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July 21st, 2024

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Should you set up a release manager rotation?

Mobile releases don’t have to be shouldered by a single person or small group of SMEs using hidden know-how to make the whole thing run. With adequate preparation and support, any mobile engineer (or even a PM or QA) should be able to tackle a release with the right resources in hand. Learn how and why to set up a release rotation for your own team.

Variance (in & out) in Kotlin Explained

Michal Ankiersztajn takes a look at how in and out keywords work in Kotlin.

Coroutine Cancellation and Timeouts

Tanya Arora takes a look at how cancellation is a crucial feature of Kotlin coroutines for managing resources.

Convert Your Native Project to Kotlin Multiplatform: Why, When and How

This guide by Marcin Piekielny gives you all the information you need to move to Kotlin Multiplatform.

Using Android Jetpack Datastore in Jetpack Compose

Raheem Hameed writes about Jetpack Datastore, a new data storage solution in Android, and how to use it in a Compose application.

How derivedStateOf works: a deep d(er)ive

Zach Klippenstein explains derivedStateOf, focusing on code, including examples from the actual Compose source.

Don't Lock the Screen Orientation! Handling Orientation in Compose

Eevis Panula covers the topic of locked orientation.

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Libraries & Code

Cloudy

Jetpack Compose blur effect library, which falls back onto a CPU-based implementation to support older API levels.

composables-core

Unstyled, fully accessible Compose Multiplatform UI components that you can customize to your heart's desire.

KMPNotifier

Kotlin Multiplatform Push Notification Library targetting android, iOS, Desktop and Web (JS and Wasm)

News

The I/O journey continues in Bengaluru

The next stop on Google's I/O Connect tour is Bengaluru, India.

Prepare your app for the new Samsung Galaxy foldables and watches!

Google shares how you can prepare your app for Wear OS 5 and how to build adaptive apps that scale across mobile, tablets, foldables and more!

Videos & Podcasts

DON'T HAVE These UseCases in your Android Code!

Charfaoui Younes explores the incorrect use of the use case pattern in your Android app.

Micro optimizations

Tor and Romain find themselves without a guest and decide to chat about micro-optimizations and writing custom tools.

ViewModel + Koin in a commonMain - Compose Multiplatform

Learn more about ViewModel + Koin in KMP commonMain

How to Generate Executables in KMP (apk, iab, msi, dmg, deb)

Philipp Lackner shows you how to generate the relevant files to distribute your Kotlin Multiplatform app to Google Play, App Store, Windows, MacOS, and Linux.

Image Carousel In Jetpack Compose

Daniel Atitienei shows how to create an image carousel in Jetpack Compose.

Introduction to Compose Tips for Delightful UI

Intro to a new series of quick and easy Compose tips that'll make your UIs shine

Edge-to-edge and insets

This video will show you the three simple steps to safely handle insets to prevent content from overlapping system UI elements.

droidcon San Francisco 2024

Videos of all the presentations from droidcon San Francisco 2024

Specials

Campground Pull Request

Before diving into a new feature, Kaushik Gopal asks the team to scout the parts of the codebase that will need to change. As we explore, refactor for clarity.

Ktor vs. Spring Boot: 5 Key Differences for Kotlin Devs

A thorough comparison of JetBrains' Ktor with Spring Boot.