Mathieu Poli

Head of Frontend Engineering

I'm am Head of Frontend Engineering at GoodBarber.

I oversee the teams that build the rendering engines at the core of our no-code platform: they're what bring our users' projects to life and turn them into native apps that are smooth and polished. Everything you see and interact with on screen passes through their hands.
A pioneer of mobile no-code, passionate about software architecture and product design, I also teach in universities and private schools.

Here, I write about frontend engineering, product design and AI — and everything that happens when those three worlds meet.

Articles by Mathieu Poli

Apr 1, 2014 1 min read

Beautiful Apps Engine: Update #2168

Upgrade Swelen SDK to version 5000cBug fix: When you flush the cache bookmarks doesn't be removed

Mar 25, 2014 1 min read

Beautiful Apps Engine: Update #2159

Add some API methods in Scratch navigation modeAdd "hideTitle" in JSON to hide the title in the photo detail view

Mar 18, 2014 2 min read

Beautiful Apps Engine: Update #2126

You can now edit the size of the text in a detailView with the "defaultTextFontSize" field in the JSONAdd "didAppearReload" JSON parameter for Custom URL section which allow the refresh of the view every time it appear

Mar 11, 2014 1 min read

Beautiful Apps Engine: Update #2089

Domain installed now appear in the recommend app urlFaster tweets update is available with JSON edition

Mar 4, 2014 1 min read

Beautiful Apps Engine: Update #2067

Add Disqus commentsAdMob: It's now possible to have different publisherId for splashscreen and listBug fix: Fix wrong number

Feb 25, 2014 1 min read

Beautiful Apps Engine: Update #2046

New Ad Network : SmaatoNew Ad Network : MobFoxInternal Links for mCMS sections

Feb 17, 2014 1 min read

Beautiful Apps Engine: Update #2009

Bug fix: Now the searchBar doesn't appear anymore if it's not neededBug fix: Images now download correctly in case of categories list templateBug fix: Fix subtitle in SoundCloud section when track is posted more than a year ago

Feb 11, 2014 1 min read

Beautiful Apps Engine: Update #1929

Bug fix: Fixing profile pic in Twitter sectionBug fix: Fix for clear NavBar in Instagram style

Feb 4, 2014 1 min read

Beautiful Apps Engine: Update #1900

2 new templates for Article & Video sections : Minimal color & Minimal photoAdd a new url scheme management ("goodbarber://maps") in the Custom sectionShare button disabling management in the Live Plus section

Jan 28, 2014 1 min read

Beautiful Apps Engine: Update #1880

SoundCloud section : Now the artist cell doesn't appear if we have categoriesAdd "listBackgroundOpacity" parameter in podcast detail, event detail and comments viewsBug fix: Fixing selected icon size in custom TabBar

Dec 17, 2013 1 min read

Beautiful Apps Engine: Update #1771

Add OpenAdsInExternal in JSON parameters to open the ads links in SafariAdd "Helvetica Neue Ultra Light" fontUsername and mail are now saved in post comments

Dec 10, 2013 1 min read

Beautiful Apps Engine: Update #1753

Management of openExternal method with iTunes linksBug fix: Fix color problem in comments lists

Nov 26, 2013 1 min read

Beautiful Apps Engine: Update #1660

Add method "gbGetPlayingLivePlusParams" in Plugin sectionPlugin section : management of "contentUrl" parameter in section initializationAdd SearchBar placeholder customization

Nov 5, 2013 1 min read

Beautiful Apps Engine: Update #1513

New NavBar effects (transparency, blur and disparition)Increased size of NavBar background imageIncreased size of NavBar

Oct 22, 2013 1 min read

Beautiful Apps Engine: Update #1467

Preloading plugin filesAdding a date format in US languageBug fix: Events doesn't disappear anymore in Event section

Oct 15, 2013 1 min read

Beautiful Apps Engine: Update #1434

Dates format management in following languages : fr, en, nl, it, de, es, ja, no, dk, cn, pl and ruAutomatic management of statusbar text color

Oct 8, 2013 1 min read

Beautiful Apps Engine: Update #1420

Support of "deep links" inside sectionsNew design in Settings section in iOS7

Oct 1, 2013 2 min read

Beautiful Apps Engine: Update #1379

iOS SDK 7.0 compatibiltyAdd post comments in Photo section

Sep 17, 2013 1 min read

Beautiful Apps Engine: Update #1322

Add search bar in Photos section for templates 1 and 2Pending comments management

Sep 10, 2013 1 min read

Beautiful Apps Engine: Update #1304

It's now possible to disable view bounce in Plugin section (Settings API)It's now possible to disable files cache in Custom section (Settings API)

Aug 14, 2013 3 min read

[Tech] Custom log lines (aliasing NSLog) #iOS #Objective-C

Any developer knows the importance of logging while debugging. The more you log, the faster and easier it will be to find anomalies in the source code. It allows for instance to look at the data received from the network, in our case, the responses of the requests sent to our architecture. Anyway, two problems can appear around this problematic : - These logs, essentials in DEV, slow the app in PROD, and significantly degrade the user experience - The proliferation of logs makes the console unreadable very quickly, which requires rigor in writing their labels To solve these problems we have chosen to implement a logging system tailored to our needs. The idea is obviously not to reinvent the wheel - the standard system proposed by the iOS SDK is very effective - but to provide a simple to use tool, that ensures readability and performance.

Jul 16, 2013 1 min read