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Daniel Taylor
Optimising React Native App Performance in 2026
Practical React Native performance optimisations we applied to a production app. From taming re-renders and Zustand store writes to batching API data and making maps usable.
Insights and advice on building brilliant software products
Tap into expert guidance from our seasoned team at Add Jam, where we specialise in creating cutting-edge React Native apps, robust Ruby on Rails solutions, and dynamic React web applications. Discover actionable tips and insights to elevate your business, enhance your products and services, and drive meaningful innovation.
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Daniel Taylor
Our Experience Adding E2E Testing to React Native with Maestro
We added end-to-end testing to a React Native project using Maestro. Here's what we liked, what we ran into and whether we'd recommend it.
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Michael Hayes
What We Learned doing Cyber Essentials Plus Certification (And Why It Matters in the AI Era)
What Cyber Essentials Plus certification involved, why compliance matters more than ever when AI writes your code and tips for making it easier.
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Michael Hayes
Please Stop Ending Every Sentence with 'Right?'
That verbal tic where you end every sentence with 'right?' might be undermining your message.
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Michael Hayes
Why Grassroots Tech Matters
We stepped in to sponsor GlasgowJS when their venue fell through. Here's why supporting grassroots tech meetups matters more than ever.
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Michael Hayes
From Vibe Code to Production: When Your Prototype Needs Real Engineering
Vibe coding can take founders far, but turning that prototype into a product customers trust requires professional engineering. Here's why.
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Michael Hayes
Teaching Digital Skills in Primary School: Bringing App Development to 5 and 6 Year Olds
How I introduced app design thinking to P1 and P2 pupils at my old primary school, plus free lesson resources for teachers to use.
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Michael Hayes
Beyond Vibe Coding - Applying AI to Other Business Functions
Vibe coding is cool but can the Vibe be applied anywhere else? Examples of how Add Jam are apply AI in business functions other than writing code.
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Michael Hayes
Why You Should Add JSON-LD to Your Website or Web App
JSON-LD structured data can dramatically improve your search visibility, click-through rates and give your product a competitive edge in results.
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Michael Hayes
Using Glasgow as Our Tech Test Bed - How Local Apps Drive Innovation
How Add Jam uses Glasgow as a living laboratory for mobile app development, testing Apple Search Ads and ASO techniques through real local apps.
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Michael Hayes
The Other Tools and Services a Vibe Coder Needs in 2025
AI coding assistants can take you far but what other tools do you need to ship a real product? Our guide to making AI-generated code production-ready.
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Michael Hayes
Vibe Coding Your First Mobile App in 2025
Is AI-powered vibe coding the future of app development? What it means in 2025, the tools behind it, and whether you can build a startup without coding.