Better Custom Views with Delegates
Reusable UI components are all the rage these days. In this article, we’ll take a look at implementing custom components easily by using Kotlin’s delegates.
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Getting Only Positive Feedback
A brief discussion of my wonderful imposter syndrome and a call for more criticism (at least towards me).
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Publishing an Android library to MavenCentral in 2019
MavenCental is the place to be for serious libraries, but setting up publication to it can be a truly daunting task. Here’s the guide to how we do it.
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Book (P)review: Living by the Code
I can’t tell you how much I’ve been anticipating this book ever since I first heard it announced. This is a very short review, because really, you should read it yourself. But let me spoil one thing: It’s amazing.
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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.