What We’ve Learned: The Detroit Labs Apprenticeship 2019 UPDATE
In 2011, we had a wild idea to create a company where people would actually want to work. Our goals were pretty simple: build high-quality software, have the freedom to learn, teach, and explore new technology, and give every team member
3 Things We Loved from the Google I/O 2019 Keynote
Wellbeing We’d hoped Google would talk about their Digital Wellbeing features at Google I/O 2019. They took some good steps forward in helping implement technologies to curb cell phone addiction. (More about what we had hoped to see on our predictions blog.) We
Google IO Predictions, Hopes, and Dreams from Detroit Labs Developers
Google IO is almost here and we’re all counting down the days until we can get our new *fingers crossed* Google Pixel. We asked some of our Android devs what they are hoping to see announced this week. So here
Technical Interview: How to Succeed as a Developer
Okay, you’ve submitted your resumé. If you’re interviewing at Detroit Labs, you’ve submitted your GTKY (Getting To Know You). You’ve made it through a phone interview and maybe even an in-person interview…now it’s time to prove you actually know what
Android Studio Shortcut Secrets
This piece was originally posted on Stuart Kent's blog. 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”
Habits of Successful Developers
Development is about much more than code quality and speed. As developers, we have to continuously grow our skills, communicate with our team and clients, mentor teammates, plan our work and execute myriad other tasks. We recently took a company-wide
5 Favorite Features of Java 9
Java is now moving away from their two to three-year release cycles to a more predictable and fast-paced six-month one, which means there are going to be new and cool features to look forward to much more frequently! For most
March 2018 Meetups!
Interested in learning something this month? Check out one of the many Meetups run by Detroit Labbers! Be sure to RSVP before attending so organizers know how much food to order. Motor City CocoaHeads Thursday March 15th Detroit Craftsman
Detroit Labs Creates App Allowing Musicians to Fine-tune Sound Equipment
Originally posted to DBusiness on February 7th, 2018 by Grace Turner Detroit Labs, a mobile app development company in the central business district, has partnered with audio equipment manufacturer Electro-Voice to build a companion app to the ELX200 speaker system. The app
Beyond Apps: A Developer’s Guide to Getting Started in Machine Learning
This article was originally posted on Tobi's personal blog and has been reproduced here for posterity. This is part one of a series of blog posts detailing my journey as a mobile app developer getting into machine learning. I am primarily