Singleton is More Than Just Design Pattern
Widely known term “singleton” has more than one meaning, which leads to confusion and misunderstandings. Let’s clarify the matters.
Common Mistakes in Android Architecture
A list of several common architectural mistakes in Android applications that can be very costly to fix.
Never Use Foo, Bar, Baz, etc. in Software Documentation
My argument that names like Foo, Bar, Baz, etc. in software documentation are counter-productive and make code examples harder to read and understand.
Dagger Hilt: Custom Entry Point for FragmentFactory Integration
A tutorial of using Dagger Hilt’s Entry Points convention to work around lifecycle mismatch between Hilt and custom FragmentFactory in Android apps
Dagger Hilt Review and Tutorial
Getting started guide for Dagger Hilt, accompanied by an extensive analysis of the underlying architecture and potential concerns
Cultural Differences, AndroidDev Subreddit and Zhuinden’s Ban
My thoughts about r/androiddev subreddit, its moderation team and the recent banning of a prominent user Zhuinden
The Superpower of Finite State Machines
Intuitive description of Finite State Machine concept, alongside several examples and a discussion of the scope of applicability.
Kotlin Coroutines, SupervisorJob, Async, Exceptions and Cancellation
Demonstration of async coroutine builder combined with SupervisorJob to implement robust concurrent code using Kotlin Coroutines framework
Event Bus: Pros, Cons and Best Practices
Description of event bus mode of operation and my personal list of best practices for making an efficient use of this powerful, but tricky component.
Concurrency Frameworks in Android are Overrated
Clean implementation of complex concurrent algorithm using the fundamental concurrency techniques