Fragmented - AI Developer Podcast

Singer and Android developer Donn Felker explores Joshua Bloch's fourth Item: Enforce noninstantiability with a private constructor . Stay tuned, cause we got more of these quick ones coming. Effective Java (2nd Edition) - Joshua Bloch Enforce noninstantiability with a private constructor . Examples where you don't want class to be instantiated class that groups static methods and static fields (U...

In this mini Fragment, we introduce Joshua's third Item: Enforce the Singleton property with a private constructor or an enum type . Stay tuned for more items from our "Effective Java for Android developers" Fragment series. Show Notes Effective Java (2nd Edition) - Joshua Bloch Enforce the Singleton property with a private constructor or an enum type Approaches Create a public static fi...

In this power packed episode, Donn returns... If that wasn't amazing enough, Andrew and Akshay from Google join us to talk about Nearby. Show Notes Follow up Fragmented is on SoundCloud [soundcloud.com] ViewPropertyAnimator has better performance [twitter.com] Droid Inspector [sriramramani.com] Jake Wharton's Scalpel [github.com] Nearby 100 days of Google Dev, Episode 47/100 - Andrew on Nearby [pl...

In our third Fragment installment, we introduce Josh's second Item: Consider a builder when faced with many constructor parameters. Stay tuned for more items from our "Effective Java for Android developers" Fragment series. [audio src="http://traffic.libsyn.com/fragmented/ep_14_fragmented.mp3" preload="none" autoplay="false"] [Download][1] Show Notes Effecti...

In this episode we talk to Amanda about how she got started as an Android developer, working at Venmo, her path to mastering Java and Android, dabbling with the dark side and Animations in Android! Show Notes Learning Java and Android Java for Dummies  [amazon.com] Effective Java (2nd Edition) - Joshua Bloch  [amazon.com] Android programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide  [bignerdranch.com] Computer S...

We've mentioned the book "Effective Java" by Joshua Bloch quite a few times on previous episodes. At this point, everyone knows they should have read this book (quadruple times). But it's a dense read and everyone could use a reading buddy. Also, what does Effective Java look like through the eyes of an Android developer? In this second installment of our Fragment (a.k.a mini-episode), w...

In this episode we revisit the topic of Testing, looking at it from a TDD perspective. Globetrotter, Kata Queen, TDD practitioner and overall boss of Android development - Corey Latislaw, joins us in this episode with thoughts, tips and tricks on pulling off TDD. She also shares some of her wicked sketchnoting tips and made a very special Sketchnote just for this episode! Have a  look at the sketc...

In this episode we're trying something new. Everyone has requested more episodes of the podcast. In short, everyone wants a weekly show. So this week, we're introducing what we call a mini-episode ... or as we like to call them a "Fragment". Fragment episodes will be shorter in length but still packed with goodness. They will range from ~7-25 minutes in length and will showcase either Ka...

In this episode - Donn and Kaushik dive into a topic that is very near and dear their hearts - application architecture. They talk about how Martin Fowler has inspired a lot of their architectural decisions and how they're moving towards defining what a clean architecture means to them and other developers. They talk about Model View Presenter, Model View Controller and many other topics that surr...

In this episode Donn and Kaushik talk to the very talented Michael Bailey about core Java principles and practices. Michael has quite the deep and passionate understanding of Java and we thought it would only be perfect to share this episode with a very passionate Java crowd - Android developers. We talk about IntelliJ, Testing, Inheritance, Static Code analysis, Garbage Collection, Data Structure...

This is the special Google I/O 2015 episode. In this episode - Kaushik makes the trek to Google I/O and chats with various Android developers about their favorite part of Google IO. I was not able to make it but Kaushik was able to interview of top developers in the industry and I’ll tell you what - this is a great episode - I really wish I was there to join him. I know he had a great time chattin...

In this episode, we talk to Philip Simpson, one of the rockstar developers of the amazing Pocket Casts Android Application. We learn about how Philip and his partner, Russell, started Shifty Jelly and how they grew their team from a two-person shop to a small staff all while creating one of top apps on Google Play, Pocket Casts. We also talk about some of the tools, tips and tricks that they've us...

In the final part of this two-part segment, we continue our talk with Jake Wharton. We dive right into the topic of testing. Jake then talks about his approach to testing apps in Android and the different languages that he finds interesting. We then move on to RxJava, NotRxAndroid, SqlBrite and many other libraries and topics to round out this great second episode. Again, we'd love to thank Jake f...

In part one of this two-part segment, we talk to the one and only Jake Wharton. He gives us the scoop on how he operates day to day, what he looks for in a good Android developer and how to become a better Android developer. He also touches upon the various sources and non-Java platforms that he draws inspiration from. Finally, he talks about open source and gives tips on leading an open source pr...

In this episode of Fragmented, Donn and Kaushik start off by discussing the tips and tricks available for efficiently loading images in an Android app. Good image libraries make use of these techniques and perform all the heavy lifting in the background. So they then discuss the different image library options available for Android developers. Show Notes Techniques/tips on effective image renderin...

In this episode of Fragmented, Donn and Kaushik continue their conversation with Dan Lew on RxJava. In the final part of this 2 part series, they talk about many useful RxJava operators and other intricacies of using RxJava in Android. Show Notes RxJava Operators: Observable.just [ reactivex.io ] Observable.from [ reactivex.io ] Observable.defer [ reactivex.io ] Using defer to handle “Old, Slow Co...

In this episode of Fragmented, Donn and Kaushik interview Dan Lew - druid of RxJava & RxAndroid! In part 1 of this 2 part series, we find out more about the one they call Dan Lew. We ask Dan how he started off as a developer, how he stays on top of development, where he draws inspiration from for amazing Android development and much more. We then begin disarming the glorious beast that is RxJa...

In this episode of Fragmented, Donn and Kaushik talk about the official IDE for Android development – “Android Studio”. Why should you care about your IDE? Is Android Studio really open source? What are some of the advantages of using Android Studio? How can you customize and tweak Android Studio so you take your android development game to the next level? Listen to this episode and find out. The...

Welcome to the very first episode of Fragmented. Donn and Kaushik talk about why they started the podcast, the structure of the podcast and a little about who they are. The main topic for this episode is Testing! What are the benefits of testing, in general? Why does testing specifically help Android developers? What is the state of testing in Android and how does one test in Android? Shownotes Fr...