Vincent Tsen

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Native Android Kotlin Developer

SydneyJoined September 2021

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I'm a self-taught hobbyist Android developer who loves to build projects and share valuable tips for new Android developers.

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VTVincent Tsenvtsen.hashnode.devJan 3, 2024 · 2 min read

Convert KAPT to KSP - Room and Hilt Examples

KAPT stands for Kotlin Annotation Processing Tool and KSP stands for Kotlin Symbol Processing. Both are annotation-processing tools that are used for code generation. KAPT is the old way which is Java-based and KSP is the new way which is Kotlin-base...

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VTVincent Tsenvtsen.hashnode.devNov 11, 2023 · 3 min read

Equivalent Perforce Shelving Command in GitHub

In Perforce, you can shelve files. The idea allows you to save your temporary changes (shelve files) and retrieve them later (unshelve files). I'm a Perforce guy. So, I wonder what is the equivalent shelving files in GitHub? After doing some research...

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VTVincent Tsenvtsen.hashnode.devSep 9, 2023 · 2 min read

Simplify ViewModelProvider.Factory() Implementation with Kotlin Lambda and Object Expressions

If you are like me and still have not gotten used to the Dependency Injection framework (don't you think it complicates things?), you probably have been implementing the ViewModelProvider.Factory() interface for your view models that has custom const...

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VTVincent Tsenvtsen.hashnode.devJul 30, 2023 · 4 min read

Integrate Firebase Realtime Database and User Authentication into your Android App

This is part of the Firebase tutorial series: Part 1 - Simple Firebase Sign-in UI Demo App Part 2 - Integrate Firebase Realtime Database and User Authentication into your Android App This article is the continuity of the previous article, in whic...

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VTVincent Tsenvtsen.hashnode.devJul 1, 2023 · 3 min read

How to Add Spotless Code Formatter to your Android Project?

I have been seeing this spotless in many open-source codes, and it turns out it is a pretty popular coding style plugin for the Gradle build system used in Android development. So I gave it a try and use it in my project. Here are the steps I took to...

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Convert KAPT to KSP - Room and Hilt Examples

Equivalent Perforce Shelving Command in GitHub

Simplify ViewModelProvider.Factory() Implementation with Kotlin Lambda and Object Expressions

Integrate Firebase Realtime Database and User Authentication into your Android App

How to Add Spotless Code Formatter to your Android Project?

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Convert KAPT to KSP - Room and Hilt Examples

Equivalent Perforce Shelving Command in GitHub

Simplify ViewModelProvider.Factory() Implementation with Kotlin Lambda and Object Expressions

Integrate Firebase Realtime Database and User Authentication into your Android App

How to Add Spotless Code Formatter to your Android Project?