@BenGilbert

I want to build mobile apps for farmers because I have been willing to contribute to addressing pressing farming challenges by leveraging technology

Sep 11, 2022 · 2 min read · While working in agricultural research and knowledge dissemination I had opportunities to meet smallholder and large-scale farmers where I could easily identify the challenges they were facing. I realized that one of the factors leading to poor food ...

Meet my latest project, I built GarlicX android app using Agora RTE SDK, Java and firebase and I learned how to integrate live streaming features

Sep 4, 2022 · 1 min read · Technical aspect of GarlicX GarlicX is an e-commerce android app that uses live streaming technologies to market Rwandan garlic. I used Java and Firebase for authentication, push notifications and database. As for live streaming, I used Agora RTE SDK...

Widgets in Flutter

Aug 31, 2022 · 3 min read · Introduction In Flutter, everything is a widget. The central idea is that you build your UI out of widgets. Widgets describe what their view should look like given their current configuration and state. In Flutter a widget is either stateless or stat...

What is Flutter and why you should learn it

Aug 30, 2022 · 3 min read · Introduction Flutter is an open-source UI software development kit created by Google. It is used to develop fully functioning applications for Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS, Google Fuchsia and the web from a single codebase. History The first v...

What I do when I’m stuck and the most helpful online communities for problem-solving.

Aug 28, 2022 · 2 min read · Introduction Software development is a challenging career that requires substantial problem-solving skills. For this reason, we frequently get stuck and being able to manage the stress this causes is of paramount importance. As a software developer,...