In this episode Donn sits down and talks to Ephraim Schmitt about how he changed careers from being an exotic car salesman to a mobile software developer. It's a fascinating and inspiring story for anyone looking to get into software development. We talk about the mental and financial struggles, how he learned to start coding, how you can find opportunities everywhere, how to interview better, where to look for positions when you're just starting out, why volunteering/doing something for free ea...
Apr 11, 2022•46 min•Ep. 227
In this episode Donn and Kaushik are back together on the mic. After an extended break, they both returned renewed and ready to dive into all things software, starting off with IDE themes, plugins and what they've been up to since they were last on the show together. Links from the show Monokai Pro Theme VS Code & Atom IntelliJ/Android Studio/WebStorm/etc VS Code Plugins Beautify Change Color Format Fish VS Code Python Pylance Shell Format Git Lens ES Lint Prettier Rainbow CSV TailwindCSS In...
Apr 04, 2022•43 min•Ep. 226
In this episode Donn talks about something not giving up and persevering when the going gets tough in software, your career and more. It's easy to give up, but the real reward is when you persevere. Links from the show Growth Mindset Book AndroidJobs.IO Job postings are FREE on AndroidJobs.IO during the early release phase (at the time of this recording). Sign up to get notified of new jobs on a weekly basis as well. AndroidJobs.IO Software Freelancing Donn's Freelance Faction Community Freelanc...
Mar 28, 2022•17 min•Ep. 225
In this episode, Donn and Kaushik talk about some of the books that they're reading and thoughts and recommendations on each. Links from the showDonn's Books Designing Data Intensive Applications Systemology Who Not How Skin in the Game Zero To Sold Freelance Tactics Kaushik's Books Staff Engineer An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management Grokking Algorithms Coders At Work A Philosophy of Software Design Androids AndroidJobs.IO Job postings are FREE on AndroidJobs.IO during the early ...
Nov 22, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 224
In this episode, Donn and Kaushik reunite for an episode on how they use productivity tools like various todo apps as well as how the organize information for storage and easy retrieval in their day to day lives. Shownotes In this episode, Donn and Kaushik reunite for an episode on how they use productivity tools like various todo apps as well as how the organize information for storage and easy retrieval in their day to day lives. Links from the show Taskwarrior GTD Book P.A.R.A. Method Buildin...
Oct 11, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 223
In this episode, Kaushik talks to his good friend Prabhjot and learns about " Android Enterprise ". This is the official way for companies or organizations to enable the use of Android devices and apps in the workplace. Prabhjot talks about how he setup the infrastructure to provision devices and the different capabilities the solution allows. If you ever wondered what kind of control is possible, listen to this episode and get a nice scary reality check. After listening to this episode, you'll ...
Sep 27, 2021•32 min•Ep. 222
In this episode, Donn continues to dive into his favorite software book: Working Effectively with Legacy Code. He talks about one of the fundamental tactics of the book: Introducing seams You'll learn what a seam is according to the book, as well as how Donn interprets it so that you can get the same benefit he has gotten from it. You'll learn how to introduce seams into your codebase through method injection, interfaces, abstract classes, and the static gateway pattern (aka: wrapper pattern). L...
Aug 08, 2021•27 min•Ep. 221
In this episode, Donn talks to Jay Ohms about Turbo Native for Android, Hotwire, and how to build apps faster with Hotwire, Turbo, Stimulus, and Strata. Jay is an Android developer at Basecamp.com and Hey.com and has been building Hey with Android Turbo since it has been released (he's one of the developers of it). You'll learn what Hotwire is, how to use it with Android Turbo (and Stimulus and Strata) and how you can create apps faster and more maintainable by marrying the concepts of the web w...
Aug 02, 2021•56 min•Ep. 220
In this episode, Donn talks dives into his favorite software book: Working Effectively with Legacy Code. He talks about one of the introduction level topics: The Legacy Code Change Algorithm You'll learn what it is and how you can use it as the basis for this new series that will be focused on the book, Working Effectively with Legacy Code. Links from the show Working Effectively with Legacy Code AndroidJobs.IO Job postings are FREE on AndroidJobs.IO during the early release phase (at the time o...
Jul 19, 2021•23 min•Ep. 219
In this episode, Donn talks to software developer Alan Hill about the Growth Mindset and how it applies to software development and life in general. They chat about pull request feedback lifecycle, learning new tech, and how applying a growth mindset can advance you in your career further than you could have imagined. They wrap up by going through Fixed Mindset vs Growth Mindset "back and forth" to discuss the differences. Mindset image Alans Link Alan Hill Social and Web Links Links from the sh...
