Fragmented - An Android Developer Podcast
258 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsThe Fragmented Podcast is a podcast for Android Developers hosted by Donn Felker and Kaushik Gopal. Our goal is to help you become a better Android Developer. We chat about topics such as Testing, Dependency Injection, Patterns and Practices, useful libraries, and much more. We will also be interviewing some of the top developers out there. Subscribe now and join us on the journey of becoming a better Android Developer.
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249 - Java and the JDK: Powering the Android Landscape with Michael Bailey
July 10, 2023 10:45 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBIn this episode of our podcast, we explore the diverse landscape of Java versions within the Android ecosystem. Our guest is Michael Bailey, a seasoned Java expert who has been a frequent presence on our show since the early days of our podcast. We kick off with a solid foundation, discussing the differences between JDK and JRE, as well as the distinctions between the available Java JDKs. We also guide listeners through Android Studio settings, exploring how to select a suitable JDK, its uti...
248 - Feature Flags & A/B Testing: A Deep Dive with Ishan Khanna
June 26, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBIn this edition of Fragmented, we're thrilled to host Ishan Khanna, a software engineer at Tinder who possesses great enthusiasm for feature flags and A/B testing. Donn discusses why he invited Ishan on the show, highlighting Ishan's passion for feature flagging and A/B testing. The conversation kicks off with an insightful story from Ishan about feature flagging at Booking.com, leading to a discussion on the difference between A/B Testing and Feature Flags, when and why to introduce feature...
247: The Art of App Modularization with Siggi Jonsson
June 12, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBIn this episode, we talk to, Siggi Jonsson. Siggi helps guide us through the complex and often confusing world of Android app modularization. Our conversation will begin by shedding light on the importance of modularization, what triggers the need for breaking projects into multiple modules, and how modularization relates to team size, feature teams, and code ownership. This discussion is aimed at demystifying how and why developers often choose to modularize their applications. As we move ...
246 - Dependency Injection: Kotlin Inject with Fred Porciúncula
May 29, 2023 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBIn this podcast episode, we have the pleasure to host Fred Porciúncula, a Google Developer Expert (GDE) known for his work with Kotlin Inject and his invaluable contributions to the Android development community. Fred offers his expertise on Dependency Injection (DI), Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP), and how they intersect. We kick off the conversation by discussing Dependency Injection (DI), its importance, and the options available to developers, including Dagger, Hilt, Anvil, Koin, and Kotlin...
245: Treehouse, Redwood and Zipline with Colin White
May 15, 2023 05:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBIn this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk to an old friend of the show, Colin White, about Treehouse, a combination of the Redwood and Zipline libraries. Colin is a Staff Engineer at Cash App (Block). Redwood is a multiplatform Compose library that allows you to target multiple UI toolkits on various native platforms. Ultimately this allows you to share presentation logic. Zipline is a multiplatform JavaScript engine for Android, iOS, and the JVM, which uses Kotlin for calls in/out of the Ja...
244: Reviving Our Passion for Android Development
May 10, 2023 15:30 - 9 minutes - 8.76 MBIn this episode, Donn and Kaushik announce that they are steering the podcast back into Android waters. In other words, the Fragmented Podcast is returning to its roots ... we're back to being a 100% Android Development focused show. We're glad to have you as a listener, here's to the future of Android Development. 🚀 AndroidJobs.IO Job postings are FREE on AndroidJobs.IO 🎉 Sign up to get notified of new jobs on a weekly basis as well. AndroidJobs.IO Contact @fragmentedcast or our Yout...
243: Mastering the Art of Switching Careers in Tech with Dan Lew
April 10, 2023 05:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBIn this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk to long-time friend Dan Lew about his recent career switch from Android developer to TypeScript/Node.js/Progressive Web App Developer (and more). It's an interesting discussion that covers ... Why Dan decided to leave the Android world The challenges he faced when he moved from one tech stack to another How to prepare for a big change like this (mentally, financially, etc.) How to create the life you want live vi by identifying what's important to ...
