Mar 25Learning Ktor — Quick and Dirty Scratch NotesI started studying Ktor as an introduction to learning server-side code, due to my familiarity with Kotlin. In order to not pigeonhole myself in the world of Kotlin though, I have since switched to Node.js as my backend language of choice. That, and the fact that Node.js …Kotlin3 min read
Apr 4, 2021Rotating Tires and the Importance of Taking PrecautionsIn this post I’ll cover my first experience of rotating the tires of my car — and the crucial importance of following safety guidelines/recommendations regardless of everything else. It was about time for my tires to be rotated. Having an increased interest in cars over the year prior, I decided…Tires3 min read
Mar 10, 2021My First Experience Selling on SwappaThis post will cover my first experience selling an old piece of tech online. Posting and Selling The actual process of creating the listing and actually selling it was straight forward. …Selling2 min read
Sep 13, 2020How to run JUnit 5 tests via Gradle CLI commands in Android projectsIn this post I’ll show you how to add android-junit5, by Marcel Schnelle, to your Android project. As I found out while adding GitHub Actions to personal project, the Android Gradle plugin doesn’t recognize JUnit 5 tests out-of-the-box. When I ran ./gradlew …Junit 52 min read
Sep 13, 2020How to Add JUnit 5 to your Android projectIn this post I’ll first briefly cover the benefits of JUnit 5, and then how to add it to any Android project. Overview (Some of) The benefits of JUnit 5 over 4 Implementation Details Project level build.gradle App level build.gradle Running via Gradle CLI commands Examples Writing your first test Advance…Android2 min read
Aug 28, 2020Mistakes Were Made: toString() != getString()A series in which I write about the embarrassing mistakes I’ve made during my programming escapades. The purpose of this is to help others learn from my mistakes, as well as, improve my memory’s retention of these errors so I avoid repeating myself. Over an hour of my time was…Programming2 min read
