Date manipulation in Android without a library
If your app has anything to do with date/time, at some point you will need to do calculations with dates. Android got you covered; there's a class called Calendar, that is available since API level 1.…
Simple sparkline chart with MPAndroidChart
If your app has anything to do with numbers there's a big chance that at some point you will need to visualize those numbers with a chart. In this post, I will explore how to make a simple sparkline chart using MPAndroidChart.…
Custom admin-defined URLs in Django
The URL schemes in Django are hardcoded in urls.py, right? We would need a bit of a setup to accomplish having custom admin-defined URLs.…
Staring won't change anything
You are just moments away from releasing your thing into the wild. And as soon as you do that, flocks of (excited) users will come to use your product. I mean, it must be this way, right?…
Make your Android code healthier: Static code analysis tools for Kotlin
Code quality is incredibly important for the long term maintainability of any software project. I think static code analysis tools as an automated senior engineer that reviews my code.…
Jetpack App Startup: keep your startup logic organized
Jetpack introduced a new library for initializing objects during app startup in an organized and reliable way.…
Firebase Analytics quick start
The only way to verify that the app is used as you intended, is to instrument your app with analytics. But what and how do you log? I will cover the basics for Firebase Analytics, but check out the documentation for advanced use cases.…
Handling network call errors in Kotlin
When designing how to handle network calls in your app, you might think that you are done as soon as you define your interface. What happens when not everything goes according to plan?…