In the next version of AGP

- R8 makes coroutines 2x faster

Migrating an Android app to iOS with KMP — Part I: First steps and architecture The first article in the Migrating an Android app to iOS series focuses on architecture and porting the app’s business rules.

I wrote a small series about migrating my open source app to KMP a while ago. It’s a bit outdated, but I hope it is still useful. 😊

proandroiddev.com/migrating-an...

Two Pillars of (Engineering) Management

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The Next Software Crisis Won't Be About Writing Code AI makes code generation nearly free. But without architecture, design, and craft, we're just producing technical debt faster. Here's why fundamentals matter.

If we stop writing code, what's the meaning of our software engineers' job?
I stepped back through 30 years of software crises to find out. The pattern is always the same: we confuse producing with building, lose meaning, then find it back. And now AI.

#SoftwareEngineering #AI #Architecture

The migration to AGP 9.0 and the Android KMP plugin was smooth after it was updated to properly support Parcelize. Appreciate the material for guidance! ❤️

github.com/igorescodro/...
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Hot take (?): for a significantly easier time, schedule your AGP 9 upgrades for about two months from now.

There'll be a lot more materials and samples available to help you, and various issues will have been fixed by then.

A lot happened around setting up Compose Multiplatform previews recently, with changes like the original AndroidX annotation becoming multiplatform in 1.10.

So here's a shiny new documentation page with all the guidance you need to set up previews:

kotlinlang.org/docs/...

GitHub - igorescodro/tech-debt: A lightweight KSP annotation processor that generates reports to track technical debt in Kotlin projects A lightweight KSP annotation processor that generates reports to track technical debt in Kotlin projects - igorescodro/tech-debt

I just released my first Kotlin library: tech-debt 💸

A lightweight KSP annotation to keep track of the tech debt. No more TODOs scattered throughout the code. 🙅

Feedback is welcomed! Hope you like it! ❤️

github.com/igorescodro/...

Did you also receive the email that we need to fill a form and when we try to fill it, it gives a generic network error? 😂

Applied AI - Matt McKenna's Blog A series for developers ready to move past the hype and learn practical ways to use AI in their work.

I started a new "Applied AI" series on my blog.

I'm focusing on finding ways to use these tools in ways that provide real value.

blog.mmckenna.me/series/appli...

The mental cost of a reorg: who am I here anymore? What hurts more than a layoff? A reorg that leaves you wondering if your work (and your identity) still matter

I wrote about how reorgs affect teams psychologically in today's After Burnout

afterburnout.co/p/the-mental...

Why AI and “helpful” tech are making us helpless The convenience of technology is eroding key skills

When my GPS goes awry in Atlanta, I sometimes panic because I'm not sure where to go. I'm not proud of it, but I'm also not alone. Neuroscientists have identified a link between GPS usage and memory.

I write about how tech is turning us helpless in After Burnout:
afterburnout.co/p/why-ai-and...

Would you mind sharing the prompt you used? I’m trying to play more with Junie recently. Thank you! 😊

AI promised efficiency. Instead, it’s making us work harder. AI tools were supposed to free up our time—but they’re increasing our cognitive load and making us less productive. Here’s what’s really happening (and how to use them without burning out).

AI was supposed to make us more efficient.

Instead, it’s fragmenting our workflows, bloating our calendars, and burning out high performers.

I wrote about the false promise of AI productivity and why we’re actually working harder than ever:

afterburnout.co/p/ai-promise...

Stop Calling AI a “Junior Engineer” They are tools, not teammates

Stop calling AI a "junior engineer"

blog.mmckenna.me/stop-calling...

Kotlin coroutines are great. Their core primitive is the suspending function. With a small change in your IDE settings, you can give them a custom color (like a bright green), which makes it easy to spot them at a glance, even when you're looking at a lot of code.

Yet another reason you should use Signal If you haven't left Telegram behind yet, time to do so. The CEO of the company, Pavel Durov, posted the following today (archive link with full message): This summer, Telegram... [more]

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Compose Multiplatform 1.8.0 Released: Compose Multiplatform for iOS Is Stable and Production-Ready | The Kotlin Blog Kotlin Multiplatform becomes a complete solution for mobile development, enabling flexible code sharing across both business logic and UI without compromising app quality or losing control over platfo...

🔥 Compose Multiplatform for iOS is Stable and Production-Ready! 🔥

Build mobile apps faster with shared UI code, full control over native experiences, and the confidence to ship at scale.

Explore all the updates in Compose Multiplatform 1.8.0: 👇
blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2025/...

✨ Have a beautiful Compose Multiplatform app running in production?

We’re looking for real-world examples to feature on our landing pages, in videos, talks, and other materials. Showcase your app and inspire fellow developers!

👉 kotl.in/cmp-case-stu...

Lots of you were asking for AI Assistant in Android Studio, it's finally ready to try!

OpenAI vs. DeepSeek: Which AI Understands Kotlin Better? | The Kotlin Blog Which AI model understands Kotlin best? We tested DeepSeek-R1, several OpenAI models, and more using Kotlin-specific benchmarks. See how they compare in our analysis.

Great article by the JetBrains team

blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2025/...

I heard a discussion back when Alexa/Google Home was trending about the impact of politeness on kids. The commands are usually imperative, and we don’t “thank” the system for doing its job. I think this was an interesting point of view too.

Release 1.8.0-alpha03 · JetBrains/compose-multiplatform Changes since 1.8.0-alpha02 Highlights Multiple Platforms Compose Multiplatform codebase is fully migrated to K2. Please note that native and web klibs can be consumed only with Kotlin 2.1.0 or ne...

Some nice changes in today's Compose Multiplatform v1.8.0-alpha03 release....including following which should help with some #CMP based navigation approaches

- Implement multiplatform BackHandler and PredictiveBackHandler

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Thank you so much for featuring my article! ❤️

Hey, I just released jetc.dev Newsletter Issue #253! ModalBottomSheet! @skydoves.bsky.social on composable API design! MapKit in Compose Multiplatform! Shimmer with @igorescodro.bsky.social! TV focus! And... what is androidx.media3:media3-ui-compose?!? jetc.dev/issues/253 #JetpackCompose #AndroidDev

Tips for improving compilation time | Kotlin

Tips for improving Kotlin/Native compilation time kotlinlang.org/docs/native-... #KMP

Just Enough Optimization Don’t solve problems you don’t have.

Don't solve problems you don't have.

blog.mmckenna.me/just-enough-...

Google Play Console dashboard in the Exact Alarm policy screen.

I had the same issue with my open source app. Try to manually submit the AAB on Google Play Console. By doing that, Google will prompt a new policy form for Exact Alarm permission. If your app is a alarm or calendar, all good. Otherwise, see the docs for info. developer.android.com/develop/back...