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Android Developer | Kotlin enthusiast | Creator of smooth and intuitive mobile experiences.

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Discovering Material 3 for Android

Discovering Material 3 for Android

Part 4 - SwipeToDismissBox

Août 2024

This series of articles is designed to help you explore the latest addition to Material 3 for Android. In this series, we will take a closer look at the different components and features of Material 3, and explore how they can be used to create modern and user-friendly Android apps.

Dealing with Date objects in Android

Dealing with Date objects in Android

Part 1 - What day is it today?

Juin 2023

This series of articles explores how dealing with date objects is not as straightforward as it may initially seem. The complexity arises from various factors, such as different calendars, time zones, and the irregular rotation of the Earth.

Dealing with Date objects in Android

Dealing with Date objects in Android

Part 2 — History of Date in Java

Juin 2023

This series of articles explores how dealing with date objects is not as straightforward as it may initially seem. The complexity arises from various factors, such as different calendars, time zones, and the irregular rotation of the Earth.

Discovering Material 3 for Android

Discovering Material 3 for Android

Part 1 - ListItem

Mai 2023

This series of articles is designed to help you explore the latest addition to Material 3 for Android. In this series, we will take a closer look at the different components and features of Material 3, and explore how they can be used to create modern and user-friendly Android apps.

Discovering Material 3 for Android

Discovering Material 3 for Android

Part 2 - DatePicker

Mai 2023

This series of articles is designed to help you explore the latest addition to Material 3 for Android. In this series, we will take a closer look at the different components and features of Material 3, and explore how they can be used to create modern and user-friendly Android apps.

Discovering Material 3 for Android

Discovering Material 3 for Android

Part 3 - SearchBar

Mai 2023

This series of articles is designed to help you explore the latest addition to Material 3 for Android. In this series, we will take a closer look at the different components and features of Material 3, and explore how they can be used to create modern and user-friendly Android apps.

Deploy a microservice in Kotlin with Ktor

Deploy a microservice in Kotlin with Ktor

Part 1 - Get started

Juillet 2021

This series of articles explores the process of deploying a microservice in Kotlin using Ktor, a powerful framework for building asynchronous server-side applications. With its lightweight nature and intuitive syntax, Ktor offers an efficient solution for developing and deploying microservices. We dive into the step-by-step process of setting up a microservice, configuring Ktor for optimal performance, handling HTTP requests, and deploying the microservice to a production environment.

Deploy a microservice in Kotlin with Ktor

Deploy a microservice in Kotlin with Ktor

Part 2 - Design the foundation of our API

Juillet 2021

In the first part of this series about deploying a microservice in Kotlin, we set up a Ktor project. We have seen setting up such a project is quite straightforward, this second part is about how to design robust API specifications that your server and clients can adhere to.

Deploy a microservice in Kotlin with Ktor

Deploy a microservice in Kotlin with Ktor

Part 3 - Access our database with Jetbrains Exposed

Juillet 2021

Jetbrains provides an ORM framework for Kotlin called Exposed. Since we are fully committed to Kotlin and building a Ktor microservice, we didn’t really challenge using Exposed when we started. Nonetheless, despite its verbosity, Exposed has Coroutines support and, as expected, lives up to our expectations.

What I do for my customers

I specialize in software development, particularly mobile applications on the Android platform.
As an engineering manager, I prioritize customer satisfaction and successful project delivery, while also creating a strong visual identity and consistent brand positioning across platforms through design.

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Mobile applications with Android expertise. I love tackling problems.

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Focus on customer satisfaction and delivery.

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Positioning the brand first. I create visual identity across platforms.