Jul 05, 2021•58 min•Ep. 218
In this episode, Donn talks about the difference between working at a big tech company vs freelancing. There are many pro's and con's for each. What is best for you? Listen to the episode and find out. AndroidJobs.IO Job postings are FREE on AndroidJobs.IO during the early release phase (at the time of this recording). Sign up to get notified of new jobs on a weekly basis as well. AndroidJobs.IO Donn's Free E-Book on Freelancing/Consulting Rates Free E-Book on Freelancing Rates Contact @fragment...
Jun 30, 2021•30 min•Ep. 217
In this episode, Donn talks about the importance of following code conventions and coding styles in codebases. You'll run into various different coding conventions throughout your career. Sometimes it's as an employee, sometimes it's as a freelancer or consultant or just a small side project. The number of coding "styles" that you'll see will blow your mind as you work through your career. The big question is ... should you adhere to the current coding convention that is used in the app/file/etc...
Jun 23, 2021•18 min•Ep. 216
In this episode, Donn talks to David and Ross from Squeaky Dog Studios about building a business out of a side project. David and Ross are long-time serial side project developers with experience that dates back to the Palm era. They've built games, apps, and now Watch Faces. We dive deep into how they went from building their watch faces for Android as a side project and how they turned it into a full-time business in which one of the co-founders works full-time. We talk about building the app,...
Jun 14, 2021•50 min•Ep. 215
In this episode, Donn talks about the three things that every developer needs to know how to do. These three things include: How to identify and stop premature optimization How to write tests and know the difference between unit, integration and end-to-end tests. How to set up a continuous integration server While there are vast arrays of other things all developers need to know how to do, and we will cover them in future episodes, this small list will help you vastly in your career. It has help...
Jun 07, 2021•37 min•Ep. 214
In this episode, Donn answers a listener's question. The listener wanted to know how to choose what to learn next in Tech. Donn provides 6 tips (actually 7 if you count a hidden one) on how to pick what technology to learn next. He provides a simple framework that will help you check whether you should pursue a particular technology or not. Links from the show Startups for the Rest of Us Podcast Rob Walling AndroidJobs.IO Job postings are FREE on AndroidJobs.IO during the early release phase (at...
May 31, 2021•24 min•Ep. 213
In this episode, Donn talks with Philipp Lackner about growing an online presence within the Software Industry with Instagram and YouTube. Shownotes You'll learn how Philipp went from 0 to over 80,000 followers on Instagram. This was done all organically by posting valuable content every single day to his feed. You'll also learn how he uses YouTube (as well as Instagram) as a marketing channel for his own course products that he sells via his site. We wrap up by talking about content strategy, w...
May 24, 2021•54 min•Ep. 212
In this episode Donn talks about why you need to learn React (or Flutter) - so you can truly understand the Unidirectional data flow pattern in a framework that was built for that purpose alone. Working with other frameworks which bolt on a custom unidirectional data flow is often hard to understand. When you work with React and learn how it works, the concept of Unidirectional data flow starts to make much more sense as that is the default way to implement UI's in technologies like React (and F...
May 18, 2021•15 min•Ep. 211
In this episode, Donn talks with Mitch Tabian about Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile, also known as KMM. Mitch explains what KMM is, why he decided to use it, and how it works from a developer's perspective. The goal was to build an app and develop both the iOS and Android versions. Mitch talks about his experience in building a KMM app. We cover the pros and cons, what worked vs what did not, and his advice on using KMM going forward. Mitch also shares content about how to build native components in...
May 10, 2021•53 min•Ep. 210
In this episode, Donn talks with Glenn Leifheit from Microsoft about a concept known as "Secure Development Lifecycle". Glenn is a Senior Security Program Manager at Microsoft. Glenn explains to you what the secure development lifecycle is, how it works and how you can implement something like this in your company. He also shares the top tips you can implement in order to get the quickest benefit of the Secure Development Lifecycle Links from the show Application Inspector: GitHub DevSkim: GitHu...
May 03, 2021•48 min•Ep. 209
This is the original story of how Uber was built ... this is a fascinating story. You don't want to miss this. Donn talks to Jason Roberts. Jason was chosen to be Uber's CTO when the company was in its infancy (but didn't accept the offer). Jason shares the story of developing the code that eventually ran Uber from a couple of cars to a highly distributed system with an impressive amount of rides. We talk about building what is needed when it's needed, the tools that he chose to build Uber's pla...
Apr 26, 2021•57 min•Ep. 208
In this episode, Donn outlines how you can optimize your home office so that you look, sound, and perform the best that you can. From audio to video, to your body, and everything beyond, it's covered here. Shownotes In this episode, Donn outlines how you can optimize your home office so that you look, sound, and perform the best that you can. From audio to video, to your body, and everything beyond, it's covered here. Donn talks about everything you can do to improve your home office. From micro...
