Fragmented - Android Developer Podcast

In this episode, Donn and KG talk about the post Tim Bray recently wrote - Why Google did Android. They then touch on Chrome becoming a monopoly and tips on what folks can do to be a little more privacy conscious on the web. Shownotes Why Google did Android KG privacy notes 2019 -> 2020 DuckDuck Bang syntax Google Chromium and Ad-blocking Google to restrict modern ad blocking Chrome extensions to enterprise users Google saying it isn't killing Ad Blockers. Ad Blockers Disagree Misc New Microsoft Edge is based on Chromium Download Firefox Firefox Multi-Account Containers add-on + Temporary Containers for the privacy conscious. Follow up from a previous episode: Svelte : framework that spawned from New York Times. Thanks Midhun. Contact @fragmentedcast or our Youtube channel @donnfelker and donnfelker (on Instagram) @kaushikgopal or blog.kaush.co

We've all heard of the Y2K problem, but there's also a similar coming up this 2038 for us programmers. In this episode we dive into the 2038 problem (... after of course talking about our opinions on new year resolutions). Get 1% better every day folks... Listen here: Shownotes KG's 2020 New Year Resolution blog post The Year 2000 problem The Year 2038 problem The Leap Year as Explained by Neil deGrasse Tyson Contact @fragmentedcast or our Youtube channel @donnfelker and donnfelker (on Instagram) @kaushikgopal or blog.kaush.co

Shownotes In this episode KG and Donn talk about KG's recent jaunt with Docker. In the attempt to setup continuous deployment for his blog, KG explains his simple requirement and how it lands up requiring some basic Docker. Donn then closes it out with some interesting in-depth knowledge on how to use Docker Personal website hosting Donn Felker Kaushik's website html-proofer Wordpress jekyll static website blogging Domain checking services Domainr Lead Domain Search Docker Docker Hub Circle CI : dockerfile wizard KG's ruby-node docker container Docker Compose RabbitMq Kubernetes : K8s Udemy course: Docker & Kubernetes - The complete guide Vue Js Dockerizing a Node.JS Server Contact @fragmentedcast or our Youtube channel @donnfelker and donnfelker (on Instagram) @kaushikgopal and kaushikgopal (on Instagram)

It finally happens! KG and Donn talk about Coroutines with two experts at Google Manuel & Sean. We've waited quite sometime on Fragmented to discuss this topic. We wanted to make sure Coroutines was mature enough to be compared with the contenders. Listen to find out more! Resources Chris Banes - Suspending over Views Animations & CoRoutines KotlinConf 2018: Exploring coRoutines in Kotlin Coroutines Guide Coroutines test library Codelab: Kotlin Coroutines Codelab: Kotlin Advanced Coroutines Testing Coroutines Talk Cancellation and Exceptions in Coroutines Talk Sean’s Coroutines blog series Manuel's blog post about Flow in the Android Developer Summit app Contact Sean McQuillan @objcode Manuel Vivo @objcode Discord chat or @fragmentedcast or our Youtube channel @donnfelker and donnfelker (on Instagram) @kaushikgopal and kaushikgopal (on Instagram)

In this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk about some changes coming down the pipe for the podcast and what it means in the long run. Want to know what the changes are? Well, you're going to have to listen to the show... click play and listen away. Once again, thank you all for joining us on this journey, it's been a fun and wild one. Contact Discord chat or @fragmentedcast or our Youtube channel @donnfelker and donnfelker (on Instagram) @kaushikgopal and kaushikgopal (on Instagram)

In this decompress episode, Donn and KG talk about how their 2019 went. It goes from Dagger talk to Kotlin talk to Kotlin Conf talk. Give it a listen and enjoy! Sponsors

In this episode, Kaushik tries to talk through this question. Thanks to friends of the show Jeroen, Yigit and a bunch of others who ran through some ideas on this one. Application.registerActivityLifecycleCallbacks Android X Lifecycle Component Ep 16: Favor composition over inheritance Sponsors

How do you know what to test when you don't even know how to write the code that you need to test? This is a paradox that many developers find themselves in daily. In this episode Donn talks about his strategy for dealing with unknowns in programming, namely around testing and how to figure out how to write tests for new code that might be difficult, unfamiliar or even legacy code. Links Ron Jefferies Tweet Luxman Tweet Donn Tweet What is a Spike? Sponsors

