How to get your talk accepted
If you want to apply to a Call for Papers, this article gives you useful guidelines, and points out common mistakes that I have often seen in my years serving on CfP committees.
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Anatomy of a .gitignore
What's in a .gitignore file? And what SHOULD be there instead? Become a master at pretending files don't exist and learn some neat tricks along the way!
Better video and audio from home? Sure can do.
Want to take your remote conferencing to the next level? Here's how to improve your home audio and video setup.
Kotlin and Android #3 — Know your properties
tl;dr Kotlin properties are awesome and super powerful, but each form comes with a bunch of gotchas. Make sure you fully understand them…
Kotlin and Android #2 — Treacherous properties
Developers love properties in Kotlin, but a property is not always the right choice. Getting carried away can be risky, so when should we avoid properties?
Kotlin and Android #1 — by lazy
Many people love by lazy, but it's easy to underestimate and misuse it. When should you use lateinit, and when is by lazy a better choice, as an Android developer?
Kotlin and Android — An opinionated series (intro)
In this series we're going to be looking at a few common patterns I have seen Android developers use in Kotlin, and see what's the good and bad in each, and when to use them.
Quick Android Studio tip: debug logs without code
Instead of writing debug logging code, you can take advantage of the IDE tools. No more log statements forgot here and there!
Ooga-chaka: Git hooks to enforce code quality
Use git hooks to prevent code formatting and static analysis from making your CI unhappy.