Small observations, kept.

12 notes

• apps

  App or mobile web: a test

  Frequent return use, offline need, device sensors or wanted notifications favour an app. Without them, start on the web.

• apps

  The annual app tax

  Each year brings OS releases, store policy changes and SDK targets. Budget for compatibility work even without new features.

• web

  Domain custody

  Register domains to the organisation, keep two administrators, and record every DNS entry with its purpose.

• web

  Honouring a refusal

  If a visitor rejects optional cookies, nothing optional should load. Verify this in a private window.

• web

  Hosting your fonts

  Serving fonts from your own domain avoids sending visitor IP addresses to third parties and often loads faster.

• design

  Interface language

  Lead with the meaningful word. Use the terms people search for, not internal names for things.

• design

  Three first checks

  Contrast, keyboard operability and form labels catch many common accessibility barriers early.

• publishing

  Assisting the reviewer

  Provide a working demo account and explain any unusual behaviour in the review notes before submitting.

• publishing

  Declaring libraries

  Store privacy declarations must include data collected by third-party SDKs, not only your own code.

• support

  Restores, not backups

  Test a restore at least quarterly. An unrestored backup is a belief, not a safeguard.

• support

  The incident note

  Record what happened, when, who noticed and what fixed it. The next incident will be shorter.

• support

  Shared credentials

  Use an organisation-owned password manager with individual accounts instead of shared spreadsheets.