Hi all! Today I’d like to share with you how we can create a CRUD design for our apps’ access to (local) database resources. Let’s assume we’re going to implement this in an E-Commerce Marketplace app. Details This article’s valid for any database provider, but, for this exercise, we’re going to…

Hi all! Today I’d like to share with you some examples of different types of OOP (Object-Oriented Programming) inheritance and where each might be useful to use. Details When talking about inheritance, I like to separate between what I call Structure inheritance (SI) from Functionality inheritance (FI). The first one, as…

Hi all! Today I’d like to share with you how we can make use of polymorphism to prevent multiple (ugly and unmaintainable) switch/case and make our code more SOLID compliant. When it might be useful Let’s suppose we have a list of currencies that our program supports, and we’re representing them in a typical fashion…

Hi all! Today I’d like to share with you how we can make use of the EventBus pattern, a subset of the Publish-Subscribe pattern, for decoupled communication between different components. When it might be useful This pattern can be a good approach when you want to send (publish) data from ComponentA and receive and react…

Hi all! Today I’d like to share with you how we can make use of the Builder Pattern to get more code flexibility, which can be very useful when presented with certain technical challenges. When it might be useful This pattern can be a good approach when you have to create (assemble) an object that…

Hi all! Today I’d like to share with you how I use intents to launch some of the most popular navigations apps from my own Android app. First of all, you should identify your own requirements, and ask yourself the following questions: Do I want/need to implement navigation inside my…

Hi all! I’m sure this will not be anything you’ve never heard before…but social networks have the potential to be either incredible or the opposite. For starters, I can say that I’ve never been a true social player, being more of an observer user, just doing some of these basic…

Hi all! I recently had the challenge to add a React-Native (RN) app to an existing Android app. While searching for any supporting documentation, I came to realize that everywhere I looked advised/instructed the developer to take the existing app and just put it inside a new/existing RN project. This…