Coming soon: Kotlin Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide, Second Edition
Android Ranch NewsBack in 2018, we released the first edition of our Kotlin Programming guide. Since then, a lot has changed in the world of Kotlin....
Using StateFlow over LiveData for end-to-end operations
AndroidObserving data asynchronously is such a core skill for mobile developers that you may imagine Android has a long-established set of simple APIs in...
Efficient lists with DiffUtil and ListAdapter
AndroidWriting code to display lists of data is an everyday task as a software engineer, regardless of platform. Operations to modify lists can vary...
Google I/O ’21: The Ranch Round-up
AndroidGoogle I/O just wrapped up, and as usual, Google had plenty of goodies to announce, especially for the development community. We got a handful...
Express Yourself: An Argument for Ending the Single Letter Generic Type Convention in Kotlin
AndroidHere at Big Nerd Ranch, we are always working on perfecting our craft of software engineering. Software is constantly evolving, and in order to...
[Updated] Splash Screens the Right Way
Android Digital Product DevelopmentSplash screens are a big deal for Android developers. We're aiming to update the implementation with modern Android practices.
[Updated] Two-Way Data Binding on Android: Observing Your View with XML
AndroidData Binding is a powerful library that's built around the idea of keeping your views up-to-date with your model. One of the lesser-known features...
An Updated Look at Launching a Splash Screen
AndroidIn an update to one of our older posts, we take a look at splash screens. While the general implementation of the splash screen...
Use Flutter to deliver the same experience across multiple platforms
Android Front-End iOSFlutter is ideal when you want a consistent experience across platforms and the more platforms you target, the more value you'll derive. Read more...
Contact Tracing: 7 Ways Google and Apple are Protecting User Privacy
Android iOSContact tracing apps are already being built without a standard of privacy set; regardless of the efficacy of contact-tracing as a solution, there's a...
Exploring Kotlin/Native – Part 2 – Interoperability
Android MacKotlin/Native can allow us many multiplatform programming capabilities. But is it robust enough to let us use a C library within our Kotlin program?...
Bluetooth Low Energy on Android, Part 3
AndroidIn this final installment, we will dive into the Client Characteristic Configuration Descriptor, which we’ll use to control notifications.
