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July 2nd, 2023

Articles & Tutorials

No Mocks Allowed

Marcello Galhardo shows how to focus on making our System Under Test (SUT) genuinely testable.

Migrate RecyclerView to Lazy list

Need tips on how to migrate CoordinatorLayout, RecyclerView or navigation to #JetpackCompose. Here's a new set of guides to take you through the steps.

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How to Unit test private methods in Java and Kotlin

Should a developer test the private methods in his codebase? The decision is up to you, but Govind Dixit shows how it's possible.

Communication Between Fragments in a Multi-Module Project

Digvijay Singh explores a technique of abstracting communication channels to establish two-way communication between fragments by using abstract classes to define a standard contract for the interactions.

Eliminating coroutine races

Sometimes we need to start two coroutines at (more or less) the same time, but we need one of them finished before the other one can be executed. Marcin Moskała shares a few real-life cases, and shows how to deal with them.

Animated action menu

Chris Mack went about optimizing an animated action menu, showing how to optimize various effects, step-by-step.

Exploring the Differences Between lateinit and lazy in Kotlin

Alessandro Faranda Gancio delves into the differences between lateinit and lazy, their intended use cases, and provides code samples to illustrate their practical implementations.

Performance With Jetpack Compose — Part 1

In this two-part blog series, Udit Verma shows how to optimize a Compose UI, recomposing less than 99% of the time what it was doing originally.

Crafting a Clock in Jetpack Compose with Canvas

Nikhil Mandlik explains how we can implement a clock face using the Compose Canvas API.

Detecting device type – How to know if a device is foldable or a tablet

Don't make assumptions about what a particular physical device implies for your app. Alex Vanyo shares some tips for adapting to the wide variety of screen types and sizes available on Android.

Records in Android Studio Flamingo

Records are a new Java feature for immutable data carrier classes introduced in Java 16 and Android 14. Clément Béra shows how to use them in your Android project.

News

Code for all: 10 principles for LGBTQIA+ product inclusion

Google showcases 10 ways developers can build LGBTQIA+ inclusive products.

How 5 apps were redesigned for foldable phones

See how five different apps made the most of the extra screen space on Android foldable phones

Videos & Podcasts

Location location location, revisited

In this episode, Wyatt Riley and Roy Want answer all of Tor's questions about how it works and cover recent developments like indoor location, elevation, and some tips for developers.

Feature Flags & A/B Testing: A Deep Dive with Ishan Khanna

In this edition of Fragmented, hear from Ishan Khanna, a software engineer at Tinder who possesses great enthusiasm for feature flags and A/B testing.

Kotlin/Wasm: Reimagining Frontend Development and More

In this episode of Talking Kotlin, learn about the promising future and the huge potential of Kotlin for WebAssembly in the browser and beyond, with Sébastien Deleuze.

Side Effect EXPLAINED - Mastering Side Effects

Charfaoui Younes teaches about Compose Side Effects API

Let's talk about Studio's fancy new UI

In this episode, Ivan Morgillo and Sebastiano Poggi deep dive with Chris Sinco into the exciting world of User Interface (UI) design and so much more!

Creating a Kotlin Multiplatform SDK

In this episode of A Touch of Multiplatform, Hosts Pamela Hill and Justin Mancinelli talk with Manoel Neto and Giancarlo Benaflor of Sentry.

Integrate CameraX with Jetpack Compose in Android

Yanneck Reiß guides you through the steps to set up CameraX in your project, build a simple camera preview screen with Jetpack Compose, and ensure proper handling of camera permissions.

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