PinnedJamie SansoninGoogle Developer ExpertsFocus in Jetpack ComposeA brief look at the Focus APIs in Compose UI, and how you might use them in your apps6 min read·Jun 16, 2021--1--1
Jamie SansoninGoogle Developer ExpertsA Foray into RelayRelay is a new tool from Google to improve design component handoff on Android. In this we post explore it, and review Relay in practice.9 min read·Nov 9, 2022----
Jamie SansonImprove your platforms early and oftenThe march of technology is constant, so why shouldn’t we try to match this with the platforms and products we build?5 min read·Aug 31, 2022----
Jamie SansoninTrade Me BlogAndroid Then and Now; Caught exception: NullPointerExceptionA brief look in to the “billion dollar mistake”, and how it was rectified in Android.4 min read·May 14, 2021----
Jamie SansoninTrade Me BlogAndroid Then and Now: NavigationAndroid Development has changed a lot over the years. Let’s look back at how things were, and explore what’s changed! Today: Navigation.4 min read·Jan 28, 2021----
Jamie SansoninTrade Me BlogAndroid Then and Now: CallbacksAndroid Development has changed a lot over the years. Let’s look back at how things were, and explore what’s changed! Today: Callbacks.4 min read·Nov 22, 2020----
Jamie SansoninTrade Me BlogAndroid Then and Now: Intro, @IntDef & EnumsAndroid Development has changed a lot over the years. Let’s look back at how things were, and explore what’s changed! Today: Enums.4 min read·Nov 11, 2020--2--2
Jamie SansoninTrade Me BlogHandling Lifecycle with View Binding in FragmentsView Binding is an upcoming feature in Android, which allows you to more easily interact with view. Let’s look at a Fragment example.3 min read·Jan 15, 2020--7--7
Jamie SansoninTrade Me BlogKonfigure — better app configuration using KotlinWiring up and testing Remote Config is hard! Konfigure is a fully Kotlin library to help you fix that.3 min read·Nov 12, 2019----
Jamie SansoninTrade Me BlogHanding the Reins to Kotlin Delegates — Part 3: Fast builds, fast runtime. Pick twoLooking at real-life examples of property delegation, and how it can improve on Java constructs.8 min read·Sep 30, 2019----