Droidcon London: Demystifying Molecule

Demystifying Molecule: Running Your Own Compositions for Fun and Profit

Molecule is a library for turning Composables into Flows. But how does that happen? And why would you want to do such a thing? And why not? In this talk, Ash and Bill will dive a bit into how Molecule does what it does, and help you understand where, when, and how you should use it.

Droidcon NYC: Demystifying Molecule

Demystifying Molecule: Running Your Own Compositions for Fun and Profit

Molecule is a library for turning Composables into Flows. But how does that happen? And why would you want to do such a thing? And why not? In this talk, Ash and Bill will dive a bit into how Molecule does what it does, and help you understand where, when, and how you should use it. various social media embeds.

Chicago Roboto: Everthing is an API

Everything is an API

When creating a new app module, or modularising an existing one, it becomes easy to forget who might be consuming it. It becomes easy to forget that every decision you make will affect how it is used, or in the worst case, abused. We’re told that code should document itself, but how do these design decisions reflect in the understanding of intended use? Just because we might not be exposing a module as a public or open-sourced library, doesn’t mean we can’t benefit from making good decisions towards an effective and sensible API....

Droidcon Berlin: Hype Driven Development

Hype Driven Development

Ever wondered what it would take to combine all the experimental features of a language you love (Spoilers… It’s Kotlin!) into one big bundle? I’m a lover of new and shiny stuff, so let me share with you my experience of using everything shiny, and new, in my pet project, to show you how to not do all the things you might want to do with yours! JetBrains Compose for Desktop, Unstable Coroutines APIs, version catalogues, Gradle composite builds, multiplatform navigation support, multiplatform paging, GraphQl, Firebase Cloud Functions, Molecule, Mosaic, what could go wrong?...

Droidcon London: Everything is an API

Everything is an API

When creating a new app module, or modularising an existing one, it becomes easy to forget who might be consuming it. It becomes easy to forget that every decision you make will affect how it is used, or in the worst case, abused. We’re told that code should document itself, but how do these design decisions reflect in the understanding of intended use? Just because we might not be exposing a module as a public or open-sourced library, doesn’t mean we can’t benefit from making good decisions towards an effective and sensible API....

Droidcon Berlin: Everything is an API

Everything is an API

When creating a new app module, or modularising an existing one, it becomes easy to forget who might be consuming it. It becomes easy to forget that every decision you make will affect how it is used, or in the worst case, abused. We’re told that code should document itself, but how do these design decisions reflect in the understanding of intended use? Just because we might not be exposing a module as a public or open-sourced library, doesn’t mean we can’t benefit from making good decisions towards an effective and sensible API....

Android Worldwide: Everything is an API

Everything is an API

When creating a new app module, or modularising an existing one, it becomes easy to forget who might be consuming it. It becomes easy to forget that every decision you make will affect how it is used, or in the worst case, abused. We’re told that code should document itself, but how do these design decisions reflect in the understanding of intended use? Just because we might not be exposing a module as a public or open-sourced library, doesn’t mean we can’t benefit from making good decisions towards an effective and sensible API....

mDevMeet: Material UX for Engineers

Material UX for Engineers

It’s a familiar story, it’s Monday morning, and you’re ready to start on the latest feature to solve all your user woes! You’re excited! You’re engaged! But then you see the design, your joyous smile fades, your world turns dark once more. Why? Another iOS carbon copy… It doesn’t need to be this way. Learn how to share the joy of Material Design with your colleagues, and pitch the benefits of a truly native design with user affordance, effective navigation patterns, and usable usability....

DevFest Live: Material UX for Engineers

Material UX for Engineers

It’s a familiar story, it’s a Monday morning, and your PM gathers the team together, ready to brief you all on the new, latest and greatest feature to grace your app, solve all your user woes, and bring in countless five-star reviews! You get excited! Why wouldn’t you? This is why we got into this in the first place right? To build exciting and shiny new things, and feel pride when we see our users enjoying the fruits of our labours....

May 22, 2021 · DevFest Live (Online) · 2 min · Ash Davies
Droidcon EMEA: Material UX for Engineers

Material UX for Engineers

It’s a familiar story, it’s a Monday morning, and your PM gathers the team together, ready to brief you all on the new, latest and greatest feature to grace your app, solve all your user woes, and bring in countless five-star reviews! You get excited! Why wouldn’t you? This is why we got into this in the first place right? To build exciting and shiny new things, and feel pride when we see our users enjoying the fruits of our labours....

October 9, 2020 · Droidcon EMEA (Online) · 2 min · Ash Davies