Proof of Technology Engagements: What Happens in 8 Weeks?
Today, I’ll explain how our eight-week Proof of Technology engagements are structured to support that exploratory process and allow us to consistently provide valuable results. Week 1: Kickoff & Problem Definition Each engagement begins with a kickoff meeting where all team members
Android Studio Shortcut Secrets
Many “best Android Studio shortcuts” articles inhabit the blogosphere. Here are some perspectives on effective shortcut usage that I don’t remember reading anywhere else. Shortcut-Only Navigation The “Go to class” and “Go to file” actions are ideal for quickly opening up existing
Kotlin for Fun and Profit
As someone who has been working with Kotlin on the side for over a year, I’m super excited that it’s now officially supported for use on Android. I’d love to start using it to write client apps; however, I don’t
Feedback++
A couple of months ago, I gave a lunch and learn on peer feedback to Detroit Labs. As a former teaching assistant and apprentice mentor, I have had plenty of practice giving good feedback. Recently, I read a book called
How Junior Developers Can Level Up
So, you’ve graduated with a CS degree, gone through a bootcamp, been through an apprentice class, etc. Congratulations! Welcome to this wonderful, interesting, crazy world of tech. There is a vast variety of tools available for you to use to
From Zero to Open Source Hero: Episode 4
Playing Architect Welcome to post #4 in our “From Zero to Open Source Hero” series! At the end of post three, we had configured our example Android project to include: an empty library module an empty application module that depends on