Badoo Engineering Blog

We track 33 mobile engineering articles by the Badoo team, published 2017 to 2020. They cover iOS, Android and Kotlin Multiplatform. Badoo writes most about Testing, Architecture and UI Performance.

Badoo is a dating and social networking app with over 400 million registered users worldwide, focused on connecting people nearby. Their mobile engineering team, part of Bumble Inc., has pioneered real-time video features and ML-powered matching on both iOS and Android.

33 articles · iOS, Android, Kotlin Multiplatform, React Native

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Built from the platforms and topics of 33 articles the team published.

Platforms: iOS 19

Android 17

Kotlin Multiplatform 4

React Native 2
Frequent topics: Testing 12

Architecture 9

UI Performance 4

Developer Tools 3

Build Time 2

Media 2

Performance Profiling 2

Memory Leaks 2
Publishing since: 2017 · latest in 2020
Official blog: badootech.badoo.com

Most notable Badoo articles

One pick for each topic the team covers most.

Architecture · Testing MVI Architecture in Kotlin Multiplatform - Part 3 Jul 28, 2020 UI Performance · Architecture Implementing Scalable UI in iOS: Better, Faster Performance Sep 4, 2018 UI Performance Universal Links for Android and iOS Aug 23, 2018

All Badoo articles by year

2020 5

Using Gradle Composite Builds as a BuildSrc Replacement Jul 30, 2020 · Android
MVI Architecture in Kotlin Multiplatform - Part 3 Jul 28, 2020 · Kotlin Multiplatform
WebRTC on Android: Enabling Hardware Encoding Across Devices Jun 16, 2020 · Android
Using Hopper to Investigate an iOS Bug Jun 11, 2020 · iOS
MVI Architecture in Kotlin Multiplatform - Part 2 Jun 9, 2020 · Kotlin Multiplatform

2019 2

Server-Provided Animations in iOS Apps Jan 17, 2019 · iOS
Server-Provided Animations in iOS Apps Jan 17, 2019 · iOS

2018 13

Bundling C Library in Swift Framework Dec 12, 2018 · iOS
Building Reactive Component Systems with Kotlin Oct 10, 2018 · Android / Kotlin Multiplatform
How We Tested iOS 12 Beta Sep 20, 2018 · iOS
Implementing Scalable UI in iOS: Better, Faster Performance Sep 4, 2018 · iOS
Universal Links for Android and iOS Aug 23, 2018 · Android / iOS
Guide to Mobile App Autotesting Tools Aug 15, 2018 · Android / iOS
MVI Beyond State Reducers: A Modern Kotlin-Based MVI Architecture Aug 8, 2018 · Android
A Modern Kotlin-Based MVI Architecture Aug 8, 2018 · Android / Kotlin Multiplatform
iOS UI Development in Badoo Aug 1, 2018 · iOS
Split Testing (A/B Testing) with Swift Jul 4, 2018 · iOS
Split Testing (A/B Testing) with Swift Jul 4, 2018 · iOS
Swift 4.1 Introduction of CompactMap Apr 16, 2018 · iOS
Enhancing Appium Android Tests with Advanced Techniques Feb 13, 2018 · Android

2017 13

Screen Navigation in iOS Dec 19, 2017 · iOS
Singleton, Service Locator and Tests in iOS Dec 5, 2017 · iOS
Singleton Service Locator Pattern and Testing in iOS Dec 5, 2017 · iOS
Map Performance Comparison and Judy Data Structure Alternatives Aug 7, 2017 · Android
Mind Maps for Fast and Effective Testing Aug 1, 2017 · Android / iOS
Importing Adobe After Effects Animations into iOS Apps Jul 12, 2017 · iOS
Integrating React Native in an Existing Application Jul 4, 2017 · React Native / Android / iOS
Reactive Camera Implementation with Camera2 API on Android - Part 1 Jun 8, 2017 · Android
Writing a Custom Android Component for React Native Apr 24, 2017 · Android / React Native
Breaking the Limitations of Calabash Android Apr 5, 2017 · Android
Android Handler Memory Leaks Feb 28, 2017 · Android
Mobile App Testing Tips and Tricks Feb 13, 2017 · Android / iOS
Dockerizing Calabash Android Testing on macOS Feb 9, 2017 · Android