When starting a new mobile app project, one of the first decisions to be made is the choice between using the traditional methods provided by Apple and Google versus a third party or open source cross-platform method such as React Native. This is an important decision as it can have a big impact on
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Founder, Director, Product lead and mobile developer
About Mark
A British-born veteran of Tokyo's software engineering and design community, Mark is Managing Director of Tacchi. When not working on cool design and technology projects with startups and established brands, Mark loves to go mountain biking in the Japanese countryside, play squash, hit the climbing gym, or play board and video games.
Navigation in React Native – a deep dive
By Mark McFarlane on 14th Nov 2019
- Android
- iOS
- React Native
Disclaimer - The contents of this article were accurate as of the published date. The world of React Native moves rather quickly, so please keep in mind that things may have changed since then. React Native is a fantastic tool for building cross platform native applications. The ability to create
continue readingTacchi becomes Japan’s first Stripe Verified Partner
By Mark McFarlane on 16th Apr 2019
- E-Commerce
- stripe
We're very pleased to announce that our working relationship with the team at Stripe Japan is now even closer thanks to Tacchi becoming the first official Stripe Verified Partner in Japan. In fact, as of June 2020, we're still Japan's only verified Stripe experts. We were honored when the Str
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- Ruby on Rails
It's been a year since we started React Hack Tokyo, our round table group for high level discussion about React, React Native, and the wider Javascript ecosystem. We've been so happy with the response to the event from its attendees, and have really enjoyed hosting it. However, we realised a coup
continue readingTalking with Anthony Joh on the Speak Up Asia podcast
By Mark McFarlane on 19th Oct 2017
- Canvas
- Speaking
Anthony Joh just published a podcast of the fun chat he and I had a few weeks ago about entrepreneurship, working with clients, creativity and many other things. If you've heard any of the other podcasts featuring me, you may be getting a bit bored of hearing my backstory, sorry about that! But A
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