Akshay Nandwana
@anandwana001.bsky.social
Senior Android Engineer @ MeraBills | Ex-Google (11.4M+ Impressions)
👨🏫 Mentored 1K+ Android devs | Android + Scalable Systems 📱
📌 Follow for daily Android tips, Jetpack Compose & career growth
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anandwana001/
👨🏫 Mentored 1K+ Android devs | Android + Scalable Systems 📱
📌 Follow for daily Android tips, Jetpack Compose & career growth
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anandwana001/
November 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Turned my entire career into a Middle-Earth style adventure map — and it perfectly captures how chaotic, surprising, and fun this journey has been.
From The Shire (early learning)
to Moria (tough chapters)
to Gondor (returning to big tech)
to Erebor (the current realm I’m building)…
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Turned my entire career into a Middle-Earth style adventure map — and it perfectly captures how chaotic, surprising, and fun this journey has been.
From The Shire (early learning)
to Moria (tough chapters)
to Gondor (returning to big tech)
to Erebor (the current realm I’m building)…
1/2
November 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
🗺️✨
Turned my entire career into a Middle-Earth style adventure map — and it perfectly captures how chaotic, surprising, and fun this journey has been.
From The Shire (early learning)
to Moria (tough chapters)
to Gondor (returning to big tech)
to Erebor (the current realm I’m building)…
1/2
Turned my entire career into a Middle-Earth style adventure map — and it perfectly captures how chaotic, surprising, and fun this journey has been.
From The Shire (early learning)
to Moria (tough chapters)
to Gondor (returning to big tech)
to Erebor (the current realm I’m building)…
1/2
Navigation 3: The Future of Android Navigation
Introduction
androidengineers.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Thank you @androidweekly.bsky.social for adding my article again in the newsletter 🥳
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November 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Thank you @androidweekly.bsky.social for adding my article again in the newsletter 🥳
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proandroiddev.com/understandin...
Thank you @androidweekly.bsky.social for putting my blog in this weeks edition
#androidDev #jetpackCompose
#androidDev #jetpackCompose
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Thank you @androidweekly.bsky.social for putting my blog in this weeks edition
#androidDev #jetpackCompose
#androidDev #jetpackCompose
A 60-year-old idea still powers Jetpack Compose today.
Let’s break it down — in just 3 steps. 💚
🧠 Step 1 — What is a Gap Buffer?
Think of it as a smart array with an empty gap in the middle.
Complete Post - www.linkedin.com/posts/anandw...
#androidDev #kotli #jetpackCompose
Let’s break it down — in just 3 steps. 💚
🧠 Step 1 — What is a Gap Buffer?
Think of it as a smart array with an empty gap in the middle.
Complete Post - www.linkedin.com/posts/anandw...
#androidDev #kotli #jetpackCompose
October 18, 2025 at 2:54 AM
A 60-year-old idea still powers Jetpack Compose today.
Let’s break it down — in just 3 steps. 💚
🧠 Step 1 — What is a Gap Buffer?
Think of it as a smart array with an empty gap in the middle.
Complete Post - www.linkedin.com/posts/anandw...
#androidDev #kotli #jetpackCompose
Let’s break it down — in just 3 steps. 💚
🧠 Step 1 — What is a Gap Buffer?
Think of it as a smart array with an empty gap in the middle.
Complete Post - www.linkedin.com/posts/anandw...
#androidDev #kotli #jetpackCompose
Kotlin/WASM = Kotlin compiled to WebAssembly.
Fast. Portable. Runs in the browser AND on servers via WASI.
I wrote a beginner’s guide breaking it all down — what WASM is, why Kotlin/WASM matters, and what to know before diving in.
Full post on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/anandw...
Fast. Portable. Runs in the browser AND on servers via WASI.
I wrote a beginner’s guide breaking it all down — what WASM is, why Kotlin/WASM matters, and what to know before diving in.
Full post on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/anandw...
#kotlin #kotlinwasm #webassembly #composemultiplatform #kotlinmultiplatform #frontend #performance #jetbrains #androiddev | Akshay Nandwana
🚀 Beginner’s Guide: What is Kotlin/WASM?