App Modularization has plenty of benefits and a lot of Android devs today are starting to modularize their android app. A common problem though that most folks will start to run into is - how do you manage your database objects in these modules? do you create a single module with all your database dependencies (modularize by layer), do you do the right thing and modularize by feature so each module has it's own database file etc.? In this episode Kaushik grapples with that question and tries to come up with an answer. Shownotes Modularization (KG's favorite resources) Google IO 19 : Build a modular Android app architecture Jeroen Mols's posts : Modularization - Why you should care Joe Birch's posts : Modularizing Android Appications Ep 117 : Multi Module Builds in Gradle Karan Trehan's post : Writing a modular project on Android Sponsors

In the world of Functional programming where pure functions don't encourage side-effects, how does on actually do any IO? So in this brave new world where everyone is adopting more FP principles, do we just stop doing database operations? Listen to this episode to find out. Functional Programming basics Ep 83 : Learning the basics of functional programing with Anup Cowkur Ep 120 : Functional Programming with Kotlin Arrow team Ep 121 : Functional Programming with Kotlin Arrow team (Part 2) Unidirectional State Flow Ep 148 and Ep 151 KG's speakerdeck slide KG's Movie search apps Android app + iOS app Resources for FP/IO contention StackOverflow Q&A Flying Frog Blog: Functional programming and databases Sponsors

In this episode of Fragmented, Donn talks about when it's appropriate to comment your code. Donn then dives into the types of code comments, when you might want to comment vs when you might not want to (depending upon your consumer) and then gets into how he decides to comment his code with a simple two-step process. Enjoy! Things Mentioned Commenting Code Post Sponsors Bitrise Build amazing apps in Java, Kotlin or whatever tech you prefer and use Bitrise to automate your Android integration, build, test and deploy process quickly and easily. Sign up for an exquisite pair of Bitrise Branded Socks at https://go.bitrise.io/fragmented Flatiron School Learn UX/UI design flatironschool.com/fragmented in 24 weeks and discover our global community on campus or online and go back to school with Flatiron School! flatironschool.com/fragmented! Change careers with confidence with 1:1 support from our dedicated Career Coaches and a money-back guarantee. Complete details at flatironschool.com/terms. See you in class! Co

In this episode of Fragmented, Kaush breaks down how he begins creating and writing technical talks, using a talk he's about to give at the Mobilization Conference. Enjoy! Things Mentioned Mobilization conference - KG is about to give a talk at Post it notes pic1 pic 2 My Speakerdeck San Jose Theme Nick Butcher - speakerdeck Cyril Motier - speakerdeck Sponsors Vettery Vettery is an online hiring marketplace that is changing the way people hire and get hired. Make a free profile, name your salary, and connect with hiring managers from top employers today. Listeners of Fragmented get a $300 bonus if you accept a job through Vettery! Sign up at vettery.com/fragmented Bitrise Build amazing apps in Java, Kotlin or whatever tech you prefer and use Bitrise to automate your Android integration, build, test and deploy process quickly and easily. Sign up for an exquisite pair of Bitrise Branded Socks at https://go.bitrise.io/fragmented Contact Discord chat or @fragmentedcast or our Youtube channel @don

As Android developers we know Java and now Kotlin. But to become even more seasoned developers, learning newer languages can be a level booster. The list can go on and on, especially if you've been in the industry awhile. So, when does it make sense for you to learn a new language? When should you learn a new language? When does it make sense? How do you do it? In this episode KG and Donn discuss the merits of learning new languages, what new languages they’ve picked up and how they feel its important for them and their careers as developers. Sponsor Build amazing apps in Java, Kotlin or whatever tech you prefer and use Bitrise to automate your Android integration, build, test and deploy process quickly and easily. Sign up for an exquisite pair of Bitrise Branded Socks at https://go.bitrise.io/fragmented Contact Discord chat or @fragmentedcast or our Youtube channel @donnfelker and donnfelker (on Instagram) @kaushikgopal and kaushikgopal (on Instagram)

