Hilt: custom entry points
Hilt is great but full of "magic". What happens when you encounter a system class (or anything that is not instantiated by you) that you need to inject?…
Hilt: the shortest guide for the DI framework for Android
When Hilt came around, it hit the sweet spot. It's pretty much Dagger (with all its speed and compile-time safety) but facelifted into something fast and easy.…
Change Django database backend in existing projects
If you haven't touched the database directly, then migrating your database is quite easy.…
Keyboard navigation in Android Studio / IntelliJ
Constant switch between mouse & keyboard can annoying. Navigating your source code without a mouse is not that hard and the shortcuts are not that many.…
Certificate pinning with OkHttp
In short, certificate pinning ensures that your app will only connect to a server that has a specific certificate, not just a valid certificate.…
View Binding: farewell to Kotlin Syntetic
Kotlin Android extensions are deprecated and should be replaced with View Bindings. This has a bit more boilerplate but offers type and nullability safety.…
Jetpack Compose: Navigation
Navigation in the Compose world gets the job done efficiently, more than enough for most apps. It works by swapping Composable views and keeping track of the stack.…
Jetpack Compose: ViewModels
If you are have developed Android apps chances are you are familiar with ViewModel and unidirectional data flow. But how does this paradigm fits into this new Jetpack Compose world?…