Weekly Digest
Jul 17 - Jul 23, 2023
7 articles that week
Enhancing App Performance: A Practical Approach at Glance
Glance powers lockscreens for millions across India, Indonesia, Latin America, and Japan. Zero tolerance for lag when you're the first thing users see.
Slaying the Monolith: API Implementation and Modularization in Android
Sean Coyle from ASOS reveals how they're dismantling their Android monolith using a pattern that slashes recompile times. The secret? Splitting every feature into API and implementation modules.
Customising Android App UI with Themes
Maxim Kostenko from Revolut reveals how they built one of the most customizable Android apps on the market. Their approach goes far beyond basic dark mode—and it required reverse-engineering Android's own framework.
Fast Auto-Generated Streaming JSON Parsing for Android
Instagram's Android app had a JSON parsing problem that was killing their News feed performance. Traditional solutions weren't cutting it.
Login & Signup Result Improvement in Swiggy Android App
Swiggy was losing users during login and signup despite optimizing app size and launch time. The culprit? Manual data entry errors.
Being first to market with rideshare on CarPlay and Android Auto
Michael Ramdatt and the Lyft team reveal how they beat every competitor to launch the first rideshare app on CarPlay and Android Auto. The secret? Building their own mapping platform from scratch.
Bringing HDR video to Reels
Meta just solved a problem most users never notice: making HDR video look great on billions of devices with wildly different capabilities.