Why We’re Excited about KotlinConf
AndroidThis year is the first year of KotlinConf, JetBrains's annual conference for sharing with the world all things Kotlin, straight from the architects of...
How Android Expert Kristin Marsicano Stays Ahead Of The Game
Android iOS Leveling UpOne thing that sets Big Nerd Ranch instructors apart is we consider ourselves students first. That's definitely the case with Kristin Marsicano, whose passion...
Growing a Code Review Culture
Clients Leveling UpBig Nerd Ranch esteems code review. We've seen it pay off time and again. It is core to our workflow and process. If you...
Introducing: The Frontier
Android iOSBig Nerd Ranch was founded on the idea that developers learn best when immersed in a distraction-free environment. Today I want to talk to...
SiriKit Part 4: Custom UI
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Kotlin: When to Use Lazy or Lateinit
AndroidUse lateinit for view properties in activities and fragments. While lazy is appealing, it has some rough corners.
Designing for Size Classes in iOS
Designing for iOS used to be simple because previously, there was only one phone size. Fast forward to the present day; we now have...
SiriKit Part 3: Finishing Touches
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Everything You Need to Know About Ruby for iOS Development
iOSOn iOS projects, we often find ourselves using command-line tools for testing and distributing our apps. More often than not, these tools were written...
Integrated Testing with React Native, Part 2: Minimize Coupling
Front-End Full-Stack WebExisting tools for testing React Native apps are deeply coupled to a component's rendered structure. By using the object traversal generator function from the...
SiriKit Part 2: Resolve, Confirm, Handle
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Write Better Code Using Kotlin’s Require, Check and Assert
AndroidCodify your functions' assumptions and promises using Kotlin's common language of `require`, `check` and `assert`. Jumpstart your debugging with mind-reading failure messages.
