component is data-enabled so you can assign the Picker&apos;s options to a list that you fetch from a database. But, you can also provide a static…</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Tip of the Week: Launch the Phone App</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/tip-of-the-week-launch-the-phone-app/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/tip-of-the-week-launch-the-phone-app/</guid><description>Tip of the Week: Launch the Phone App. Did you know that you can launch the device&apos;s Phone app from your Draftbit app?</description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item><item><title>Featured Component: Star Rating</title><link>https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/featured-component-star-rating/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://davesebek.com/writing/draftbit/community/featured-component-star-rating/</guid><description>Featured Component: Star Rating. With Draftbit&apos;s Star Rating component, displaying and gathering user ratings for all kinds of things is possible and simple to set up.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Draftbit</category><category>Product updates</category></item></channel></rss>