Using let or var within Swift
Saturday, 09 January 2021
I know I know I know before you say anything I understand this statement is probably ridiculous. However, this topic could aid someone or more likely open the floor to discuss concepts in general so without hesitation, we will dive into it. let and var so what are they and their differences As you probably
- Published in blog, iOS, Programming Languages, Swift
Show/Hide On-Screen Keyboard
Friday, 11 December 2020
Android R is also known as Android 11 release brought a few new APIs to the table and one of them is the new WindowInset which expands the control that we as developers have over the window insets. This includes the navigation and status bar as well as an on-screen keyboard. This new release provides
- Published in Android, Java, Kotlin, Programming Languages
Using Enum w/Swift
Friday, 23 October 2020
understand enum is nothing fancy and all languages have their version of it. Let’s first understand what is enumeration which is a data type consisting of a set of named values also referred to as members. Apple definition states: An enumeration defines a common type for a group of related values and enables you to
- Published in iOS, Programming Languages, Swift
Shimmering in Android
Saturday, 15 August 2020
You may or may not have been aware of certain UX effects within the Facebook application that fires when attempting to retrieve a large amount of data from the network. This library was created by the developers over at Facebook so big shout out to their developer team. This library serves to provide an alternative
- Published in Android, Kotlin, Programming Languages
Android, SQLite & Kotlin
Friday, 14 August 2020
The name of the database in Android is SQLite. SQLite is the name of the open-source sql database that stores the data in the text file in the device. Here, we will be review and explaining how to execute them with the Kotlin language. Before diving into the implementation we are going to review
- Published in Android, Kotlin, Programming Languages
When over Switch in Kotlin
Thursday, 13 August 2020
Good afternoon Programming Community, I am glad to welcome you to another Kotlin edition. we will look upon the replacement of switch with the when keyword. Firstly, we will look on to some examples of switch and after that, we will look at how the when keyword makes our task or code easier and more understandable. So, let’s get started. Standard Conditional if
- Published in Android, Kotlin, Programming Languages