The Dog Riddle
A fun little challenge in Kotlin API design. Give it a try!
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Primaries Matter (a discussion of constructors)
Primary constructors play a fundamental role in Kotlin classes. Let’s take a close look at them, and really understand what exactly is part of a primary constructor, and what makes this constructor so special.
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Delightful Delegate Design
When developing a library, designing an easy to use API while hiding unnecessary implementation details from clients is fundamental. Let’s look at some API design choices we’ve made for our library Krate, an Android SharedPreferences wrapper.
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Managing Git configurations
We all use different git configurations for various reasons, and it’s easy to get them mixed up. Here’s a look at some ways of managing them better.
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Site History
There has been a website of some sorts up on this domain for a couple years now. Here’s a history of what powered it at various times.
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An Early Look at ViewModel SavedState
A quick preview of the new SavedState support for Android Architecture Component ViewModels.
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A Deep Dive into Extensible State Saving
A perhaps overly thorough look at how extensible state saving is implemented in the AndroidX libraries, and how ViewModel state saving specifically is hooked into this system.
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Maintaining Compatibility in Kotlin Libraries
Not breaking client code is an essential duty of a library developer. Let’s take a look at a couple rarely discussed issues you might face in this area.
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Wrap-up 2018
It’s the end of the year, and looking back at what you’ve done in the year that passed is, like, a thing. So I’ve decided to take a shot at it too.
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Data classes aren’t (that) magical
Data classes are great, but don’t underestimate what a regular Kotlin class can do on its own.