How do you know if some code is over-engineered? What does that even look like? How do you know if you're over-engineering the code that you're writing? What if you recently started at a new company, how do you know if the code you're working with is over-engineered? In this episode, Kaushik and Donn go back and forth on this topic ... Sponsor This episode is sponsored by Instabug - Understand How Your App is Doing with Real-Time Contextual Insights From Your Users Contact Discord chat or @fragmentedcast or our Youtube channel @donnfelker and donnfelker (on Instagram) @kaushikgopal and kaushikgopal (on Instagram)

Kotlin isn't a magic bullet that prevents NullPointerExceptions. Not at all. What Kotlin does do is force you to think about how you want to handle your nulls. through Kotlin forcing you to think this through, the hope is that you'll avoid NullPointerExceptions. The only problem is, Kotlin has the !! operator, also known as the "Not Null Assertion Operator". This operator basically says "Hey Kotlin, trust me, I'm a pro, I know what I'm doing ... I KNOW THIS WON'T BE NULL". This... is a code smell. In this episode, Donn walks through why Kotlin's Not Null Assertion Operator (!!) is a code smell and what you can do to alleviate it. Thanks To This Week's Sponsor: Bitrise Build amazing apps in Java, Kotlin or whatever tech you prefer and use Bitrise to automate your Android integration, build, test and deploy process quickly and easily. Sign up for an exquisite pair of Bitrise Branded Socks, here! https://go.bitrise.io/fragmented Contact Discord chat or @fragmentedcast or our Youtube channel

One question that Kaushik and I get all the time is this ... I'm starting to learn how to build Android apps, which language should I learn? Kotlin or Java? In this episode Donn answers this question and gives valid points on why both languages are valid options and why you might want to consider one over the other. He provides caveats to why you might want to use one language over another and some of the trade offs of Java and Kotlin and how they operate together. If you're wrestling with this question, this is the show for you ... Thanks to this week's sponsor: Bitrise Build amazing apps in Java, Kotlin or whatever tech you prefer and use Bitrise to automate your Android integration, build, test and deploy process quickly and easily. Sign up for an exquisite pair of Bitrise Branded Socks, here! https://go.bitrise.io/fragmented Contact Discord chat or @fragmentedcast or our Youtube channel @donnfelker and donnfelker (on Instagram) @kaushikgopal and kaushikgopal (on Instagram)

Kaushik is back in this weeks podcast.

This week Donn talks about what pattern you should use when developing your application. Is it MVP? MVVM? Mabye MVI? Perhaps it's something else. Find out in this episode. We hope you enjoy ... Shownotes Patters MVP Pattern MVVM Pattern MVI Pattern MvRx Clean Arhictecture Mocking Out the API in Espresso MockWebServer Course WireMock Android Contact Discord chat or @fragmentedcast or our Youtube channel @donnfelker and donnfelker (on Instagram) @kaushikgopal and kaushikgopal (on Instagram)

In this episode Donn and Kaushik sit down with Instacart Engineer Colin White to discuss a new image library he has created called Coil. Coil is a Kotlin-first image library that focuses on ease of use, simplicity and extensibility. In this episode we ask him the question you're probably wondering ... "Why create an image library, isn't this a solved problem already?" and then move onto the details of how the library works, and what it offers developers. From Donn's perspective - It's an interesting library and gives you what you need with minimal footprint but offers you the extensibility that you'd want in the future. Its a good balance of "just enough" and "I might need this". Enjoy Show Notes Coil library Colin's Twitter Colin's Website Introducing Coil: Kotlin-first image loading on Android Contact Discord chat or @fragmentedcast or our Youtube channel @donnfelker and donnfelker (on Instagram) @kaushikgopal and kaushikgopal (on Instagram)

This week Donn and Kaushik talk to Leland Richardson from the Android team at Google about Jetpack Compose. Jetpack Compose is declarative component-based UI runtime for Android. With compose you can build your UI with functions in Kotlin to easily "compose" what your UI would look like. We dive deep in this episode. We talk about the background and influence React had on the project, we dive deep into some of the decisions made regarding the library and much much more... We hope you enjoy ... Shownotes Jetpack Compose First Principels React, Meet Compose Slides Jetpack Compose Android Dev Docs Leland's Contact info: Twitter Website Fragmented Contact Discord chat or @fragmentedcast or our Youtube channel @donnfelker and donnfelker (on Instagram) @kaushikgopal and kaushikgopal (on Instagram)