242 - Kotlin Code Formatting with ktfmt and spotless
March 20, 2023 05:00 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBIn this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk about one of the age old bike shedding topics - code formatting, and how you can solve it with automation and tools. Code formatting can turn into an endless debate amongst peers and teams, and what Kaushik and Donn have found is that this can be delegated to a tool and automated. Freeing you and your team of having to worry about proper indentation, bracket placement, etc. By relying on a well defined tool and some automation you can clean your code u...
241: The Pressure to Ship. Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
January 10, 2023 13:30 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBIn this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk about the fear of shipping, some impostor syndrome and how it contributes to uncertainty and doubt in your capabilities as a software developer. Recently Donn embarked on a mission to come up with an idea and ship it within 24 hours (which he did do). The end result was a net benefit of confidence, speed and skill acquisition. This helped reduce any doubt, uncertainty and ultimately fear of shipping a product faster. That's what this conversation is a...
240: Important Kotlin Constructs
December 15, 2022 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBIn this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk about 5 new-ish Kotlin constructs that you might not be aware of. The constructs that they talk about are: fun interface (SAM - Single Abstract Method), and they juxtapose them vs function types type alias import alias value class data object You'll learn what they are, how you can use them and when or when you might not want to use them, and more. We hope you enjoy. Links Kaushik's Blog Post - Important Kotlin Constructs SAM Interface - Kotli...
239: Require PR Reviews with CODEOWNERS
November 28, 2022 16:00 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBIn this short episode, Donn talks about the CODEOWNERS file and how it can help you ensure teams review the code that they are responsible for before merging. The CODEOWNERS file is a file that you drop into the root of your project (or into the /docs or .github/ directory) that tells GitHub (or whatever git host you're using) to require a review for any code changes that match the patterns as defined in the CODEOWNERS file. You'll specify a matching pattern and users, or teams that own tha...
238: How to Land a Job (if you got laid off or if you're just starting out)
November 21, 2022 05:00 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBIn this episode, Donn talks about the tips and tricks he's used over the last 20 years of consulting, freelancing and working full time to find jobs and new opporftunities. We're hoping some of these tips help those affected by the recent tech layoffs. These are tips that Donn still uses to this day. They work wonders to help you land a job quickly when you do them. The tips: Update your LinkedIn Profile and Build a Resume with the LinkedIn Resume Builder Set your LinkedIn status to "Ope...
237: Compose vs XML - Which one should you learn as an Android Dev?
November 14, 2022 17:00 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBIn this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk about their thoughts on Jetpack Compose and XML for Android layouts and which one you should learn first. As with every conversation in tech ... it depends on what you're trying to do, where you are at in your career, what the company is doing and more. Donn and Kaushik go into both of their thought processes around Compose and XML and when you should learn one or the other, or even both and whether Jetpack is the future ... or is XML here to stay? Li...
236: A Terminal for Android?
October 25, 2022 13:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBIn this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk about the thought of having a terminal for Android. Have you ever wished you could whip up a quick script to get the current location of a device, add it to cron and do some automated tasks on your phone? Wouldn't it be nice to have low level access to your system like you do on your desktop? In this episode, Donn and Kaushik dive into the details of what that might look like and why they find it intriguing. Donn's Git Course Need to learn Git? Donn...
235: Pair programming with Ben Orenstein & Tuple
September 21, 2022 00:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBIn this episode, Kaushik goes solo and interviews Ben Orenstein. Ben is a prolific Ruby developer, an amazing conference speaker, an ardent vim-ster, and now the CEO of Tuple. Kaushik has been a big fan of Ben's work and was super stoked to talk to Ben and pick his brains on a host of topics: starting the company Tuple, pair programming in general, learning different programming languages and technology, giving better conference talks and more! This episode is chock full of wisdom from Ben...
234: More Product. Less Architecture?
August 08, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBIn this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk about how many Android applications seem to suffer from the disease of over-architecture while neglecting the product (UI/UX) itself. They discuss why this is deterimental to the user experience in the Android platform and how they've seen it evolve over the years. They attempt to provide some thoughful ideas on how this can be rectified in the future and more. We're looking for your feedback on this show. What are your favorite product apps that are j...
