Modern date and time handling in all Android versions (without sugar)
Working with time in Android has always been tricky. The excellent java.time API is a great date/time API that can be used in all Android versions!…
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.…
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?…
Network call interface in Kotlin
I knew that coroutines provide a built-in way for asynchronous work (no need for AsyncTask or RxJava!), but how do I define my network call interfaces?…