I think it’s been a little over a month since I started implementing tests. Recently, I delivered my first full testable app and although I’m just at the beginning, i can feel a huge difference in my coding style. Let me explain. I didn’t feel much of a difference at first, but I opened an […]
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As an android developer, you need to have devices to test on. For the last two years I worked on heavy GPS location based apps and had to test on a multitude of devices. Real devices OnePlus Two: my day to day phone. I do most of my development on it. Nexus 5: got it last […]
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Small stuff I started to use in the last few days: TinyDancer – for FPS drops. Stetho – for debuging with Chrome tools. I started to use it cause I needed to check network traffic of my app. Vyzor – cause I am lazy, i hate simulators and preffer to not bother and lift my […]
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Fuck! 6 months ago, a friend left for UK, he offered me his spot at a company. A mid-senior position and me only as a junior-mid developer. I went to the interview with other people and I got the job. Furthermore, I got the job together with another ex-colleague of mine that was mid-senior as […]
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One of the best articles for beginners (like me) to understand RxJava is this one: https://upday.github.io/blog/reactive_mindset_burgers/ At the moment, i’m having a problem with an app that works with Realm on too many threads. After some really really good, painfull and slow code refactoring we got to a version in which the app works, but […]
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I like to think about myself that I’m an above average programmer. Actually, I like to think of myself I’m even more than that. Still, I’m cocky, but I’m not stupid. Have a project that I’ve been working on with five other developers (2 droids and 3 ios) and it’s turning into a monster huge […]
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Been working on a huge ass project with around 6 different flavours. Each with it’s name, package, icons, assets, server, certificates etc Until recently, we only had to switch icons for two flavours and I would just move the assets around. But now, with 6 flavours and everything added, there was no way to do […]
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Let’s switch to writing something more educational and leave aside my usual rambling. Today, had to create this screen. Thing is, that the content, may or may not have a link or more inside. And those links should be handled by an in app browser. As well, we have that pound sign (#) that has […]
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I’m very obsessed with the schedule I have. I have a dance studio to run, a day job, some freelancing and have to take care of my new business. No I don’t want to have less work, I want people to respect my schedule. My day: 7:00 – wake up 7:30 – respond to emails for […]
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Butterknife is one of the plugins I put first time when working on a new project. Yesterday, found a plugin, that removes butterknife: https://github.com/u3shadow/RemoveButterKnife It sounds interesting, it does it’s job, but I fail to understand why would you ever need it? Dexcount? Butterknife uses around 350 methods so if this is the answer. Forget it. […]
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