233: UI Screenshot Testing with Paparazzi and John Rodriguez
June 29, 2022 12:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBIn this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk to John Rodriguez (jrod) about the Paparazzi library which allows you to perform UI screenshot testing on Android without an emulator or physical device. They talk to John about what screenshot testing is, why it's important, advantages and it's disadvantages as well. You'll learn how to use Paparazzi and how it can test various different screen configurations without having to run an emulator. You read that correct ... without an emulator. If you're ...
232: Frustration, Flow State and "The Madness"
June 13, 2022 05:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBIn this episode Donn and Kaushik talk about frustration, finding "flow state" and how it's known as "the madness" and how to deal with it. We originally were going to talk about an other topic, but during the off air banter Donn brought up how he was frustrated with losing/burning so much time on a task that he had for his side project. He only meant to spend a little bit of time on it and then spent WAY more time than he meant to. He got to the point where he had to stop working on the pro...
231: Learning Jetpack Compose with Vinay Gaba
June 06, 2022 05:00 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBIn this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk to Android GDE Vinay Gaba about learning Jetpack Compose. They talk about how to learn how to use Jetpack Compose by example (and Vinay's excellent talk by the same name). How to use Jetpackcompose.app to help you find the right Jetpack Compose component and how to use ShowKase to organize discover and visualize your Jetpack Compose Elements. We then dive into why someone might want to learn Jetpack Compose and how to start learning it. They touch br...
230: Feeling Like an Idiot
May 30, 2022 05:00 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBIn this episode Donn talks about that pit of the stomach feeling we all get when we feel like we should know something but we don't. It's that voice in our head as developers that makes you feel like an idiot even when you're not. Donn gives examples of how even senior engineers are subject to this feeling and how they are often the ones to not speak up about it simply because of their experience level and seniority. This episode talks about why we get this feeling and how to combat it g...
229: Native Where You Need It with Turbo (Launch Your Side Projects Faster)
May 23, 2022 12:15 - 1 hour - 58 MBIn this episode, Kaushik peppers Donn with questions about his foray into Android Turbo, Hotwire, and the concept of "Native Where You Need It". Donn recently launched Android Jumpstart, the Android client for the Jumpstart Rails trifecta. Jumpstart Rails allow you to launch your SaaS business much faster than if you were to do it from the ground up. The Android client for Jumpstart Rails builds on top of Turbo and Hotwire, two technologies that help power the Hey email client and Basecamp...
228: Expo Development with Konstantin Liakhovskii
April 18, 2022 05:00 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBIn this episode Donn and Kaushik talk to Konstantin Liakhovskii about Expo development and how it takes cross platform development and its productivity to the next level. Konstantin dives deep into the usages and reasons why Expo (and React Native) are still very good options for companies that are looking to adopt a cross-platform application. Links from the show Expo.dev Konstantin's Twitter Reactive Native Episode with Gabriel Peal #129 Reactive Native Episode with Gabriel Peal #1...
227: Exotic Car Salesman to Mobile Developer with Ephraim Schmitt
April 11, 2022 05:00 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBIn this episode Donn sits down and talks to Ephraim Schmitt about how he changed careers from being an exotic car salesman to a mobile software developer. It's a fascinating and inspiring story for anyone looking to get into software development. We talk about the mental and financial struggles, how he learned to start coding, how you can find opportunities everywhere, how to interview better, where to look for positions when you're just starting out, why volunteering/doing something for f...
226: The Reunion - Themes, VS Code and More
April 04, 2022 05:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MBIn this episode Donn and Kaushik are back together on the mic. After an extended break, they both returned renewed and ready to dive into all things software, starting off with IDE themes, plugins and what they've been up to since they were last on the show together. Links from the show Monokai Pro Theme VS Code & Atom IntelliJ/Android Studio/WebStorm/etc VS Code Plugins Beautify Change Color Format Fish VS Code Python Pylance Shell Format Git Lens ES Lint Prettier Rainbow CSV...
225: Don't Give Up - Persevere
March 28, 2022 05:00 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBIn this episode Donn talks about something not giving up and persevering when the going gets tough in software, your career and more. It's easy to give up, but the real reward is when you persevere. Links from the show Growth Mindset Book AndroidJobs.IO Job postings are FREE on AndroidJobs.IO during the early release phase (at the time of this recording). Sign up to get notified of new jobs on a weekly basis as well. AndroidJobs.IO Software Freelancing Donn's Freelance Faction Commu...
