Category Archives: Android

Circle CI and gradle.properties

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Kio

              Recently I was working on getting a Circle CI build up and running for an Android project, and ran into a bit of trouble getting it to work with my `gradle.properties` file.  Here’s … Continue reading →

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Android Developer Perf Matters

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Kio

Early this year I made my debut on the thoughtbot blog Giant Robots Smashing into Other Robots!  For my first post, I chose to write about how Android developers can make their development process more efficient. Check out my top tips … Continue reading →

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2016: Be Intentional

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Kio

As I mentioned in my annual recap post, 2015 was a big year for me! I did lots of stuff that I thought was scary, and it really paid off. 🙂  It was awesome, but I did do **a lot**. … Continue reading →

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Android Dialogs Interview

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Kio

I’m super excited to say that I was invited on Android Dialogs last week to chat with Huyen Tue Dao  about Android!  She was an excellent host and interviewer, and I had an absolute blast chatting with her. Thanks for having … Continue reading →

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2015 Recap

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Kio

2015 was a really **really** exciting year! It really flew by (and I spent a lot of it literally flying!)  I was inspired by Chiu-Ki’s post, so here’s my list of 2015 accomplishments: Accepted into the Android Google Developer Expert Program … Continue reading →

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AnDevCon Santa Clara 2015

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Kio

This year has been quite a busy one for public speaking, and I closed it out by talking about accessibility at AnDevCon Santa Clara. The Conference I arrived at the conference Tuesday around noon, where I got to attend a … Continue reading →

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Droidcon UK 2015

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Kio

I was super fortunate to speak at Droidcon UK this year in London, and I had an amazing time! My Talk Even though I’ve given the “same” talk on accessibility before, my talk actually changes every time I give it. … Continue reading →

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Accessibility of Material Design

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Kio

With the launch of Material Design at I/O 2014, Google made a bold statement that beautiful Android design is here to stay.  As a user I was excited to see some beautiful designs come to my platform.  As a developer, I was excited … Continue reading →

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Start Using the Percent Support Library Right Meow!

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Kio

Recently I learned about a SUPER awesome little library that you should consider adding into your projects: The Percent Support Library. This library allows you to specify a percentage value for layout width and height when you are using RelativeLayout or FrameLayout. … Continue reading →

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Big Android BBQ 2015

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Kio

I just got done with my first ever Big Android BBQ in Hurst, Texas, and I had a great time!  I was extra excited for this conference because I was debuting a brand new talk “Android Internal Library Dependency Management.”  Ever … Continue reading →

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