Welcome to the final week of September! I hope you are as excited for Autumn and October as I am! š
I was pretty busy this week and wasnāt able to read too many articles so that section might feel a little light, but thereās some great Fun Stuff and more below!
Last week, on September 23rd we passed 13 years of Android SDK! Release of 1.0 was an impressive milestone that happened alongside the release of the first Android device, the T-Mobile G1.
So happy 13 years of Android!
On one hand, its crazy to think that this widely pervasive technology is so young. On the other, Android has come so far! The platform has matured and the development experience is better than ever.
I canāt wait to see where the upcoming years take us.
Whether youāre setting up a new project or working in an established one this is a great guide! Learn how to convert your Gradle Groovy code to Kotlin in a step by step way.
This is one of those things that you see all the time but might not know how to do one your own. Well thanks to Elye now you can!
We all deal with code changes in teams or even solo. When managing your code with source control you have the ability to write a message for that code change.
What are some good ways to write meaningful commit messages?
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āGet back up when you fail. Celebrate behaving like a human.ā ā Marcus Aurelius
This is one of the most important mindsets to have while pursuing a career in technology. It seems easier to fail and make mistakes in tech. Do not let this discourage you! Celebrate those failures. They mean you are learning!
I constantly have to remind myself that making these mistakes is okay. Itās an ongoing learning process. I find this primarily when I am going to work on a blog post or even this newsletter. Perfection isnāt human. Mistakes are opportunities to learn. Share them with others. Invite others into your mistakes so you can share the learning. You will find compassion in this act. Especially in the Android Dev community.
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