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Advanced Android Firebase Crashlytics Integration

Best practices for Crashlytics for monitoring the health of your app.

Jul 11, 2023

Advanced Android Firebase Crashlytics Integration

Jul 11, 2023

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Google Developer Experts

How to Pull Request.

Some guidelines I have collected over the years from a number of different projects.

Apr 12, 2021

How to Pull Request.

Apr 12, 2021

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Google Developer Experts

Misnomers, Mistakes and Misunderstandings to watch for when learning Kotlin Coroutines and Flow

Some common anti-patterns to watch for while learning Coroutines and Flow and how to refactor them.

Mar 10, 2021

Misnomers, Mistakes and Misunderstandings to watch for when learning Kotlin Coroutines and Flow

Mar 10, 2021

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Google Developer Experts

Unit Testing Kotlin Flow

“This Job has not completed yet” is the error message that gives me nightmares while writing unit tests for my Kotlin Flows. This article…

Feb 26, 2021

Unit Testing Kotlin Flow

Feb 26, 2021

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Google Developer Experts

Switching from Mac to Ubuntu for Android Development

The Why, the How and the What-happened-next.

Feb 19, 2021

Switching from Mac to Ubuntu for Android Development

Feb 19, 2021

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Google Developer Experts

Backpressure in your Kotlin Flows

When should I start to worry?

Feb 12, 2021

Backpressure in your Kotlin Flows

Feb 12, 2021

Converting Firebase API Callbacks to Kotlin Flows

Using Kotlin’s callbackFlow builder on Android

Dec 8, 2020

Converting Firebase API Callbacks to Kotlin Flows

Dec 8, 2020

How to Hire Developers III

Some specific tips for designing a technical test for your candidates.

Mar 23, 2019

How to Hire Developers III

Mar 23, 2019

How to Hire Developers II

Some general tips for interviewing candidates for a dev team position.

Mar 17, 2019

How to Hire Developers II

Mar 17, 2019

How to Hire Developers

Excellent software teams are naturally motivated to protect the quality and value of team membership. All you need to do is leave them to it

Mar 10, 2019

How to Hire Developers

Mar 10, 2019

Learning German: 10 pieces of advice you can safely ignore

#4 You don’t need to go to classes

Jan 25, 2019

Jan 25, 2019

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ProAndroidDev

Using Vector Drawables as Google Map Markers on Android

Vector Drawables are great lightweight alternatives to multiple dpi pngs, but what if your SDK only accepts Bitmaps?

Dec 26, 2018

Using Vector Drawables as Google Map Markers on Android

Dec 26, 2018

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Moving to Germany

Learning German: 10 pieces of advice you can safely ignore

#3 Watch movies in German

Dec 25, 2018

Dec 25, 2018

How to get Five Star Play Store Reviews

How far would you go to get your five-star Play Store reviews?

Sep 14, 2018

Sep 14, 2018

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ProAndroidDev

Kotlin for Beginners: Immutability and the Value of 'val'

The benefits of immutable code. What immutable code looks like in Java and Kotlin. A cheat sheet for Kotlin beginners.

May 26, 2018

Kotlin for Beginners: Immutability and the Value of 'val'

May 26, 2018

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ProAndroidDev

App Onboarding Screens, you don’t need them

Why does your app have onboarding screens?

Apr 26, 2018

App Onboarding Screens, you don’t need them

Apr 26, 2018

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A Practical Guide to Firebase on Android

Share your App content smoothly using Firebase Dynamic Links

Ready to go viral? How can you leverage free and existing technology to encourage organic downloads? Using a real world example from my…

Apr 6, 2018

Share your App content smoothly using Firebase Dynamic Links

Apr 6, 2018

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ProAndroidDev

These 6 features immediately tell me that your Android Team has their shit together

6 quick litmus tests to sort the apps polished by a well oiled machine from those wobbling on a rusty lathe.

Mar 11, 2018

These 6 features immediately tell me that your Android Team has their shit together

Mar 11, 2018

Successful Creative-types have a healthy routine. Do you?

No self respecting artist is bound by the daily grind of a 9–5 are they? Their ideas come to them in a bolt of inspiration after:

Feb 5, 2018

Feb 5, 2018

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Moving to Germany

Ride Sharing (aka organised hitchhiking)

The concept of ride sharing has gone through a few phases of development in Europe. Unfortunately, the name given to the concept has gone…

Aug 6, 2017

Ride Sharing (aka organised hitchhiking)

Aug 6, 2017

Nick Skelton

Nick Skelton

Freelance Android Dev. Google Developer Expert. Full Time Remote. Part Time Buzzword Hacker.

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