Know Your Meme ๐คฃโ
Welcomes & Hellos! ๐ซโ
As we welcome the month of Vibe Coding ๐, we hope that you are filled with good vibes at the time of reading this. If not then do not worry for this episode has short but sweet stuff ๐ to offer and we hope that they make you feel better for we are focused on nothing but you, the community member. We know that some of you missed that amazing event and that is why you are reading this, whether it is from the comfort of your German Machine ๐ or otherwise...
This is Episode #25 of The Kotlin Kenya Newsletter...
Why Android Security Matters: Common Threats in Mobile Application and How We Can Fix Them ๐โ
Do you think that your Android app is secure? ๐คฃ Think again for Brandy Odhiambo educated the audience on the importance of Android Security. She started by narrating a short story about how she built an Animation app using an API only to use an Android Security tool which revealed that her API Key was vulnerable to a Cyber Attack ๐คก. The moral or rather lesson from this story is the importance of securing your Android app. Check out her presentation to learn more ๐...
Backend Blitz: Supercharge Your Android Apps with Ktor, Redis, and MongoDB (Workshop) โ๏ธโ
In the beginning, we heard a few words ๐ฃ๏ธ from The Chief Senior Dishwasher, GDE who wasted no time in introducing the audience to Ktor through an interactive workshop. He even demonstrated the importance of Error Handling by use of code samples which also referenced the aspect of Security in a User-Account setting in the context [pun intended] of Product ๐ฆ. As if both of them were doing a collaborative session ๐ง๐ฟโ๐คโ๐ง๐ฟ, we had Pasaka Mutuku who dived deeper into Ktor and presented everything that a Mobile Engineer would need to know in the context [pun again] of Backend Development...
The Community Showcase ๐โ
Do you want to see what our talented community members have been up to? Here you go: ๐
The Android Architecture [feat. The Linux Kernel]โ
If you are an Android Engineer, then you are probably familiar with The Android Architecture, right? However, we both know that you only cram it just to pass those interviews, right? ๐ What if we promised you a faster and more enjoyable way to not only learn but internalise it? ๐คฏ What if there was a series of articles that used fun analogies to help you learn more about The Android Architecture? ๐จ What if that series actually exists and you are about to find out more about it? ๐ฑ
Alright alright, enough talk and more showing. This month's feature is a series of Medium articles by our very own Emmanuel Muturiaโข ๐ค. For the past month, he has been relentlessly ๐ฎโ๐จ publishing weekly articles and posts that take the reader on a deep dive into each component of The Android Architecture. To embrace his obsession with Cars and stuff ๐๏ธ, he used analogies on the same to break down the technical concepts so if you are at the slightest bit intrigued by this then your journey starts here...
While you are at it, consider checking out more of his work. Trust us. You will thank us later...
Before You Go ๐โโ๏ธโ
Hey pssst. ๐ฌ 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? ๐คฏ Or, do you have that project that you cannot wait to show off to our attendees? Well then, what are you waiting for? ๐ณ Click me and submit your presentation, will ya?
Until April ๐ซโ
As this meetup comes to a close, we are excited to plan for the next one. ๐ 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? ๐ค 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 April. Until then, keep coding and do not forget to touch grasss or something... ๐