I often meet developers who say:
“I’ve heard the term Kotlin/WASM… but I don’t really know what it means.”
Let’s fix that.
1️⃣ What is Kotlin/WASM?
Kotlin/WA...
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September 18, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Kotlin/WASM = Kotlin compiled to WebAssembly.
Fast. Portable. Runs in the browser AND on servers via WASI.
I wrote a beginner’s guide breaking it all down — what WASM is, why Kotlin/WASM matters, and what to know before diving in.
Full post on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/anandw...
Fast. Portable. Runs in the browser AND on servers via WASI.
I wrote a beginner’s guide breaking it all down — what WASM is, why Kotlin/WASM matters, and what to know before diving in.
Full post on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/anandw...
In Android, Logcat was my best friend.
One stream. All the truth.
But in AI agents? You’re usually guessing what actually happened. 👀
That’s where JetBrains Koog’s Agent Events changes the game. (🧵)
One stream. All the truth.
But in AI agents? You’re usually guessing what actually happened. 👀
That’s where JetBrains Koog’s Agent Events changes the game. (🧵)
September 17, 2025 at 2:34 AM
In Android, Logcat was my best friend.
One stream. All the truth.
But in AI agents? You’re usually guessing what actually happened. 👀
That’s where JetBrains Koog’s Agent Events changes the game. (🧵)
One stream. All the truth.
But in AI agents? You’re usually guessing what actually happened. 👀
That’s where JetBrains Koog’s Agent Events changes the game. (🧵)
Reposted by Akshay Nandwana
🎉 Ktor 3.3.0 has been released!
Check out the changelog for a full list of updates. ktor.io/changelog/3....
Check out the changelog for a full list of updates. ktor.io/changelog/3....
WhatsNew 3.3
Kotlin Server and Client Framework for microservices, HTTP APIs, and RESTful services
ktor.io
September 15, 2025 at 8:54 AM
🎉 Ktor 3.3.0 has been released!
Check out the changelog for a full list of updates. ktor.io/changelog/3....
Check out the changelog for a full list of updates. ktor.io/changelog/3....
Reposted by Akshay Nandwana
🚀 The new edition is here! Packed with the coolest tips and the latest news in Java, Kotlin, AI & more.
✨ Plus, @maritvandijk.bsky.social shares fresh insights on Java 25!
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✨ Plus, @maritvandijk.bsky.social shares fresh insights on Java 25!
jb.gg/wa3w3k
Java Annotated Monthly – September 2025 | The IntelliJ IDEA Blog
This month’s Java Annotated Monthly comes with a fresh mix of Java, Kotlin, AI, and tech news, plus a look at some great events you won’t want to miss.
jb.gg
September 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🚀 The new edition is here! Packed with the coolest tips and the latest news in Java, Kotlin, AI & more.
✨ Plus, @maritvandijk.bsky.social shares fresh insights on Java 25!
jb.gg/wa3w3k
✨ Plus, @maritvandijk.bsky.social shares fresh insights on Java 25!
jb.gg/wa3w3k
Local LLMs in Android Studio: What Devs Should Know
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#androidDev #llm #gemini
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#androidDev #llm #gemini
September 3, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Local LLMs in Android Studio: What Devs Should Know
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#androidDev #llm #gemini
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#androidDev #llm #gemini
These 8 videos are what you need to understand AI agents:
1. LLM Introduction: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjkB...
2. LLMs from Scratch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vM4...
3. Agentic AI Overview (Stanford): www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJLi...
1. LLM Introduction: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjkB...
2. LLMs from Scratch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vM4...
3. Agentic AI Overview (Stanford): www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJLi...
[1hr Talk] Intro to Large Language Models
YouTube video by Andrej Karpathy
www.youtube.com
August 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
These 8 videos are what you need to understand AI agents:
1. LLM Introduction: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjkB...
2. LLMs from Scratch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vM4...
3. Agentic AI Overview (Stanford): www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJLi...
1. LLM Introduction: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjkB...
2. LLMs from Scratch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vM4...
3. Agentic AI Overview (Stanford): www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJLi...
Trying Junie as a pair programmer in Android/KMP.
