Mark Allison
@markallison.social
Freelance Android Developer, currently looking for a new contract role. The artist formerly known as Styling Android.
That's easier than it sounds. It's easier for them to deflect direct questions asking them to take responsibility. But it's much harder to deflect laughter. When there are enough jokes going on then they have to stay taking responsibility if they want to get re-elected. Clowns don't win elections.
Pamela Hill-Galloway@pamelaahill.bsky.social · 2w agoMaybe we should stop making jokes and start making leaders take responsibility for their actions ✌️
I've used Metro, and it's better than anything else, imo. It not only speeds up your builds, but makes DI easier, and also provides simpler upgrade paths if you're transitioning from other common DI frameworks. Huge thanks to @zacsweers.dev
Zac Sweers@zacsweers.dev · 3mo agoMetro reaches 1.0! It's the proudest work of my career and I strongly feel this is how dependency injection in Kotlin should be. Thank you to everyone that's contributed and helped this project get to where it's at. Metro wouldn't be where it is without you. www.zacsweers.dev/metro-is-sta...
Metro 1.0.0-RC1 is out now! Last call for feedback on the public, non-experimental runtime/metrox/gradle APIs! github.com/ZacSweers/metro/re...
Release 1.0.0-RC1 · ZacSweers/metro
This is the first release candidate for Metro 1.0! This means that its runtime APIs (runtime, metrox artifacts, Gradle plugin, etc) will be API stable unless annotated with an experimental annotati...
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Metro 0.13.0 adds top-level contribution providers, Circuit code gen, and a new @DefaultBinding annotation. This also removes most deprecated APIs as Metro prepares to go stable (!!). If you have runtime API feedback, now is the time! github.com/ZacSweers/me...
Release 0.13.0 · ZacSweers/metro
New Circuit codegen Metro now includes experimental built-in support for Circuit, a Compose-first architecture for building kotlin apps. See the docs for more details. In the long term, this will e...
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Metro is so good! If you haven't tried yet, I strongly suggest you to!! I wish IntelliJ allowed non-bundled K2 compiler plugins to contribute their FIR checkers to the IDE so we could see diagnostics in real-time. Perhaps a Metro IntelliJ plugin could bridge the gap until then
Zac Sweers@zacsweers.dev · 4mo agoMetro 0.13.0 adds top-level contribution providers, Circuit code gen, and a new @DefaultBinding annotation. This also removes most deprecated APIs as Metro prepares to go stable (!!). If you have runtime API feedback, now is the time! github.com/ZacSweers/me...
The whole appeal of AI development to many companies is that senior management wants to ask a simple question to deliver what they want without having to answer lots of stupid questions from developers. AI may deliver exactly what they ask for, but not what they want.
Am I weird? (yes, probably) But whenever I see the brand "Huel" it triggers an onomatopoeia of someone vomiting.
@bidetofevil.wtf It's nice to see a fellow Hornet on here. While the second half of the season was disappointing, I didn't think that sacking Clevs was the right thing to do. He didn't get the financial backing he needed in the January transfer window, and that's why performances dropped, imo.
I'm currently looking for a new fully remote, contract role. I have 15 years of Android experience, and plenty more Kotlin, Java , C / C++, and even more obscure stuff
UK: Brexit is the biggest act of economic self harm any country will ever perform USA: Hold my beer...
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I think Mayor Max would do a much better job as US president than the current one. If nothing else, Max has a better hair cut. youtu.be/D7ac9cZPR-M
Inside the Town Where a Dog is Mayor
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Haze 1.3.0 has been released! 🔵 Radial Progressive (gradient) effects 🖌️ Brush support in tints 🧑💻 New samples 📑 New docs courtesy of @markallison.social github.com/chrisbanes/h...
Release 1.3.0 · chrisbanes/haze
What's Changed Add Brush support to HazeTint by @chrisbanes in #481 Move all samples to shared by @chrisbanes in #484 Add Bottom Sheet sample by @chrisbanes in #485 Fix alpha property changes not ...
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Thank you Marc, I thoroughly enjoyed waiting with you. I share your hope to work together again.
Marc Reichelt 🇺🇦@mreichelt.bsky.social · 2y agoI've had the pleasure to work with @markallison.social for a few months, and I am so proud that I could be in a team with such a wonderful, competent, and funny Android developer! Oh, I strongly hope I can work with him again in the future… 🙌 This is your chance to work with one of the best!
Thank you Huyen, I also look up to you for your amazing conference talks. I also remember getting stuck in an elevator with you and a few others! You are very talented, focused, and I think of you and @cephus.bsky.social as friends.
Huyen Tue Dao@queencodemonkey.dev · 2y agoMark Allison is an Android engineer I've looked up to for years and just a delightful human being that I know I would adore working with. Hire him. Right now.
I'm currently looking for a new fit remote, Android development contract role. I have over 15 years of Android development experience, and bring lots of positive energy to the team. Although I'm based in the UK, I'm set up to work for companies based anywhere. I have immediate availability.
It saddened me today when I saw in another community that a person that I don't know voluntarily admitted themself to a psychiatric ward. Until further notice. But then I was pleased for them. They have taken the important first step of recognising that they need help, and are actively seeking it.
TIL passing Painter instances as arguments to @Composable functions is really bad for performance. developer.android.com/develop/ui/c...
Optimizing performance for images | Jetpack Compose | Android Developers
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