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The Final Quarter is upon us and you probably know what that means 😉. Well, yes it also means that we are fast approaching the end of 2025 so yay 😬 but we were actually referring to The Hiring Season. We know that most of you are in Job Hunting Mode 🏹 and we are here to make that a success through our monthly meetups. Then again, Life happens so we are aware that some of you could not make it to The September Meetup 😔. Worry not, for reading this will help you stay in the loop on what we have been up to lately. Whether you are reading this from the comfort of your German Machine 🚗, duvet 🛏️, or otherwise:
This is Episode #31 of The Kotlin Kenya Newsletter...
When Kotlin Meets Swift: Adding Mixpanel to KMP
We know that you are used to Android by now but who does not like a little splurging 🤑? With the launch of The iPhone 17 Pro, we decided to feature an iOS-based session. Breens Mbaka introduced the attendees to Kotlin Mutiplatform and why they all needed to adopt it. He then shared a use case [not the Architecture-based ones] where he took them through integrating 🔌 Mixpanel to a Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile Application. In the end, the attendees were tasked with finding out how to merge both Kotlin and Swift libraries given that the two have different Packages 📦...
Here is The Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ybf5RN1_83DXeYoYRjb-ZsYyN8upSEMA0IiMIN-WnRc/edit?usp=sharing
Handling Cookie-Based Auth with Access & Refresh Tokens in Android using Ktor
Right after offering the audience some Cookies 🍪, Samuel Juma introduced his session about, well, Cookies. He talked about how he was part of a Team 👥 that was building an Application in which they implemented Authentication 🪪 using Cookies. He went on to illustrate the differences between Cookie-Based Tokens and Authorisation Header Tokens. As if that was not enough, he concluded his session using a Demo where everyone got a Cookie. Well, they actually learnt how to use them but you get the idea...
Here is The Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_AQJGRjvVIFHEXGAChpdPwmGHCEZ0x4nEcejMGcKT1w/edit?usp=sharing
Boosting User Retention in Android apps using FCM
It is safe to say that we deserve an Oscar 🏆 as we had the best Crossover of all time. Well, in Tech. All the way from Firebase Kenya, we had Sandra Kuria talk to the members about leveraging Firebase Cloud Messaging [FCM] to enhance User Retention . The Room was probably inspired to travel as Sandra demonstrated her ideas using her Demo named PackMate. This is your sign to get that German Machine 🚗...
DroidCon Kenya 2025
Have you bought your DroidCon Kenya 2025 Ticket 🎟️ yet? We know that some of you have not since we had The Original GDE remind us of how cheap a single Ticket is. For a mere KES 4,000 for a Ticket, you might as well consider that an Investment 💰. Can you imagine attending sessions hosted by Speakers from all over the world? If you find our Meetups valuable, then you should open your Wallets [and Purses 👛] for DroidCon Kenya 2025. Did we also mention that you can contribute to The DroidCon Kenya 2025 Mobile App?
The Community Showcase 🙌
Do you want to see what our talented Community Members have been up to? Here you go: 👇
Askwave
Do you know these games 🎲 where you ask your audience questions and let them answer anonymously 🥷? Despite us being the funnest and funniest Tech Community, we chose not to play around this time when we had one of our members build a similar Mobile App, but for video 📹. You heard us right. Here is what Yves Kalume had to say regarding his new Product:
"Askwave lets you connect with your audience in a fresh, human way. Pic.a topic, create a link, receive anonymous questions, and answer with quick, authentic videos."
Check out Askwave here at Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com/products/askwave?embed=true&utm_source=badge-featured&utm_medium=badge&utm_source=badge-askwave
Before You Go 🏃♂️
Hey pssst 😬. Are you interested in giving a presentation in our upcoming meetups? Do you have what it takes to blow the minds of our esteemed community members 🤯? Or, do you have that project that you cannot wait to show off to our attendees? Well then, what are you waiting for 😳? Click me and submit your presentation, will ya?
Until October 🫂
As this Meetup comes to a close, we are excited to plan for the next one 😃. As our community members, we want you to gain the most value from your membership. What better way to do that than getting involved? How can you do that 🤓? Well, submitting your presentations, telling a friend to tell a friend, and even attending the meetups are more than enough to start you off. We look forward to seeing you in October. Until then, keep coding and do not forget to touch grasss or something 😉...
