Building Android Apps at Kyosk where we are empowering informal retailers across Africa by making quality consumer goods easily accessible and affordable for everyday people. I have consulted on various tech projects as a developer and as a systems architect specializing in App optimization for the developing markets.
I love building and empowering developer communities: KotlinKenya, Android254 & AzureKe. A chef, reader, mountain climber, i play with cameras, pro-Lifeguard , pro-diver and swimmer.
Frank Tamre
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Skill-building and Growing in Seniority
Android Development can feel quite overwhelming given the sheer volume of competencies you need to master. Despite continuing efforts to reduce complexity, Android developers must master an ever-expanding list of development tools, APIs, language and other technologies required in order to be productive and create better apps. This panel will help you hone in on the skills you really need in order to take your career to the next level and rise in seniority.
What are the most important skills devs need to be mastering at each phase of their careers?
What skills should you be working to master if you have been developing for <3-4 years?
What do you need to master to make the jump to a senior developer position?
What are the best ways to stay on top of all the changes?
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Compose Beyond Material Design
In the implementation of Jetpack compose at our organization, one of the issues that popped up was how to implement a Design system that is not adapted from material design but true to what our Designers and design team implemented.
In this talk i go through some of the issues we came across in implementing our design system at Kyosk while using jetpack compose, how we tackled them and how we implemented a new design language.