Wrap-up 2021
Another year over, a new one’s almost begun. Here’s a brief summary of what I’ve done in this one.
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Migrating to the new coroutines 1.6 test APIs
See the steps we took to migrate our samples to the new APIs, and then get started on migrating your own project!
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5 years of Kotlin on Android — the extended interviews
Interview material for the 5 years of Kotlin on Android celebration that did not make it into the main blog post.
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Celebrating 5 years of Kotlin on Android
Five years ago, at the 2017 Google I/O Keynote, Kotlin became an officially supported language for Android development. With this post, let’s celebrate by revisiting that initial story, some important steps along the way, and by looking at the ongoing efforts by Google to support Kotlin.
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Pi Practice App in Compose
In another detailed Jetpack Compose walkthrough, we’ll look at implementing a simple app for practicing the digits of pi!
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Clean Chat Example App with Jetpack Compose
Jetpack Compose makes it easy to build beautiful UI. Check out this Chat UI sample, and learn some exciting bits of Compose along the way!
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Announcing requireKTX
Introducing a new library to conveniently require values from common Android types.
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Keeping public API in check with the Kotlin binary validator plugin
As your library code is evolving over time, you have to be mindful of changes in your public API. Here’s how you can keep it in check.
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Jetpack Compose: First Impressions and Learning Resources
Jetpack Compose is finally in beta. Here are my first impressions using its beta, and some recommended resources for getting started with it.
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Build an Android Chat app with Jetpack Compose
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to build a real, functional chat app using Jetpack Compose and the Stream Chat Android SDK.