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Engineering

Open Source App Development
Sep 8, 2020
Open Source App Development
Sep 8, 2020
Sep 8, 2020
Selling automated tests to colleagues, managers and clients
Jul 16, 2018
Selling automated tests to colleagues, managers and clients
Jul 16, 2018
Jul 16, 2018
Android Development Resources
Nov 14, 2016
Android Development Resources
Nov 14, 2016
Nov 14, 2016

Design

Making our Android App Accessible
Oct 7, 2020
Making our Android App Accessible
Oct 7, 2020
Oct 7, 2020
How we research for designing a new product
May 23, 2019
How we research for designing a new product
May 23, 2019
May 23, 2019
Product Design Resources (websites, articles, videos...)
Apr 4, 2017
Product Design Resources (websites, articles, videos...)
Apr 4, 2017
Apr 4, 2017

Product

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Aug 28, 2017
Native or Hybrid Apps – Our advice to clients
Aug 28, 2017
Aug 28, 2017
Best resources (books, guides and blogs) for your first product
Dec 14, 2016
Best resources (books, guides and blogs) for your first product
Dec 14, 2016
Dec 14, 2016
Stop making your developers design your product
Jan 18, 2016
Stop making your developers design your product
Jan 18, 2016
Jan 18, 2016
7 things you should know before using Jetpack Compose
7 things you should know before using Jetpack Compose

Are you looking for information on the latest UI Toolking for modern Android Development by Google?
Here are seven things you probably should know before using or migrating to Jetpack Compose

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DevelopmentSérgioSeptember 28, 2021android, jetpackcomposer
Building a test suite for the OONI Probe Android app
Building a test suite for the OONI Probe Android app

Let us tell you how we've worked with OONI to improve the quality of their Probe Android app.

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ClientsCláudiaSeptember 20, 2021technical debt, testing, ooni, clients
Mocking Retrofit API Responses with MockWebServer + Hilt
Mocking Retrofit API Responses with MockWebServer + Hilt

If your app integrates with a server API, mocking server responses is important for tests. In unit tests it's easy to mock the object doing the API calls, but on a UI test it's harder. We're going to show how to mock Retrofit API calls in UI tests with a quick solution using MockWebServer and Hilt.

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SérgioJuly 23, 2021hilt, retrofi, mockwebserver, mock, testing, api, responses, mocking
Our 6 years building a company✨
Our 6 years building a company✨

Our annual report is here! A wrap-up of the sixth year of Bloco: client's work, internal projects, finances, and intentions

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AboutCláudiaApril 29, 2021clients, android, finance
Edge-to-edge support for your Android app with Insetter
Edge-to-edge support for your Android app with Insetter

Insetter, an Android library that provides simple APIs for handling WindowInsets and making the support for edge-to-edge and gesture navigation simpler.

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DevelopmentSérgioApril 26, 2021android, tips, libr, edge-to-edge
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