In a previous article, I talked about how to set up and make use of Ktlint in your android project. I created and made use of...
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Ensuring code quality: Using Ktlint in your Kotlin project
In this blog post, I would be talking about the following: What is Ktlint? Why Ktlint? Setting up Ktlint Using Ktlint Specifying Ktlint rules Automating Ktlint...
Continue reading...What’s new in Kotlin 1.4?
Kotlin 1.4.0, a sequel to 1.3.x, was released on August 17, 2020, and it ships with some improvements I find really cool. According to Jetbrains, Kotlin...
Continue reading...Architectures are not about frameworks
One mistake we make a lot of times as Software Engineers is letting frameworks define our architecture. It should be the other way round. According to...
Continue reading...MotionLayout in action: Creating a simple swipe-to-answer button
In this article, we are going to implement a swipe-to-answer button using MotionLayout. It’s quite simple. Take a look at what we want to achieve: In...
Continue reading...Using the android debug database library
In this article, I am going to quickly introduce you to an android library that I find useful a lot. Android Debug Database is a powerful...
Continue reading...What it feels like to be an android developer in 2020, and even worse, a newbie
It’s 36°C in Lagos, Nigeria as at the time of this writing and you can tell it’s really hot. Do you know what is even worse?...
Continue reading...How I implemented my own LiveData for iOS using Swift
I implemented my own LiveData for iOS using Swift. Here’s how: So, I was working on an app, using the MVVM architecture and I needed a...
Continue reading...So far so good – SwiftUI vs Jetpack Compose
After a few weeks of trying out Jetpack Compose and SwiftUI, the declarative UI toolkits introduced by Google and Apple this year, I have a couple...
Continue reading...How to create a simple app icon using text in Android Studio
Are you done building your app and trying to figure out how to go about an app icon? Maybe you wish you had a designer to...
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