From Accompanist v0.28.0 you can try out the new Test Harness library! You can use it in Compose tests to resize a composable so it always fits the device, change locales, toggle dark mode, and more! 📑Check out the docs: google.github.io/accompanist/te… Congrats Alex Vanyo!

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Here's how we added a domain layer to the Now in Android app. It was a fairly simple process which is saving us time when adding new features because we don't have to update multiple ViewModels for business logic changes.

Now in Android now has Gradle Managed Devices integrations on GitHub Actions. github.com/android/nowina… Note that defining it as a convention plugin isn't possible at the moment due to the bug in GMD, which is now fixed and will be included in Android Studio Flamingo.

Stats showing low traffic neighborhoods really do work, and with minimal impact on surrounding roads. Driving to work sucks and will only suck more each year, this has to be part of the solution... theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/j…

In Kotlin, where do you use trailing commas? kotlinlang.org/docs/coding-co… #Kotlin #Programming #AndroidDev

architecture + mvvm + compose + state If like me you haven't touched this stuff in a while youtube.com/watch?v=qX6zmK… is a great #AndroidDev reminder (i'll be watching it again & again)

This is a truly excellent introduction to layouts and modifiers using Compose, great example app and super-clear delivery👌

Need a ViewModel? Manuel Vivo has you covered with this excellent cheat sheet...

🎉 #GoogleIO is back on May 10, 2023. Join Android developers from around the world for livestreamed announcements and launches! Read the blog ⬇️ goo.gle/3F2MUME

It's quite something that the world's top scientists put out a synthesis report that essentially says civilization as we know it will end unless the world comes together to stop rapidly expanding the fossil fuel industry but to instead rapidly end it, and almost no one cares

The data layer allows you to: - read/write data from multiple sources - encapsulate business logic - run expensive work safely All this and more (include me looking like an idiot) in this new data layer workshop. youtube.com/watch?v=P125nW…

Google's new model, Bison, is here. I decided to compare it to GPT4 and benchmark them in 4 real world scenarios, looking at: output, reasoning and cost. Here's what i found:

Check out the latest update on Dagger KSP support here: github.com/google/dagger/…

I've just posted the article "WTF is Happening? An Overview." "That’s where we are headed now, not at some future dystopian moment. And this is all happening in the midst of the current political and social chaos..." Here is a link: climatecasino.net/2023/06/wtf-is…

This is not your typical charity song. It’s a call to arms, an impassioned plea to take action today, for the sake of tomorrow. Together we can stand up to the fossil fuel industry. Add your name now: act.gp/3NaCqhN #DontStop AVELINO 🌎 FUTURE UTOPIA sam olanipekun

If you read one thing today, make it this letter from Just Stop Oil spokesperson, Charlotte Naldrett, to Good Morning Britain. It highlights exactly how and why we are failing to address climate change, not just here in the UK, but globally juststopoil.org/2023/06/14/ope…

K2 support is arriving to Android tools, which now includes Jetpack Compose. Time to try K2 in your Android apps and report any issues you find! android-developers.googleblog.com/2023/07/try-k2…

itshappening.gif Dagger's latest release is the first one with KSP support for both Dagger and Hilt!! 🎉 github.com/google/dagger/… This is a good time to completely get rid of KAPT... developer.android.com/build/migrate-…