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Android/Kotlin

Unpacking Jetpack Compose
My journey into Declarative UI
Aug 2, 202534 min read27
Kotlin Flows: Exception transparency
Introduction A flow is a stream of data that can be computed asynchronously. It’s useful when we need to emit multiple values sequentially. For example, when fetching data from the server, we can emit different results (Loading, Success, Error…) depe...
Nov 12, 20236 min read364
Android Memory Management #4: Handling Bitmaps
Loading bitmaps in an Android app is a tricky task. Bitmap takes an enormous amount of memory. For example, a photo taken on Pixel 6 Pro has about 12.5 megapixels (4080 x 3072). With the bitmap configuration of ARGB_8888 (4 bytes per pixel), loading ...
Nov 12, 20225 min read227
Android Memory Management #3: Memory Leaks
The ART virtual machine in Android is a managed memory environment. The garbage collector takes care of memory allocation and frees it back to the heap when that piece of memory is no longer being used. Memory leaks occur when objects are no longer b...
Oct 16, 20227 min read131
Android Memory Management #2: Deal with the memory pressure
When an application starts, the Android system starts a new process for that application with a single thread of execution (the main thread). In Android, the application itself does not directly control its process lifetime. Instead, the system deter...
Oct 1, 20229 min read123
Android Memory Management #1: Stack, Heap and Garbage Collector
Overview Memory is a valuable resource in software development, especially within the Android ecosystem, where physical memory is often constrained. With the growth of the mobile markets, there are a variety of devices from low-end to high-end. We ne...
Sep 11, 20226 min read593

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