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Embed a SearchBar into a TopAppBar in Jetpack Compose

compose

Search is a key part of providing an intuitive user experience in many apps. Let's look at how to embed a SearchBar into a TopAppBar to create a polished search experience.

Installing and running Swift tools with enforced versions

automation workflow

When working on Swift projects we want to ensure that tools such as SwiftLint or Sourcery are easy to use and that all developers are using the same version. Let's look at some different options and how we can enforce consistent versioning.

Authorization and retrying of web requests for OkHttp and Retrofit

networking auth

Most remote APIs require some form of authorization in order to access them. We will explore using OkHttp Interceptors and Authorizers to authorize our web requests for use with OkHttp and Retrofit.

Manage automation tasks using Swift Package Manager

automation spm

To perform automation tasks on Swift projects, such as linting and code formatting, we often need to use command line tools or run scripts. Let's install them and manage it all with Swift Package Manager instead!

The power of lazy properties in Kotlin

kotlin

Kotlin makes creating properties that are initialized on first access very simple. We will go through different options for creating them and how they can be really useful in our Kotlin code.

Uploading a file with progress in Kotlin

networking coroutines

How to monitor progress during a file upload may not be immediately obvious, when using Retrofit and OkHttp. We will build an implementation that uses a callback and then how to wrap it into a Kotlin Coroutines Flow.

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