Apr 20, 2021•49 min•Ep. 207
In this episode, Donn talks with DevOps expert, Will Button about everything DevOps-related. If you're ever wondered how and what DevOps is, then listen in. Shownotes Will walks you through the definition of DevOps and how it's used in a company. You'll learn the 20% of DevOps you should know that will get you 80% of the benefit. You'll also learn about a bunch of automation technology that will help you and your team level up your environments so that you can become super efficient in your day-...
Apr 12, 2021•45 min•Ep. 206
In this episode, Donn talks about the best way to learn a new technology from the ground up. Want to learn something new? This episode is for you. You'll learn Donn's proven 5-step methodology for learning new technology. This is the same method Donn has used for over 2 decades of learning new technology. We hope it helps you. Shownotes The 5 Steps: Choose a Simple Problem Domain (Note Taking app or Calorie/Protein Tracker) Do not worry about best practices Start Small, then go smaller: Super ti...
Apr 08, 2021•33 min•Ep. 205
In this episode, Donn returns for a solo episode to talk about his thoughts on Quality over Quantity and why it's important to software development and productivity in general. Shownotes What is being "in Flow"? - Learn more Contact @fragmentedcast or our Youtube channel @donnfelker and donnfelker (on Instagram) Consulting for Mobile Developers (Donn's YouTube) kaushikgopal (on YouTube) or blog.kaush.co or @kaushikgopal...
Mar 29, 2021•18 min•Ep. 204
In this episode, we talk to acclaimed Android developer Joaquim Verges. He recently embarked on a journey of making is laptop not burn like a furnace when using Android Studio. He landed up on this unknown effort by Jetbrains called Projector and seems to have found programmer Nirvana. Listen to his adventures. Shownotes How to Run Android Studio on ANY Device With JetBrains Projector Mirakle Gradle plugin Jetbrains M1 Macbook updates: Jetbrains JBR-2526 IntelliJ IDEA 2020.3.1 Is out with Apple ...
Mar 08, 2021•56 min•Ep. 203
Anvil is a Kotlin compiler plugin that makes your life a tad bit easier when using Dagger 2. In this episode we talk to Ralf Wondratschek from Square who created the library and open sourced it for all of us. After touching on some of the basics, Ralf dives into the thinking behind Anvil and how it evolved into the tool it is today. It's filled with nuggets of wisdom especially if your app uses Dagger for Dependency Injection. Enjoy! Shownotes Anvil for Dagger Ralf's talk at Droidcon: Android at...
Feb 01, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 202
In episode 1 of Fragmented we talked about Testing. 200 episodes in, we decided it's a good time to do a state of the union for mobile testing. We talk with Valera Zakharov who's a Staff Engineer at Slack and considered one of the experts in the field of mobile testing. Hope you enjoy this one! Shownotes Espresso Testing with Android Android Test Orchestrator Flank : Fragemented Episode Bluepill : LinkedIn's iOS Testing Framework Valera's Droidcon Talk - E2E2U: Slack's Journey to Developer-drive...
Nov 02, 2020•54 min•Ep. 201
In our 200th episode, we talk about Serverless Programming. What is it? What's an example of a service I could build with Serverless Programming? What are the advantages or disadvantages? We talk about it all in this episode. Also, 🙏 for being listeners. We've stuck together for 200 of these. Kaushik & Donn are incredibly grateful to have you folks as listeners. Shownotes Heroku Platform as a Service Donn's gif service gifstagram.com Flippa : Buy and Sell services online Founder's Chats: Ep...
Oct 05, 2020•52 min•Ep. 200
A tweet from a famous tech journalist about Android vs iOS spurs a storm. In this episode, Donn and Kaushik given their honest thoughts on iOS vs Android; and being developers for the platform. Shownotes KG's post - iPhones, Pixels and lazy Android developers Ben Thompson's tweet Donn's post - The Three Buckets (The Rule of Thirds) Garage Band - Apple iPhone app Reeder 4 - iOS RSS Reader app CultureCode's Things - iOS Todo app Contact @fragmentedcast or our Youtube channel @donnfelker and donnfe...
Sep 21, 2020•34 min•Ep. 199
We're back and Fragmented is going Indie again. A quick episode on the future of Fragmented. New Artwork! Story on how Swapnil helped with our new artwork Contact @fragmentedcast or our Youtube channel @donnfelker and donnfelker (on Instagram) kaushikgopal (on YouTube) or blog.kaush.co or @kaushikgopal...
Sep 14, 2020•15 min•Ep. 198