224: Our Latest Book Recommendations
November 22, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBIn this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk about some of the books that they're reading and thoughts and recommendations on each. Links from the show Donn's Books Designing Data Intensive Applications Systemology Who Not How Skin in the Game Zero To Sold Freelance Tactics Kaushik's Books Staff Engineer An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management Grokking Algorithms Coders At Work A Philosophy of Software Design Androids AndroidJobs.IO Job postings are FREE on AndroidJob...
223: Productivity with TODO Apps and Personal Knowledge Management Systems
October 11, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBIn this episode, Donn and Kaushik reunite for an episode on how they use productivity tools like various todo apps as well as how the organize information for storage and easy retrieval in their day to day lives. Shownotes In this episode, Donn and Kaushik reunite for an episode on how they use productivity tools like various todo apps as well as how the organize information for storage and easy retrieval in their day to day lives. Links from the show Taskwarrior GTD Book P.A.R.A. Meth...
222: Managing Android devices (EMM) with Prabhjot
September 27, 2021 05:00 - 31 minutes - 14.6 MBIn this episode, Kaushik talks to his good friend Prabhjot and learns about "Android Enterprise". This is the official way for companies or organizations to enable the use of Android devices and apps in the workplace. Prabhjot talks about how he setup the infrastructure to provision devices and the different capabilities the solution allows. If you ever wondered what kind of control is possible, listen to this episode and get a nice scary reality check. After listening to this episode, yo...
221: How to Introduce Seams into Legacy Code
August 08, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBIn this episode, Donn continues to dive into his favorite software book: Working Effectively with Legacy Code. He talks about one of the fundamental tactics of the book: Introducing seams You'll learn what a seam is according to the book, as well as how Donn interprets it so that you can get the same benefit he has gotten from it. You'll learn how to introduce seams into your codebase through method injection, interfaces, abstract classes, and the static gateway pattern (aka: wrapper patter...
220: Turbo Native for Android and Hotwire with Jay Ohms
August 02, 2021 05:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBIn this episode, Donn talks to Jay Ohms about Turbo Native for Android, Hotwire, and how to build apps faster with Hotwire, Turbo, Stimulus, and Strata. Jay is an Android developer at Basecamp.com and Hey.com and has been building Hey with Android Turbo since it has been released (he's one of the developers of it). You'll learn what Hotwire is, how to use it with Android Turbo (and Stimulus and Strata) and how you can create apps faster and more maintainable by marrying the concepts of the ...
219: The Legacy Code Change Algorithm
July 19, 2021 05:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBIn this episode, Donn talks dives into his favorite software book: Working Effectively with Legacy Code. He talks about one of the introduction level topics: The Legacy Code Change Algorithm You'll learn what it is and how you can use it as the basis for this new series that will be focused on the book, Working Effectively with Legacy Code. Links from the show Working Effectively with Legacy Code AndroidJobs.IO Job postings are FREE on AndroidJobs.IO during the early release phase (at t...
218: Growth Mindset with Software Developer Alan Hill
July 05, 2021 05:00 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBIn this episode, Donn talks to software developer Alan Hill about the Growth Mindset and how it applies to software development and life in general. They chat about pull request feedback lifecycle, learning new tech, and how applying a growth mindset can advance you in your career further than you could have imagined. They wrap up by going through Fixed Mindset vs Growth Mindset "back and forth" to discuss the differences. Mindset image Alans Link Alan Hill Social and Web Links Links fr...
217: Working at a Big Tech Company vs Freelancing
June 30, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBIn this episode, Donn talks about the difference between working at a big tech company vs freelancing. There are many pro's and con's for each. What is best for you? Listen to the episode and find out. AndroidJobs.IO Job postings are FREE on AndroidJobs.IO during the early release phase (at the time of this recording). Sign up to get notified of new jobs on a weekly basis as well. AndroidJobs.IO Donn's Free E-Book on Freelancing/Consulting Rates Free E-Book on Freelancing Rates Con...
