136: Kotlin Extension Functions

In this fragment episode, Donn talks about Kotlin extension functions. He discusses what they are, how to build them, why they’re useful, how to organize them, visibility and how to call them Java and much more.

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`

import android.view.View

fun View.gone() {
    this.visibility = View.GONE
}

fun View.visible() {
    this.visibility = View.VISIBLE
}

`

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135: You can’t learn everything

Donn’s on a roll again this week and talks to us about his experience having developed Android for a while. In the early days of Android development, as app developers we felt like we had a decent grasp of everything you needed to know to pump out decent apps.

But with the time, and the latest updates, that has become a tricky thing. This is a good problem to have for the ecosystem but it can make it seem very daunting for developers, both new and old.

Donn gives his 2 cents on this subject.

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