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Companion Objects Are Real Objects Too

Why companion objects in Kotlin should not be used as a replacement for Java’s static constant.
Amanda Hill
February 6, 2017
- Kotlin
- Android
Running Project Mix Commands from Any Directory

How I discovered how to run project-specific Mix commands from any directory.
Jake Craige
February 3, 2017
- Elixir
- Web
Swift Talk: Comparing RxSwift and ReactiveSwift

Many types make light work.
Adam Sharp
February 2, 2017
- RxSwift
- RxCocoa
- ReactiveSwift
- ReactiveCocoa
- Swift
- Reactive Programming
- Frp
- iOS
Special Sale on Upcase and RubyTapas

If you’re going to be writing Ruby in 2017, I have some good news.
Ben Orenstein
February 1, 2017
- News
- Upcase
- Ruby
- Web
Hound Introduces Style Guides for Organizations

Hound now allows you set styles for your entire organization.
Rob Whittaker
February 1, 2017
- Hound
- News
- Open Source
- Style Guides
- Web
The Disciplines of Web Design

Designing websites is an interdisciplinary practice of Visual, UI, and UX design.
Joshua Ogle
January 31, 2017
- Design
Tropos For Android

Announcing Tropos for Android, an open sourced simple weather conditions and forecast app.
Amanda Hill
January 31, 2017
- Android
- News
- Open Source
- Tropos
- Kotlin
Product Confidence: What is it and how to achieve it?

Build stronger products by creating clear intent behind design decisions.
Ryan Coughlin
January 30, 2017
- Design
Emacs For Writers

From the New York Emacs Meetup, science writer Jay Dixit discusses how he uses Emacs as a non-programmer, and how Emacs has made him a more productive writer, editor, and researcher.
Thom Obarski
January 27, 2017
- Emacs
- New York City
How Do You Decide When a Design is "Finished"?

Deciding when to move on from a design is sometimes just a feeling.
Kim Goulbourne
January 25, 2017
- Process
- Design
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