Author Archives: Kio

Droidcon UK 2015

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Kio

I was super fortunate to speak at Droidcon UK this year in London, and I had an amazing time! My Talk Even though I’ve given the “same” talk on accessibility before, my talk actually changes every time I give it. … Continue reading →

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Accessibility of Material Design

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Kio

With the launch of Material Design at I/O 2014, Google made a bold statement that beautiful Android design is here to stay.  As a user I was excited to see some beautiful designs come to my platform.  As a developer, I was excited … Continue reading →

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Start Using the Percent Support Library Right Meow!

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Kio

Recently I learned about a SUPER awesome little library that you should consider adding into your projects: The Percent Support Library. This library allows you to specify a percentage value for layout width and height when you are using RelativeLayout or FrameLayout. … Continue reading →

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Big Android BBQ 2015

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Kio

I just got done with my first ever Big Android BBQ in Hurst, Texas, and I had a great time!  I was extra excited for this conference because I was debuting a brand new talk “Android Internal Library Dependency Management.”  Ever … Continue reading →

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Automated Calabash Testing on Marshmallow

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Kio

Recently I upgraded an Android app to targetMarshmallow (API 23, OS v 6.0).  I made all the necessary changes to our source code, and the app seemed to be working as expected.  However, I was pretty bummed to see that almost half … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Facebook Effect

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Kio

After reading Peter Thiel’s book Zero to One (which is actually a love letter to Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, if you read in between the lines), I became interested in learning more about Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder & CEO.  … Continue reading →

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Be Polite with Android Broadcast Receiver

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Kio

Performance, or ‘perf’ as all the cool kids now say, is a big topic in the Android world.  No matter how sleek your UX / UI, if your app is laggy or crashy, users will not be happy. Unfortunately, there is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Zero to One

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Kio

As an engineer I’ve spent the last 10 years of my life devoted to technical details.  For most of this time all I could tell you about business was what I’d learned in college: B-schoolers get to party on Thursdays … Continue reading →

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Hackathon: Financial Literacy Summer Jam

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Kio

A few months ago Chiu-Ki Chan approached me with the idea of starting up an intermediate level study group for Android Development, where members would work on open source projects together. I loved the idea! She even had a cool … Continue reading →

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AnDevCon Boston 2015

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Kio

I just got back from speaking about Accessibility at AnDevCon Boston, and I had a great time! AnDevCon has a really special place in my heart, because it was the first technical conference I attended to kick start my Android … Continue reading →

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