216: Code Conventions - Why It's Important to Follow Them
June 23, 2021 17:51 - 17 minutes - 16 MBIn this episode, Donn talks about the importance of following code conventions and coding styles in codebases. You'll run into various different coding conventions throughout your career. Sometimes it's as an employee, sometimes it's as a freelancer or consultant or just a small side project. The number of coding "styles" that you'll see will blow your mind as you work through your career. The big question is ... should you adhere to the current coding convention that is used in the app/fi...
215: From Side Project to Full Time via Watch Faces with David Whittaker and Ross Manges
June 14, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBIn this episode, Donn talks to David and Ross from Squeaky Dog Studios about building a business out of a side project. David and Ross are long-time serial side project developers with experience that dates back to the Palm era. They've built games, apps, and now Watch Faces. We dive deep into how they went from building their watch faces for Android as a side project and how they turned it into a full-time business in which one of the co-founders works full-time. We talk about building th...
214: 3 Things Every Developer Needs To Know How To Do
June 07, 2021 05:00 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBIn this episode, Donn talks about the three things that every developer needs to know how to do. These three things include: How to identify and stop premature optimization How to write tests and know the difference between unit, integration and end-to-end tests. How to set up a continuous integration server While there are vast arrays of other things all developers need to know how to do, and we will cover them in future episodes, this small list will help you vastly in your career. ...
213: How to Pick What Technology to Learn Next
May 31, 2021 05:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBIn this episode, Donn answers a listener's question. The listener wanted to know how to choose what to learn next in Tech. Donn provides 6 tips (actually 7 if you count a hidden one) on how to pick what technology to learn next. He provides a simple framework that will help you check whether you should pursue a particular technology or not. Links from the show Startups for the Rest of Us Podcast Rob Walling AndroidJobs.IO Job postings are FREE on AndroidJobs.IO during the early release...
212: Growing an Online Presence in the Software Industry with Philipp Lackner
May 24, 2021 05:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBIn this episode, Donn talks with Philipp Lackner about growing an online presence within the Software Industry with Instagram and YouTube. Shownotes You'll learn how Philipp went from 0 to over 80,000 followers on Instagram. This was done all organically by posting valuable content every single day to his feed. You'll also learn how he uses YouTube (as well as Instagram) as a marketing channel for his own course products that he sells via his site. We wrap up by talking about content st...
211: Why Learning React is Good For You as a Developer
May 18, 2021 05:00 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBIn this episode Donn talks about why you need to learn React (or Flutter) - so you can truly understand the Unidirectional data flow pattern in a framework that was built for that purpose alone. Working with other frameworks which bolt on a custom unidirectional data flow is often hard to understand. When you work with React and learn how it works, the concept of Unidirectional data flow starts to make much more sense as that is the default way to implement UI's in technologies like React (...
210: Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile (KMM) with Mitch Tabian
May 10, 2021 05:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBIn this episode, Donn talks with Mitch Tabian about Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile, also known as KMM. Mitch explains what KMM is, why he decided to use it, and how it works from a developer's perspective. The goal was to build an app and develop both the iOS and Android versions. Mitch talks about his experience in building a KMM app. We cover the pros and cons, what worked vs what did not, and his advice on using KMM going forward. Mitch also shares content about how to build native componen...
209: Secure Development Lifecycle with Glenn Leifheit
May 03, 2021 05:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBIn this episode, Donn talks with Glenn Leifheit from Microsoft about a concept known as "Secure Development Lifecycle". Glenn is a Senior Security Program Manager at Microsoft. Glenn explains to you what the secure development lifecycle is, how it works and how you can implement something like this in your company. He also shares the top tips you can implement in order to get the quickest benefit of the Secure Development Lifecycle Links from the show Application Inspector: GitHub DevSk...
208: Developing Software at Startups with Jason Roberts
April 26, 2021 05:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBThis is the original story of how Uber was built ... this is a fascinating story. You don't want to miss this. Donn talks to Jason Roberts. Jason was chosen to be Uber's CTO when the company was in its infancy (but didn't accept the offer). Jason shares the story of developing the code that eventually ran Uber from a couple of cars to a highly distributed system with an impressive amount of rides. We talk about building what is needed when it's needed, the tools that he chose to build Uber'...
