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Jetpack Compose Memory Leaks: A Reference-Graph Deep Dive

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How to Structure Dagger Components So Your Build System Doesn’t Hate You

An architecture for Dagger that scales well to large codebases. Provided as a series of simple rules that humans and agents can fo...

Nov 06, 2025

The Real Fix for React Native + pnpm: Hoist Everything

Learn why React Native projects break under pnpm’s default linking, and why switching to node-linker=hoisted is the simplest, most...

Sep 26, 2025

Building LetterLens: An OCR-Powered Android App With Kotlin + ML Kit, and Ktor

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Aug 27, 2025

Turning the Compiler Into Your Co-Architect

Polymorphic constructors aren’t built-in, but enums + static arrays can emulate them safely. This gives compile-time guarantees wi...

Aug 08, 2025

A Guide to OpenTelemetry Tracing for the JVM

Let's compare the different zero-code OpenTelemetry approaches on the JVM, covering the most widespread.

Aug 08, 2025

Resisting Tipping Culture with Kotlin Multiplatform

TippingPoint is a new app that lets users deny tips and donate to charity instead.

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