In this very first edition of our Decompress episode we talk about the fonts we love to use, some Xcode hating, Testing woes and the intensely discussed library that Google recently released Agera!
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In this very first edition of our Decompress episode we talk about the fonts we love to use, some Xcode hating, Testing woes and the intensely discussed library that Google recently released Agera!
In this mini Fragment we touch on a highly requested topic – working remotely. Donn talks about how to ease into remote working, tools for working remotely, tips and tricks for staying sane and productive while remote and he wraps it up by discussing the benefits employers have when hiring a remote workforce.
In this mini Fragment we touch base on all the things you need to know about Vector drawables for Android development. How one can use it today, the recommended usage for vector drawable and formats, the limitations and everything else you need to know as an Android developer.
In this mini Fragment, we introduce Joshua’s ninth Item. After the last somewhat mind boggling item, this is a much welcomed simple, practical yet important one: Always override hashCode when you override equals.
Donn goes into the importance of implementing hashCode and why it’s so important to override it for maintaining harmony with the equals method. Also 42 and the answer to life ? He then goes into some tips on implementing a good hashCode and a standard recipe for the same.
Go forth and override them hashCodes!
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.
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.
In this mini Fragment, we introduce Joshua’s eighth Item. This one is a doozy, probably one of the longest items in the group of the effective Java series, but most definitely quite important.
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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.
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!
