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Is the Java ecosystem cursed? A dependency analysis perspective
I am the author of the moderately popular (⭐ 2k) Dependency Analysis Gradle Plugin, a static analysis...
Package naming nobody cares about (but should)
Package naming and organization are fundamental aspects of writing maintainable code. How we choose...
Pull request testing on Kubernetes: testing locally and on GitHub workflows
Imagine an organization with the following practices: Commits code on GitHub Runs its CI/CD...
Semantic Typing We Ignore
In Kotlin, we constantly narrow our types. We prefer String over Any for text, Int over Any or even...
Event Handling: Inbox Pattern for Complex Scenarios
In my previous post, I covered direct event handling for simple, stateless operations. Today, I'm...
Building Mutualockss: How I Created a Shared Digital Security App from Scratch | Sayanth V Sivadas
As someone new to the world of app development, my main goal has been to learn by building. I would...
Metro: The KMP DI Framework You Never Knew You Needed
TL;DR — If you want to skip ahead to the tutorial, feel free to jump to The Implementation! To...
React Native, pnpm, and Monorepos: A Dependency Hoisting Journey
TL;DR When working with React Native and pnpm, just use node-linker=hoisted instead of...
The Hidden Cost of Default Hierarchy Template in Kotlin Multiplatform
Introduction The Default Hierarchy Template in KMP projects is a great way to reduce...
Pattern matching across different languages
Pattern matching is a major feature in software development. While pattern matching applies in...
StateFlow vs. SharedFlow: Thinking in "State" vs. "Event"
We've all been there. You're building a new feature, everything works perfectly. You tap a button,...
Battle-Tested Coroutines: Advanced Tactics & Common Traps
You understand the why and the how of coroutines. You know about suspend functions and structured...
Kotlin Multiplatform in Production - 1 Year Later
A year ago, we started migrating a large Polish e-commerce app to Kotlin Multiplatform. Here's what...
OpenTelemetry Tracing on the JVM
You may know I'm a big fan of OpenTelemetry. I recently finished developing a master class for the...
From Callback Hell to Coroutines: An Evolutionary History of Android Concurrency
Every seasoned Android developer remembers the pattern. It's a rite of passage: staring at a piece of...
Failures we don't model correctly
Guards, validation, error handling — we all do it. We throw exceptions, return null, wrap values into...
I built a “Play Store for GitHub releases” with Kotlin Multiplatform
As a Kotlin dev, most of the tools used daily live on GitHub, but installing them is still...
Offline-First Android: Build Apps That Keep Working When the Network Doesn’t
Introduction Mobile connectivity isn’t “good” or “bad” — it’s inconsistent. Shopping...
Kotlin Efficiency: Code Smarter, Not Harder - Typealias
The Readability Crisis — When Complex Types Clutter Your Code As our Kotlin projects...
Google Summer of Code 2025 Final Report (Kotlin Foundation)
IntelliJ Platform Gradle Plugin - Gradle Reporting and Parallel Verifications As part of...
How I built a game engine using MVI in Kotlin and avoided getting fired
I rebuilt a legacy game engine from scratch using MVI architecture and Kotlin, 7000+ -> 400 lines, 20s load time -> to 1.75s, crashes from 8% to 0.01%, and 1700% better event processing throughput.
🚀 My Journey Learning App Development with Jetpack Compose at 16
🚀 My Journey Learning App Development with Jetpack Compose at 16 When I first opened...
Events as State are an Antipattern in MVI and MVVM - Here's Why
I decided to write an article on a hot topic in the Kotlin dev community about one-off events...
The Subtle Art of Making Android Animations Feel Expensive
Designing Animations That Feel Expensive Most apps move. Only a few flow. You can feel it...
Kotlin Coroutines Cheat Sheet
⚙️ Kotlin Coroutines Cheat Sheet (For Android Devs) I like to share content that I use...
I compared 17 Kotlin MVI libraries across 103 criteria - here are THE BEST 4
Comparison of MVIKotlin, FlowMVI, Orbit MVI, and Ballast based on research across 70 Kotlin architecture libraries and 100+ criteria, with examples, pros, cons, and use cases for each. Includes a public spreadsheet comparing 70 Kotlin MVI and state management libraries.
Quick & Easy Glass Effects in Jetpack Compose
When the Design Brief Says “Make It Look Like Glass” The request came in during a design...
Building a Modern Android UI Stack with Jetpack Compose (Senior Guide
A practical, scalable, and testable UI architecture using Jetpack Compose + Navigation 3 + MVVM +...
Messaging Broker Migration: Why Lock-in Hurts and How to Avoid It
Have you ever struggled with messaging broker migration? I've heard this opinion countless times:...
Eleva tu app Android: patrones de arquitectura con Jetpack Compose
📱 ¿A qué llamamos los patrones de arquitecturas Android? Son formas recomendadas de...