Luke Simpson @Luke_Simmo

#AndroidDev at Latitude, snowboarder and aspiring media mogul at https://t.co/1a56ny1hNN. appkitchen.dev Melbourne, AU Joined February 2009

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Luke Simpson @Luke_Simmo

3 years ago

Anyone know what's happened on Phillip Island? Ambulance and helicopter near Woolamai beach. Hope everyone's ok.

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Luke Simpson @Luke_Simmo

3 years ago

Here's the guy throwing beers on kids at #AFLPiesDees.

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If you’re building a custom #JetpackCompose component that has transient state such as a Snackbar there are a couple of things you’ll need to do to get the preview working as expected. Compose Preview for Snackbars with Interactive Mode appkitchen.dev/2023/09/06/com…

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Luke Simpson @Luke_Simmo

3 years ago

3. 100 releases (almost)! 🎉 4. Over 3 million downloads Our next releases will use version 2.0 to signify the fact the apps have entered the second-generation of their lifecycle. A big thanks to everyone that's contributed over the years!

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Luke Simpson @Luke_Simmo

3 years ago

2. Extensive overhaul of our tech stacks, resulting in apps that are still easy to maintain and with no need for a drastic, large-scale re-write. More here: The Evolution of Latitude’s Android App: Views to Compose; RxJava to Coroutines & Version 2.0 medium.com/@thereallukesi…

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Luke Simpson @Luke_Simmo

3 years ago

This week we celebrate a number of major milestones for the Latitude iOS and Android apps since their release in 2018.

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Luke Simpson @Luke_Simmo

3 years ago

@AndroidDev Yep love it! This and the network inspection rules have greatly improved my dev workflow: appkitchen.dev/2023/05/18/the…

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Luke Simpson @Luke_Simmo

3 years ago

Read the full blog post and other #AndroidDev content here: appkitchen.dev/2023/06/07/tip…

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Luke Simpson @Luke_Simmo

3 years ago

In the example below we maximise the screen space by having content run directly under the transparent system gesture navigation bar. Note that the colour of the gesture navigation bar changes depending on the content behind it in order to provide good contrast.

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Luke Simpson @Luke_Simmo

3 years ago

Edge-to-edge screen content can give your app a professional, polished finish. But there are a few gotchas to be aware of when trying to adapt to both #JetpackCompose and XML layouts, as well as older Android versions. 🧵👇