207: How to Optimize Your Home Office
April 20, 2021 13:30 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBIn this episode, Donn outlines how you can optimize your home office so that you look, sound, and perform the best that you can. From audio to video, to your body, and everything beyond, it's covered here. Shownotes In this episode, Donn outlines how you can optimize your home office so that you look, sound, and perform the best that you can. From audio to video, to your body, and everything beyond, it's covered here. Donn talks about everything you can do to improve your home office. Fro...
206: DevOps for Developers with Will Button
April 12, 2021 05:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBIn this episode, Donn talks with DevOps expert, Will Button about everything DevOps-related. If you're ever wondered how and what DevOps is, then listen in. Shownotes Will walks you through the definition of DevOps and how it's used in a company. You'll learn the 20% of DevOps you should know that will get you 80% of the benefit. You'll also learn about a bunch of automation technology that will help you and your team level up your environments so that you can become super efficient in you...
205: How to Learn New Technologies
April 08, 2021 05:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBIn this episode, Donn talks about the best way to learn a new technology from the ground up. Want to learn something new? This episode is for you. You'll learn Donn's proven 5-step methodology for learning new technology. This is the same method Donn has used for over 2 decades of learning new technology. We hope it helps you. Shownotes The 5 Steps: Choose a Simple Problem Domain (Note Taking app or Calorie/Protein Tracker) Do not worry about best practices Start Small, then go smal...
204: Quality over Quantity
March 29, 2021 05:00 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBIn this episode, Donn returns for a solo episode to talk about his thoughts on Quality over Quantity and why it's important to software development and productivity in general. Shownotes What is being "in Flow"? - Learn more Contact @fragmentedcast or our Youtube channel @donnfelker and donnfelker (on Instagram) Consulting for Mobile Developers (Donn's YouTube) kaushikgopal (on YouTube) or blog.kaush.co or @kaushikgopal
203: Jetbrains Projector with Joaquim
March 08, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 25.9 MBIn this episode, we talk to acclaimed Android developer Joaquim Verges. He recently embarked on a journey of making is laptop not burn like a furnace when using Android Studio. He landed up on this unknown effort by Jetbrains called Projector and seems to have found programmer Nirvana. Listen to his adventures. Shownotes How to Run Android Studio on ANY Device With JetBrains Projector Mirakle Gradle plugin Jetbrains M1 Macbook updates: Jetbrains JBR-2526 IntelliJ IDEA 2020.3.1 Is out ...
202: Dagger on the Anvil with Ralf Wondratschek
February 01, 2021 07:56 - 1 hour - 35.6 MBAnvil is a Kotlin compiler plugin that makes your life a tad bit easier when using Dagger 2. In this episode we talk to Ralf Wondratschek from Square who created the library and open sourced it for all of us. After touching on some of the basics, Ralf dives into the thinking behind Anvil and how it evolved into the tool it is today. It's filled with nuggets of wisdom especially if your app uses Dagger for Dependency Injection. Enjoy! Shownotes Anvil for Dagger Ralf's talk at Droidcon: A...
201: State of the Testing Union with Valera Zakharov
November 02, 2020 05:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBIn episode 1 of Fragmented we talked about Testing. 200 episodes in, we decided it's a good time to do a state of the union for mobile testing. We talk with Valera Zakharov who's a Staff Engineer at Slack and considered one of the experts in the field of mobile testing. Hope you enjoy this one! Shownotes Espresso Testing with Android Android Test Orchestrator Flank : Fragemented Episode Bluepill : LinkedIn's iOS Testing Framework Valera's Droidcon Talk - E2E2U: Slack's Journey to Devel...
200: Serverless Programming
October 05, 2020 06:07 - 51 minutes - 47.7 MBIn our 200th episode, we talk about Serverless Programming. What is it? What's an example of a service I could build with Serverless Programming? What are the advantages or disadvantages? We talk about it all in this episode. Also, 🙏 for being listeners. We've stuck together for 200 of these. Kaushik & Donn are incredibly grateful to have you folks as listeners. Shownotes Heroku Platform as a Service Donn's gif service gifstagram.com Flippa : Buy and Sell services online Founder's Ch...