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John O'Reilly @johnoreilly.dev · 3d

Microdosing AI for Mobile Dev by @mmckenna.me blog.mmckenna.me/microdosing-...

Microdosing AI for Mobile Dev

Small usages with real productivity gains

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Matt McKenna @mmckenna.me · 3d

Thanks for including my article about small AI usage for mobile dev! 💚🙌

Android Weekly @androidweekly.bsky.social · 3d

Latest Android Weekly Issue 699 is out!
androidweekly.net/issues/issue... #AndroidDev #Kotlin

Android Weekly - Free weekly Android & Kotlin development newsletter

Android Weekly is a free newsletter that helps you to stay cutting-edge with your Android Development.

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Matt McKenna @mmckenna.me · 5d

Run tasks with "-q --console=plain" so only the output is given to the agent.

You can add this to the agent hints file too so all sessions know it.

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Matt McKenna @mmckenna.me · 6d

keepandroidopen.org

An Android robot that looks like Darth Vader. Text around it says "I'm am altering the deal, Pray I don't alter it any further."

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Matt McKenna @mmckenna.me · 7d

I discovered this time saver yesterday.

We had a nebulous issue at work where typically a bisect would lead us to the offending commit.

Bisecting mobile builds sucks. LLMs saved me at least an hour!

blog.mmckenna.me/git-bisect-f...

Git Bisect for Mobile is Dead

Wasn't it always?

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Matt McKenna @mmckenna.me · 7d

I started a new "Applied AI" series on my blog.

I'm focusing on finding ways to use these tools in ways that provide real value.

blog.mmckenna.me/series/appli...

Applied AI - Matt McKenna's Blog

A series for developers ready to move past the hype and learn practical ways to use AI in their work.

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Matt McKenna @mmckenna.me · 9d

Here's some tangible productivity gains I've found for using AI!

blog.mmckenna.me/microdosing-...

Microdosing AI for Mobile Dev

Small usages with real productivity gains

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Hacker News Companion @hncompanion.com · Sep 30

F-Droid and Google’s developer registration decree
View Article | Join the HN Conversation

Summary of HN discussion 🧵👇 #hacker-news

F-Droid and Google's Developer Registration Decree | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

For the past 15 years, F-Droidhas provided a safe and secure haven for Android users around the world tofind and install free and open source apps. When cont...

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Matt McKenna @mmckenna.me · Sep 29

Can't wait for this!

TJ @tunji.dev · Sep 29

I'm excited to announce something I've been building, an open source atproto client heron.tunji.dev!

Its currently available in beta on Google Play for Android devices. Please DM @heron.tunji.dev if you'd like early access.

It will be released to all Android users in the next few weeks!

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Matt McKenna @mmckenna.me · Sep 7

I also miss holo

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Matt McKenna @mmckenna.me · Sep 3

Android being open is so amazing.

blog.ctms.me/posts/2024-0...

This blog is running on a recycled Google Pixel 5

An absolute mammoth post about how I am running this blog site from a Google Pixel 5 Android phone using only Termux. It includes what inspired me, what I'm using for the setup, and my longform notes ...

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Matt McKenna @mmckenna.me · Sep 2

Congrats! 🥳🥳🥳

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Matt McKenna @mmckenna.me · Aug 28

Wrote about the hidden costs of using typealias for lambdas!

blog.mmckenna.me/the-case-of-...

The Case of the Missing Handler

The hidden cost of using typealias with lambdas

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Zac Sweers @zacsweers.dev · Aug 18

Wrote a lot of thoughts on junior developers, AI, and what I strongly feel is going to become the defining challenge of our industry's next generation.

www.zacsweers.dev/forklifts-re...

Forklifts Require Training

Sleepwalking into labor collapse

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Matt McKenna @mmckenna.me · Aug 18

Happy birthday!! 🙌

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Matt McKenna @mmckenna.me · Aug 4

TIL about the "Minimize comments" option in Github PRs.

Hide all pre-existing review comments on a PR to review without distraction.

Github PR settings menu showing options: Unified, Split (selected), Minimize comments (selected), Hide whitespace, Compact line height (selected).

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Matt McKenna @mmckenna.me · Jul 29

Exactly! It's become a big pet peeve of mine.

Matt McKenna @mmckenna.me · Jul 29

Stop calling AI a "junior engineer"

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Stop Calling AI a “Junior Engineer”

They are tools, not teammates

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P-Y @p-y.wtf · Jul 23

You should read this super cool blog from Tom!

This is a result of a month long investigation where he found a core bug in the Android Framework USB handling code that led to VM freezes.

engineering.block.xyz/blog/ending-...

#AndroidDev

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Matt McKenna @mmckenna.me · Jul 22

Nice! How did they track the results?

Matt McKenna @mmckenna.me · Jul 22

Does anyone run internal bug bounty, code deletion, fixit weeks, or other gamified things to add some focused fun to their teams flow?

If so are there products or other ways in which you host leader boards, call outs, prizes?

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Matt McKenna @mmckenna.me · Jul 19

This is one of those things that actually connects the dots on useful AI and has some real "wow" moments.

The accessibility implications of this are incredible.

goose @opensource.block.xyz · Jul 19

🪿📱Introducing Goose Mobile

An exciting new experimental project in the goose ecosystem!

Goose Mobile is an open agent that runs directly on your Android device, designed to maximize automation of your everyday tasks.

github.com/block/goose-...

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goose @opensource.block.xyz · Jul 19

🪿📱Introducing Goose Mobile

An exciting new experimental project in the goose ecosystem!

Goose Mobile is an open agent that runs directly on your Android device, designed to maximize automation of your everyday tasks.

github.com/block/goose-...

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Matt McKenna @mmckenna.me · Jul 17

10/10 would tip

Soren Iverson @soren.bsky.social · Jul 16

Square POS tip by doing their job for an hour

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Pamela Hill @pamelaahill.bsky.social · Jul 16

Remember the marble diagrams used to explain RxJava?

My brilliant colleague Kostya 🧙‍♂️ has made an interactive explainer for Kotlin Flows to match!

Find the magic here: terrakok.github.io/FlowMarbles/

Flow marbles illustrating filter and map.

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