033: Talking Gradle with GDE Annyce Davis

In this episode we talk Gradle with the amazing and awesome Annyce Davis. We deal with the basics of Android’s build system and dabble with some tips on improving your build times.

Also we released our first ever Fragmented T-shirt in collaboration with another amazing GDE – Taylor Ling of AndroidTee fame.

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Fragmented Podcast Update – Sol 2 – TSHIRTS!

Everybody loves t-shirts! More than one listener in the past has asked us when Fragmented is going to have a t-shirt – one they can wear at conferences and such.

We thought about it, but never could hone in on a wicked design. The bar is set SUPER high for good t-shirts these days! The design has to be iconic, yet you should be able to comfortably wear it to work and it shouldn’t turn you into a public billboard. Most importantly though – the design should be distinctly Android…

That calls for an extra special t-shirt and we’re stoked to tell you this… we have something extra special for you … check it out …

Announcing the Limited Edition Fragmented T-Shirt:

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If the design is familiar, it should be. We worked with Taylor Ling who’s released a bunch of amazing DroidTees in the past. Taylor Ling is a phenomenal designer, who also happens to be a GDE for design and clearly understands Android design intimately.

We asked Taylor if he would do a limited edition special Fragmented t-shirt and he gladly obliged (thanks a ton, Taylor). We are super stoked to be releasing these t-shirts. They’re available in a whole bunch of colors and sizes for a limited time. We would be honored if you got one for yourself!

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032: Making sense of Android Support Library version numbers

The Android Support library framework is the biggest boon to Android developers. But how does one makes sense of the different versions and revisions available? In this fragment we try to address that question.

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`

 ./gradlew -q app:dependencies    

 +--- com.android.support:design:23.1.1
 |    +--- com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.1.1 (*)
 |    +--- com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:23.1.1
 |    |    +--- com.android.support:support-annotations:23.1.1
 |    |    \--- com.android.support:support-v4:23.1.1 (*)
 |    \--- com.android.support:support-v4:23.1.1 (*)

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030: Material Design for developers with GDE Mike Wolfson

In this episode we talk to Material Design Master and Google Developer Expert Mike Wolfson. What does Material design mean to us developers? How does one use the numerous support libraries to help with this? What widgets should and shouldn’t we be using? Listen to the show and find out.

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029: All about the infamous 65,536 dex method count

If you’ve been an Android developer in the last 2 years, you must have seen this dreaded exception: dex: method ID not in [0, 0xffff]: 65536

Quick googling would immediately bring up the phrase “65K method count” and the recommended solution “multi-dexing”. But if you want to really understand this mysterious number and the reason behind its existence, listen on!

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