Weekly Digest
Mar 24 - Mar 30, 2025
7 articles that week
Revamping PickMe Passenger Android App: Moving from Java/XML to Kotlin/Compose
Numesh Dilusha from PickMe reveals how a team of just 5 developers completely rewrote their ride-hailing app in record time. The secret? Strategic modularization and keeping the UI design unchanged.
Design Android build variants for Multi-Tenant
Piyal Madushanka from PickMe Engineering tackles a problem every scaling mobile team faces: how do you manage multiple regional apps without drowning in build configuration chaos?
React Native vs Flutter in 2025?
A senior backend engineer asked the React Native subreddit which cross-platform framework to choose in 2025. The responses reveal a clear winner, but with surprising caveats.
Building Scalable Jetpack Compose Android Applications with a Multi-Module Architecture
Chamod Lakmal from PickMe breaks down how multi-module architecture transformed their Android development. If your Compose app is becoming a monolithic nightmare, this is your roadmap out.
Make WebViews edge-to-edge in Android
Android 16 just made edge-to-edge mandatory for all apps. If your WebViews aren't ready, they'll break on launch.
Using Remote Config with Property Wrappers in Swift
Timotius Leonardo Lianoto from IDN Engineering just solved a problem most iOS teams don't even realize they have: Remote Config is quietly eating memory and creating testing nightmares.
Can we talk about the current state of Xcode?
While web developers enjoy Claude integration and free Copilot, iOS developers are stuck with Xcode's basic code prediction. The tooling gap is getting embarrassing.