What would you delegate first: scaffolding, Room, or API clients?
My kickoff + code notes 👉 open.substack.com/pub/androide...
#AndroidDev #Kotlin #Compose #AI @jetbrains.com @kotlinlang.org
What would you delegate first: scaffolding, Room, or API clients?
My kickoff + code notes 👉 open.substack.com/pub/androide...
#AndroidDev #Kotlin #Compose #AI @jetbrains.com @kotlinlang.org
August 24, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Trying Junie as a pair programmer in Android/KMP.
What would you delegate first: scaffolding, Room, or API clients?
My kickoff + code notes 👉 open.substack.com/pub/androide...
#AndroidDev #Kotlin #Compose #AI @jetbrains.com @kotlinlang.org
What would you delegate first: scaffolding, Room, or API clients?
My kickoff + code notes 👉 open.substack.com/pub/androide...
#AndroidDev #Kotlin #Compose #AI @jetbrains.com @kotlinlang.org
Reposted by Akshay Nandwana
🗳️ Attention, Kotlin developers! Your genuine feedback will help us shape the future of Kotlin. Share your experiences – the challenges, lows, and highs – with the language, the tools, and the ecosystem.
Take our 10-minute survey! 👉 kotl.in/dev-survey-25
Take our 10-minute survey! 👉 kotl.in/dev-survey-25
August 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
🗳️ Attention, Kotlin developers! Your genuine feedback will help us shape the future of Kotlin. Share your experiences – the challenges, lows, and highs – with the language, the tools, and the ecosystem.
Take our 10-minute survey! 👉 kotl.in/dev-survey-25
Take our 10-minute survey! 👉 kotl.in/dev-survey-25
Reposted by Akshay Nandwana
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Apply for the free JetBrains Student Pack by Sept 12 for the chance to win a MacBook Pro!
🛠️ Full access to JetBrains IDEs, including IntelliJ IDEA, the Kotlin IDE
👯♂️ Real-time coding with friends
📚 Hands-on courses built by our experts
… and more!
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Free JetBrains Student Pack
Access all JetBrains IDEs, plugins, and courses for your studies and future tech career.
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August 18, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Are you a student who codes? 🎓
Apply for the free JetBrains Student Pack by Sept 12 for the chance to win a MacBook Pro!
🛠️ Full access to JetBrains IDEs, including IntelliJ IDEA, the Kotlin IDE
👯♂️ Real-time coding with friends
📚 Hands-on courses built by our experts
… and more!
jb.gg/academy/free...
Apply for the free JetBrains Student Pack by Sept 12 for the chance to win a MacBook Pro!
🛠️ Full access to JetBrains IDEs, including IntelliJ IDEA, the Kotlin IDE
👯♂️ Real-time coding with friends
📚 Hands-on courses built by our experts
… and more!
jb.gg/academy/free...
💡 Kotlin, AI, Web, Backend, Data Science — one place has it all.
And yet, it’s not about what you learn.
It’s about how you learn.
This week, I explored @jetbrains.com Academy.
And it’s not just about Kotlin.
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And yet, it’s not about what you learn.
It’s about how you learn.
This week, I explored @jetbrains.com Academy.
And it’s not just about Kotlin.
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August 18, 2025 at 2:47 AM
💡 Kotlin, AI, Web, Backend, Data Science — one place has it all.
And yet, it’s not about what you learn.
It’s about how you learn.
This week, I explored @jetbrains.com Academy.
And it’s not just about Kotlin.
1/7
And yet, it’s not about what you learn.
It’s about how you learn.
This week, I explored @jetbrains.com Academy.
And it’s not just about Kotlin.
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Kotlin 2.2.10 is out! 🚀
🔹 Fixes dexing crash from 2.2.0
🔹 Compose compiler stability + better source info
🔹 K2 + KAPT reliability improvements
If you’re on 2.2.0, upgrade now for a smoother build!
📜 Release notes:
github.com/JetBrains/ko...
#Kotlin #AndroidDev #JetpackCompose
🔹 Fixes dexing crash from 2.2.0
🔹 Compose compiler stability + better source info
🔹 K2 + KAPT reliability improvements
If you’re on 2.2.0, upgrade now for a smoother build!
