Luke SimpsonBench Mate App Under the Hood: Kotlin Multiplatform, SQLDelight, Compose & Material Now Dynamic…My priority when building the Bench Mate app was to get an Android app into testing and production quickly so I could get feedback and…May 14May 14
Luke SimpsonIntroducing the Bench Mate AppLast year I started coaching my son’s football team and was immediately overwhelmed by the task of rotating the players on the bench. It…May 13May 13
Luke SimpsonGDG Melbourne Devfest 2023: Gradle Version Catalogs, Tech Debt & Compose Design SystemsThe first Melbourne Google Developer Group (GDG) Devfest conference since Covid was held recently at the REA offices in Richmond with about…Oct 20, 2023Oct 20, 2023
Luke SimpsonCompose Preview for Snackbars with Interactive ModePreviews are one of the main reasons Jetpack Compose is so great for building UI as you get a live representation of your widget along with…Sep 6, 2023Sep 6, 2023
Luke SimpsonThe Evolution of Latitude’s Android App: Views to Compose; RxJava to Coroutines & Version 2.0Since their launch in 2018 Latitude’s iOS and Android apps have used the common semantic versioning system under version “1” of the apps…Aug 29, 2023Aug 29, 2023
Luke SimpsonTips to Display Edge-to-edge Screen Content in an Existing Android App in Compose & XMLEdge-to-edge screens give your app a polished finish. But there are gotchas to be aware of when catering to Compose, XML & old OS versionsJun 7, 2023Jun 7, 2023
Luke SimpsonThe Best Additions to Android Studio from Google IO: Emulator-embedded Layout Inspector & Network…At Google IO this year everyone was talking about the Android Studio Bot AI assistant that helps developers create layouts and tests, and…May 18, 2023May 18, 2023
Luke SimpsonFirst Look at Android Studio Bot AI AssistantLooking very similar to the GhatGPT interface, the Android Studio Bot panel allows developers to ask for help while building apps.May 11, 2023May 11, 2023
Luke SimpsonNew Firebase Crashlytics Variants Condense Logs into Groups for Simplified DebuggingEven before Google IO 2023 kicks off you can find new products and features leaking out of Google’s software and repositories. In…May 11, 2023May 11, 2023
Luke SimpsonAndroid at Latitude in 2022: Compose, Dependabot & MoreTwenty-four app releases, maintained 4.5+ star Play Store rating, and adopted much-improved Compose tooling for better productivityDec 14, 2022Dec 14, 2022