Beware the curse of Android Studio 'import static'

Posted on 30 Mar 2017 in android studio, java by Greg E.

Sometimes the default options aren't want you want, ever....

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RxJava vs Kotlin, and the Event Bus

Posted on 15 Jan 2017 in rxjava, kotlin by Greg E.

RxJava offers a powerful and flexible set of features for handling decoupled scenarios. The trick is knowing when and where to apply it. This post details one situation where RxJava can be used in place of the event bus....

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Kotlin Handling of Android RxJava Threading

Posted on 07 Dec 2016 in kotlin, rxjava, retrofit, threading by Greg E.

Use Kotlin for a much more concise method to remove the need to call repetitive boilerplate `subscribeOn` and `observeOn` for every retrofit API call....

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Retrofit Call Adapter for Android RxJava Threading

Posted on 27 Nov 2016 in java, rxjava, retrofit, threading by Greg E.

Remove the need to call repetitive boilerplate `subscribeOn` and `observeOn` for every retrofit API call...

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.NET Core Debugger in VS Code

Posted on 16 Nov 2016 in .net, visual studio code, debugger by Greg E.

Misadventure trying to get the VS Code C# debugger working turns out to be a remnant from a much older framework install....

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