PinnedRik van VelzenJetpack Compose vs Oldskool xml layouts: interoperability and how you can gradually migrate your…Recently I started working on a new project again, back to my main trade: Android Development. Before that I worked on some personal…·5 min read·Sep 25, 2021----
Rik van VelzenBuilding a Podcast Player: Implementing the PodcastIndex API with Kotlin and RetrofitIntroduction·6 min read·Apr 25, 2023----
Rik van VelzenHow to keep your API keys & secrets out of your GIT repositoryKeeping API keys and secrets out of your Git repository is crucial for security reasons, as committing sensitive information to a version…·1 min read·Apr 25, 2023----
Rik van VelzenGreat summary Jose.The added boilerplate I need to write though (e.g. ...lifecycleScope.launch & ..lifecycle.repeatOnLifecycle...) whenever I want to observer…1 min read·Aug 31, 2021--1--1
Rik van VelzenThe Android Job Interview: cracking the (take home) code challenge or how to get your code to a…Part 1 of a 3 part series on how to (quickly) setup your code challenge code in a way that shows your next employer that you have knowledge…·13 min read·Aug 12, 2021----
Rik van VelzeninJavaScript in Plain EnglishTackling some react-lazyload edge casesTackling the react-lazyload issue of in some edge cases not loading it’s wrapped component and how to have smooth transition between…·5 min read·Apr 20, 2021----
Rik van VelzeninJavaScript in Plain EnglishReact Image Loading Optimization TechniquesPart 3: Performance optimization with react-lazyload & react-window, memoization and how to deal with issues that both packages pose…·8 min read·Mar 31, 2021----
Rik van VelzeninJavaScript in Plain EnglishReact Image Loading Optimization TechniquesPart 2: Preloading, IntersectionObserver, Fade In transitions, preventing image download with pointer events and more…·5 min read·Mar 21, 2021----
Rik van VelzeninJavaScript in Plain EnglishReact Image Loading Optimization TechniquesPart 1: Preloading, Lazy Loading, IntersectionObserver, Fade In transitions, windowing, error handling, placeholders and more·7 min read·Mar 13, 2021----
Rik van VelzeninJavaScript in Plain EnglishDynamically Render Twitter/Facebook Social Cards and Images With React & Node.jsI am working on a new tech platform (metacules.com) that aspires to connect the user to interesting podcast, video & book content via…·7 min read·Feb 27, 2021----