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Unpacking Jetpack Compose

Aug 2, 2025 · 34 min read · Jetpack Compose has been a buzz in the Android world for several years now. Described as a modern toolkit for building native UI, Compose is Android’s recommended approach for creating the future of Android UI: faster to build, easier to maintain, an...

Kotlin Flows: Exception transparency

Nov 12, 2023 · 6 min read · Introduction A flow is a stream of data that can be computed asynchronously. It’s useful when we need to emit multiple values sequentially. For example, when fetching data from the server, we can emit different results (Loading, Success, Error…) depe...

What’s going on inside a JPEG?

May 6, 2023 · 19 min read · A typical image is represented as a matrix corresponding to the intensity of the pixels. Color images use different channels for each color component, such as red, green, and blue. Most digital cameras today come with multiple lenses, high performanc...

Things that affect video quality: Video compression

Apr 2, 2023 · 8 min read · Video files are often very large. A typical 1920x1080 video, 30fps, 24 bits color depth will need about 1.5 gigabits for only a second. This is a challenge when we need to store or deliver those files, especially in live-streaming services, where we ...

Things that affect video quality: Resolution, Color depth, Frame rate, Bitrate

Apr 2, 2023 · 5 min read · Videos are becoming a very significant part of our everyday life. The report from The Social Shepherd in 2023 reveals that people watch videos for 84 minutes every day worldwide. Social platforms such as TikTok and YouTube are heavily invested in pro...