The hidden cost of using React Native
The hidden cost of using React Native details why React Native apps end up performing worse compared to native apps and what to do about it.
ReadMigrating Women in Tech SEO to Astro + Sanity
The story of how the Women in Tech SEO website migrated from Gatsby + Contentful to Astro + Sanity.
ReadUsing Tailwind CSS with Jetpack Compose for Web
This post outlines how to set up and use Tailwind CSS in Jetpack Compose for Web projects.
ReadA Redux implementation for Kotlin Multiplatform
Business logic is usually platform independent but UI state management is always influenced by the platform you are building on. In this post, I will outline how I implemented a Redux inspired state management solution for my recent Kotlin multiplatform project and how it is connected to UI on Android and iOS.
ReadProtecting Private Content with Login on GatsbyJS websites
In this post, I will walkthrough how we supported user login inside our Gatsby website and protected statically generated private content.
ReadBuilding Whitelabel Apps at Scale
My DroidCon London 2021 talk about how I scaled our whitelabel e-commerce app to be built and deployed automatically as a no-code solution.
ReadCustom Side Drawer In Jetpack Compose
This post describes how to build a custom side drawer that opens from the right side of the screen using Jetpack compose
ReadFaking Dagger Injection in Instrumentation Tests
This blog explains a simple setup to fake Dagger Android injections when writing instrumented tests. We will explore the new `FagmentScenario` and `ActivityScenario` as well as using them to simplify writing instrumentation tests when using Dagger Android
ReadKotlin Coroutines and Synchronisation: An Example of using Mutex
Applications utilising concurrency must synchronise access to shared state. In this blog post, we will go through an example of building a class that can safely share access to mutable between concurrent operations with the help of `Mutex`.
ReadSetting up a Kotlin multiplatform project
This blog will show you how to setup a Kotlin multiplatfrom project with an Android and an iOS application and a shared kotlin module.
ReadBuilding a GraphQL server with Kotlin + Ktor
This blog post summarises the steps I took to build a GraphQL API with Kotlin and Ktor. It goes the logic needed define routes, execute GraphQL queries and mutations as well as adding JWT authentication with a simple permissions system for access control.
ReadAndroidDevSummit 2019: What's new in Android Fragments
Google announced AndroidX fragment 1.2.0 At AndroidDevSummit 2019. In this blog post we will go through this release to see what's new and how can we use this new version in our projects.
ReadClean Architecture in Flutter - FlutterLDN 2019
In here you would fine the slides I presented at Flutter LDN meetup on 21st October 2019 for "Clean Architecture in Flutter using BLoC" talk.
ReadClean Architecture in Flutter
In this series of blogs, I will discuss how I implemented clean architecture in a flutter project I am working on. Robert C. Martin (Uncle Bob), introduced clean architecture which enforces separation of concerns between the different layers of a system. This makes the system testable and independent of any frameworks. This blog outlines what is clean architecture and describes the different layers to be considered in a clean architecture project.
ReadWebRTC for Android
This article serves as a how-to guide for implementing basic video conferencing with WebRTC. WebRTC is a free, open project that provides browsers and mobile applications with Real-Time Communications (RTC) capabilities via simple APIs. The WebRTC components have been optimised to best serve this purpose.
ReadHTTP requests on Android using Ktor
Ktor is a new framework for building asynchronous servers and clients. It's 100% Kotlin and runs on Coroutines. In this blog, we will explore using the Ktor client to make HTTP requests in an Android App.
ReadCustom Views Lifecycle and handling onMeasure()
A quick introduction to the lifecycle of Android Views and an example on how to implement onMeasure to negotiate your view's size.
ReadRobolectric 4: Bridging the gap between Robolectric and Espresso
This is the second part of a series of blogs about Robolectric 4. It will explain how Robolectric works and what might go wrong. This blog will also explain how can we bridge the gap between Robolectric and Espresso.
ReadRobolectric 4: A quick introduction
This is the first part of a series of blogs about Robolectric 4. This part will go through project setup steps and running the first shared test.
ReadHow To Debug Your Android App Over Wi-Fi
Setup wireless ADB and debug your Android app over Wi-Fi
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