Oct 22, 2019Dependency Isolation in GoIf you’ve never written any Go code, grasping the mechanics of its interfaces could be burdensome at first. The fact that you don’t need to explicitly declare that a struct implements a certain interface will make newcomers a little more than confused. …Golang4 min readGolang4 min read
Jul 16, 2019Code Coverage in GoIf you’re not writing tests for your code you should start right away. Writing tests not only makes sure that your codes are working the way they should, it is also a great way of thinking objectively about your class and functions. …Go3 min readGo3 min read
Dec 23, 2018How I approached Android Navigation ComponentReader’s Alert: This isn’t a complete tutorial on how to implement Android Navigation Component. It’s more of a personal reflection on how to approach it. So if you’re a complete stranger to Android Navigation Component I suggest you start with another, better tutorial. Building Single Page Applications has always been…Android4 min readAndroid4 min read
Published inAndroidPub·Aug 14, 2018Filterable RecyclerView in Android — The How ToIt happens quite often that we need a list of items in our Android application. And sometimes this list needs to have filtering capabilities for the users so they can find the relevant results in potentially a long list. …Android5 min readAndroid5 min read
Aug 2, 2018Replicating Postgres inside Docker — The How ToLet me tell you this. Docker is fascinating. Not only that it is a great development tool, it is also perfect for production. In this post I’m going to explain how I set up a postgresql replication using docker. Replication is a crucial part of every modern infrastructure these days…Docker4 min readDocker4 min read
Jul 28, 2018The simplest ViewPager TabStrip you can ever make on AndroidThere are many a time you need a to have ViewPager for your application in android and oft time there needs to be a TabStrip for it. There are a few good libraries [1] [2] for implementing a ViewPager TabStrip but if you’ve only got a limited number of tabs…Android2 min readAndroid2 min read
Feb 22, 2018Using RxJava’s PublishProcessors to deliver clicks from a RecyclerViewLately I’ve been using RxJava more and more in my projects and I’m all the happier for it. Not only it makes my code more concise and fluent and easier to read, it has also rid me of the need to use interfaces here and there as callbacks. One of…Android3 min readAndroid3 min read
Nov 1, 2016Hooking into Android’s Activity lifecycle to better manage resourcesUnderstanding how Android manages the device resources is always an important part of developing efficient Android apps. Activity lifecycle is one of the most important aspects of resource management. Since almost everything in Android happens inside an Activity, it’s important to always react the this lifecycle events accordingly to be…Android App Development1 min readAndroid App Development1 min read
