How Android, Android Studio and Gradle Use Java
Detailed review of the relationship between Android, Android Studio, Gradle and Java.
Android development
Remove Hungarian Notation from Java and Kotlin
Handy script which automatically refactors Java and Kotlin code from so-called Hungarian Notation to Camel Case Notation.
Clean Runtime Permissions in Android
Detailed summary of a clean approach to runtime permissions management in Android applications.
The State of Native Android Development, December 2020
My analysis of the native Android development ecosystem in 2020 and predictions for 2021.
Coroutines Dispatchers.Default and Dispatchers.IO Considered Harmful
My argument against Kotlin Coroutines’ default background dispatchers: Dispatchers.Default and Dispatchers.IO.
Kotlin Coroutines in Android Reference Guide
High-level summary of Kotlin Coroutines framework for Android developers with code examples and many tips.
RxJava is Dead, What Can We Learn From its Demise?
RxJava, once the hottest framework in Android development, is dying. It’s worth taking a moment to understand what happened.
Repository Anti-Pattern in Android
A critical look at the Repository pattern in Android, which is recommended in the official “Guide to Apps Architecture” by Google
Common Mistakes in Android Architecture
A list of several common architectural mistakes in Android applications that can be very costly to fix.
Dagger Hilt: Custom Entry Point for FragmentFactory Integration
A tutorial of using Dagger Hilt’s Entry Points convention to work around lifecycle mismatch between Hilt and custom FragmentFactory in Android apps