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Frode Nilsen
Data Binding with Android Architecture Components Preview
2017-05-22
In the talk Architecture Components – Solving the Lifecycle Problem from Google I/O 2017, Yigit Boyar talked about the new LiveData<T> class of the Architecture Components library. When talking about it it’s always coupled with the concept of the ViewModel. I’ve long been a fan of the MVVM pattern when
Async patterns on Android: Kotlin with coroutines
2017-02-17
9 months ago I wrote about asynchronous programming patters in different languages covering C#, Javascript and Java. Lately I’ve been digging into Kotlin and specifically the Coroutines implementation in their 1.1 beta. This finally brings the async/await-pattern to Android – a pattern I grew learned to love when it was
Two-way data binding without RxJava
2016-10-16
A couple of weeks ago, this article by Radosław Piekarz got some traction on /r/androiddev. While I am a fan of RxJava myself we use it extensively in our apps at VG.no, I feel this example was not the best use case for it. As others point out in the comment field, this
Javazone 2016 – more than just Java
2016-09-09
This is the second year I’m attending Javazone in Oslo – a large IT-conference of the highest international standard, by and for the Java community. Although the Java technology is at the core, the topics range from front-end to back-end and infrastructure, security, architecture, patterns and processes. In short, you
Async programming patterns in different languages
2016-06-26During the 10 years I’ve been into professional programming, the largest paradigm shift I’ve witnessed is the one from sequential to asynchronous programming. Not that it is a new concept – asynchronousity has been has been present in programming since the dawn of time, but what’s new is the tight
Android Databinding: Goodbye Presenter, hello ViewModel!
2015-07-17The Model-View-Presenter-pattern (MVP) has been the dominating trend lately when it comes the UI-layer architecture of Android applications. Frameworks like Ted Mosby, Nucleus and Mortar have all talked about Presenters to help you achieving a clean architecture of your app. They also (to a varying degree) help you with the
Don’t forget the View Model!
2015-04-06Background I’ve observed an increase in architecture-focused Android posts lately in channels such as /r/androiddev and Android Weekly. That’s great, but frankly it’s about time. When I transitioned from Windows Phone development to Android a couple of years ago I felt it was difficult to find good examples on how to
Javazone 2014 day 1 report
2014-09-11Keyword of the day: Variety So this is my first time at Javazone. I had high expectations from everything I’ve heard about it, but I did not expect death metal for the opening show at 08:45 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qifObSLGHW0