📜 Release notes:
github.com/JetBrains/ko...
#Kotlin #AndroidDev #JetpackCompose
Release Kotlin 2.2.10 · JetBrains/kotlin
Changelog
Compiler
KT-79276 Dexing fails with "Cannot read field X because is null" with 2.2.0
KT-79442 "Multiple annotations of type kotlin.coroutines.jvm.internal.DebugMetadata": 2.2.0-Beta1 ge...
github.com
August 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Kotlin 2.2.10 is out! 🚀
🔹 Fixes dexing crash from 2.2.0
🔹 Compose compiler stability + better source info
🔹 K2 + KAPT reliability improvements
If you’re on 2.2.0, upgrade now for a smoother build!
📜 Release notes:
github.com/JetBrains/ko...
#Kotlin #AndroidDev #JetpackCompose
🔹 Fixes dexing crash from 2.2.0
🔹 Compose compiler stability + better source info
🔹 K2 + KAPT reliability improvements
If you’re on 2.2.0, upgrade now for a smoother build!
📜 Release notes:
github.com/JetBrains/ko...
#Kotlin #AndroidDev #JetpackCompose
🎓 Students who code — this is for you! 🚀
Apply for the FREE JetBrains Student Pack before Sept 12 and you could win a MacBook Pro 🎁
✅ Full access to JetBrains IDEs
👩💻 Real-time coding with friends
📚 Hands-on courses from the experts
… and more!
🔗 Link below
@kotlinlang.org @jetbrains.com
Apply for the FREE JetBrains Student Pack before Sept 12 and you could win a MacBook Pro 🎁
✅ Full access to JetBrains IDEs
👩💻 Real-time coding with friends
📚 Hands-on courses from the experts
… and more!
🔗 Link below
@kotlinlang.org @jetbrains.com
August 14, 2025 at 3:27 AM
🎓 Students who code — this is for you! 🚀
Apply for the FREE JetBrains Student Pack before Sept 12 and you could win a MacBook Pro 🎁
✅ Full access to JetBrains IDEs
👩💻 Real-time coding with friends
📚 Hands-on courses from the experts
… and more!
🔗 Link below
@kotlinlang.org @jetbrains.com
Apply for the FREE JetBrains Student Pack before Sept 12 and you could win a MacBook Pro 🎁
✅ Full access to JetBrains IDEs
👩💻 Real-time coding with friends
📚 Hands-on courses from the experts
… and more!
🔗 Link below
@kotlinlang.org @jetbrains.com
🚀 Jetpack Compose August 2025 Release – What’s New & Why It Matters
The latest Jetpack Compose update is here, and it’s packed with features that make building modern Android UIs faster, more flexible, and more performant.
Here’s your engineer-to-engineer breakdown 👇
The latest Jetpack Compose update is here, and it’s packed with features that make building modern Android UIs faster, more flexible, and more performant.
Here’s your engineer-to-engineer breakdown 👇
August 14, 2025 at 2:47 AM
🚀 Jetpack Compose August 2025 Release – What’s New & Why It Matters
The latest Jetpack Compose update is here, and it’s packed with features that make building modern Android UIs faster, more flexible, and more performant.
Here’s your engineer-to-engineer breakdown 👇
The latest Jetpack Compose update is here, and it’s packed with features that make building modern Android UIs faster, more flexible, and more performant.
Here’s your engineer-to-engineer breakdown 👇
Thrilled to share that I’ve been selected by @kotlinlang.org for the “Ship with Junie” program as a part of Shipaton by @revenuecat.com 🚀
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August 13, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Thrilled to share that I’ve been selected by @kotlinlang.org for the “Ship with Junie” program as a part of Shipaton by @revenuecat.com 🚀
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Reposted by Akshay Nandwana
Be among the first to try GPT-5 in JetBrains AI Assistant and the coding agent Junie!
👉 jb.gg/gpt5-jb-t
👉 jb.gg/gpt5-jb-t
August 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Be among the first to try GPT-5 in JetBrains AI Assistant and the coding agent Junie!
👉 jb.gg/gpt5-jb-t
👉 jb.gg/gpt5-jb-t