Weekly Digest
Oct 10 - Oct 16, 2022
5 articles that week
Image Loading and Optimization on Android
Arlind Hajredinaj from SoundCloud reveals how a beautiful UI redesign accidentally tanked their image loading performance. The fix? A deep dive into Android optimization that every mobile team should read.
Mobile Developer Experience at Slack
Slack's 8-person Mobile DevXp team saved $240K annually just by improving PR notifications. Most companies are massively underinvesting in developer experience.
Shift-Left iOS Testing with Focus Flows
Lyft's iOS tests were spending 93% of their time on steps that had nothing to do with what they were actually testing. Sound familiar?
Removing SMS support from Signal Android (soon)
Nina from Signal just announced they're killing a feature that's been in the Android app since before Signal even existed. After nearly a decade of supporting plaintext SMS alongside encrypted messages, they're finally drawing a hard line on privacy.
How Optimizing Memory Management with LMDB Boosted Performance on Our API Service
Pinterest's API team just freed up 4.5GB of memory per host with a clever database swap. The result? Fewer servers, happier users, and a masterclass in optimization.