History of Hyphenation in Android

Table Of Contents: Before API 23 Introduction of auto-hyphenation at API 23 Change of defaults at API 29 New values at API 33 Now what? Hyphenation in software engineering refers to the process of splitting a word and inserting hyphens in between the syllables of said word, that would otherwise extend beyond a UI …

Jetpack Compose in Many Shapes and Forms

Table Of Contents: What is Shape? How to apply Shape? Create a custom shape Final Thoughts Featured in Android Weekly Issue #504. Featured in Jetpack Compose Resources Issue #103. Oftentimes, we get asked to create different custom views and shapes in Android Development. In the old view-based system, we …

2021 Year in Review

Table Of Contents: Highlights of 2021 Professional Timeline Goals Stats: Everything Else: Annual retrospectives are a great way to look back and analyze all the milestones you’ve overcome, what went wrong, and what areas could use some improvement. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been doing end-of-year recaps …