The State of Native Android Development, December 2023
The summary of main events in native Android development ecosystem in 2023 and predictions for Android trends in 2024.
Android development
How to Use Jetpack Compose Inside Android Service
This articles explains how to resolve the errors when using Jetpack Compose inside Android Service
Android Room Tutorial Part 4 – Supporting Custom Data Types
Comprehensive tutorial of how to support custom data types when using Room in Android applications.
Android Room Tutorial Part 3 – Migrations
An overview of database migrations and a tutorial of database migrations with Room in Android applications.
Android Room Tutorial Part 2 – The Architecture
This article explains how to integrate Room ORM into Android codebase and keep the code maximally decoupled from this framework.
Android Room Tutorial Part 1 – The Basics
Learn to set up Room in Android applications and execute basic Create, Read, Update and Delete (CRUD) commands on the underlying database.
Kotlin Coroutines vs Threads Memory Benchmark
Quantitative comparison of the memory consumption associated with bare Threads, Kotlin Coroutines and thread pools.
Kotlin Coroutines vs Threads Performance Benchmark
Quantitative comparison of the startup performance associated with bare Threads, Kotlin Coroutines and thread pools.
Inspect User Interface Composition of Android Apps
This post explains how to use UiAutomatorViewer to inspect the UI of production Android apps.
Review of Amazon’s Driver Assistance Android Application
Architectural review of Amazon’s driver assistance Android application and my recommendations to the development team.