A Multithreading Saga, Part 1 (iOS)
This is the first post of a three part series discussing recent performance improvements we made in our iOS app.
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A Great Way to do Android Presenters
The Cash App Android app uses presenters because they’re easy to write, easy to review, and result in boring code that just works.
How a One-line Change Decreased Our Build Times by 99%
Pinterest found a single tweak that slashed their build times by a jaw-dropping 99%.
Netflix Now Streaming AV1 on Android
Netflix switched to AV1 on Android for sharper video and better compression.
Store Grand Re-opening: Loading Android Data with Coroutines
Dropbox used coroutines to load Android data faster and smoother.
Hermes: An Open Source JavaScript Engine Optimized for Mobile Apps
Meta’s Hermes makes JavaScript run lean and mean on mobile devices.
Measuring Kotlin Build Performance
Uber teamed up with JetBrains to figure out how Kotlin builds hold up when things get big and messy at scale.
Using Kotlin extensions to make the Android SDK friendlier
Imagine that you’re new to Android and trying to display an image. You’ve already added the image to your res folder and now you need to get a Drawable.
Solving the Problem of One Billion Computations
Skyscanner tackles a billion calculations with efficient, fast solutions.
Smarter ToDos With Kotlin
Kotlin already has TODOs. That’s awesome! but it’s a tad bit aggressive.
Optimising Flipkart Android App size to sub 10 MB
Flipkart shrank their Android app below 10 MB for low-bandwidth users.
RxJava 1 -> RxJava 2 (Understanding the Changes)
In case you haven’t heard: RxJava 2 was released sometime back. RxJava 2 was a massive rewrite with breaking apis (but for good reasons).
RxJava 1 -> RxJava 2 (Disposing Subscriptions)
This was the part that I initially found most tricky to grasp but also most important to know as an AndroidDev (memory leak and all).
Improving Swift Compilation Times from 12 to 2 Minutes
Zalando slashed Swift compile times from 12 minutes to just 2 with tweaks.
Blazing Fast Node.js: 10 Performance Tips for LinkedIn Mobile
LinkedIn drops 10 hot tips for making Node.js fly in mobile apps.
Garbage Collection Optimization: High Throughput and Low Latency Java Applications
LinkedIn tunes Java garbage collection for high speed and low lag.
Building Carousel Part II: Speeding Up the Data Model
Dropbox tuned their data model to make their app respond even faster.