Matt's Tidbits Series' Articles

Cover image for Matt’s Tidbits #35 - A strategy for debugging complex unit test failures

Matthew Groves

Sep 24 '19

Matt’s Tidbits #35 - A strategy for debugging complex unit test failures

#mattstidbits #android #testing #debugging

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Cover image for Matt’s Tidbits #36 - How to get complete code coverage in unit tests for a nullable Kotlin “var”

Matthew Groves

Oct 1 '19

Matt’s Tidbits #36 - How to get complete code coverage in unit tests for a nullable Kotlin “var”

#mattstidbits #android #kotlin #testing

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2 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #37 - How to run apps on multiple devices simultaneously!

Matthew Groves

Oct 8 '19

Matt's Tidbits #37 - How to run apps on multiple devices simultaneously!

#mattstidbits #android #androidstudio #tidbittuesday

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2 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #38 - An elegant way of dealing with RxLifecycle lint warnings

Matthew Groves

Oct 15 '19

Matt's Tidbits #38 - An elegant way of dealing with RxLifecycle lint warnings

#mattstidbits #android #kotlin #rxjava

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2 min read

Cover image for Matt’s Tidbits #39 - Why writing tests is so important

Matthew Groves

Oct 22 '19

Matt’s Tidbits #39 - Why writing tests is so important

#mattstidbits #android #testing #tidbittuesday

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3 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #40 - RxJava doOnSubscribe() behavior explained

Matthew Groves

Oct 29 '19

Matt's Tidbits #40 - RxJava doOnSubscribe() behavior explained

#mattstidbits #android #rxjava #kotlin

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2 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #41 - Converting a BehaviorRelay into a PublishRelay

Matthew Groves

Nov 5 '19

Matt's Tidbits #41 - Converting a BehaviorRelay into a PublishRelay

#mattstidbits #android #kotlin #rxjava

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Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #42 - The answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything…

Matthew Groves

Nov 12 '19

Matt's Tidbits #42 - The answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything…

#mattstidbits #android #androidstudio #lint

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4 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #43 - Making the most of your phone’s sensors

Matthew Groves

Nov 19 '19

Matt's Tidbits #43 - Making the most of your phone’s sensors

#mattstidbits #android

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3 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #44 - How to take great screenshots on Android

Matthew Groves

Nov 26 '19

Matt's Tidbits #44 - How to take great screenshots on Android

#mattstidbits #android #tidbittuesday

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2 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #45 - Creating a private token class

Matthew Groves

Dec 3 '19

Matt's Tidbits #45 - Creating a private token class

#mattstidbits #android #kotlin #java

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3 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #46 - Scratch files

Matthew Groves

Dec 10 '19

Matt's Tidbits #46 - Scratch files

#mattstidbits #android #androidstudio #tidbittuesday

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2 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #47 - Finding list items by title in Espresso

Matthew Groves

Dec 17 '19

Matt's Tidbits #47 - Finding list items by title in Espresso

#mattstidbits #android #kotlin #espresso

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2 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #48 - Separating out search results for test code

Matthew Groves

Dec 24 '19

Matt's Tidbits #48 - Separating out search results for test code

#mattstidbits #androidstudio #android #tidbittuesday

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Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #49 - What to do when your (Log)cat misbehaves

Matthew Groves

Dec 31 '19

Matt's Tidbits #49 - What to do when your (Log)cat misbehaves

#mattstidbits #android #androidstudio #tidbittuesday

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Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #50 - How to (inadvertently) initialize a Kotlin val twice

Matthew Groves

Jan 7 '20

Matt's Tidbits #50 - How to (inadvertently) initialize a Kotlin val twice

#mattstidbits #android #kotlin #testing

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3 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #51 - Easy stack traces

Matthew Groves

Jan 14 '20

Matt's Tidbits #51 - Easy stack traces

#mattstidbits #android #androidstudio #debugging

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2 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #52 - Formatting etiquette

Matthew Groves

Jan 21 '20

Matt's Tidbits #52 - Formatting etiquette

#mattstidbits #android #androidstudio #tidbittuesday

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Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #53 - First year in review

Matthew Groves

Jan 28 '20

Matt's Tidbits #53 - First year in review

#mattstidbits #tidbittuesday

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Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #54 - Caches, deployments, and IT - oh my!

Matthew Groves

Feb 4 '20

Matt's Tidbits #54 - Caches, deployments, and IT - oh my!

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4 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #55 - Strange Breakpoint behavior with Rx schedulers

Matthew Groves

Feb 11 '20

Matt's Tidbits #55 - Strange Breakpoint behavior with Rx schedulers

#mattstidbits #kotlin #rxjava #junit

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3 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #56 - Be careful with @JvmOverloads

Matthew Groves

Feb 18 '20

Matt's Tidbits #56 - Be careful with @JvmOverloads

#mattstidbits #android #kotlin #tidbittuesday

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4 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #57 - Improving RxJava stack traces

Matthew Groves

Feb 25 '20

Matt's Tidbits #57 - Improving RxJava stack traces

#mattstidbits #android #rxjava #tidbittuesday

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2 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #58 - A strange issue when upgrading to Android Studio 3.6

Matthew Groves

Mar 3 '20

Matt's Tidbits #58 - A strange issue when upgrading to Android Studio 3.6

#mattstidbits #android #gradle #tidbittuesday

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3 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #59 - Unexpected new lint failures

Matthew Groves

Mar 10 '20

Matt's Tidbits #59 - Unexpected new lint failures

#mattstidbits #android #gradle #lint

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3 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #60 - Cleanly handling null values in Kotlin

Matthew Groves

Mar 17 '20

Matt's Tidbits #60 - Cleanly handling null values in Kotlin

#mattstidbits #android #kotlin #tidbittuesday

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Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #61 - Getting out of a dependency cycle

Matthew Groves

Mar 24 '20

Matt's Tidbits #61 - Getting out of a dependency cycle

#mattstidbits #android #gradle #tidbittuesday

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4 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #62 - When you're feeling exhausted...

Matthew Groves

Mar 31 '20

Matt's Tidbits #62 - When you're feeling exhausted...

#mattstidbits #android #kotlin #tidbittuesday

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Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #63 - Some good news about AGP 3.6.2

Matthew Groves

Apr 7 '20

Matt's Tidbits #63 - Some good news about AGP 3.6.2

#mattstidbits #android #gradle #tidbittuesday

1 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #64 - Digging into some Ham...crest assertions

Matthew Groves

Apr 14 '20

Matt's Tidbits #64 - Digging into some Ham...crest assertions

#mattstidbits #android #kotlin #testing

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Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #65 - It's time for proper support for JUnit 5

Matthew Groves

Apr 21 '20

Matt's Tidbits #65 - It's time for proper support for JUnit 5

#mattstidbits #android #testing #tidbittuesday

2 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #66 - The magic of Kotlin's "reified" keyword

Matthew Groves

Apr 28 '20

Matt's Tidbits #66 - The magic of Kotlin's "reified" keyword

#mattstidbits #kotlin #testing #tidbittuesday

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Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #67 - Some tips for working from home

Matthew Groves

May 5 '20

Matt's Tidbits #67 - Some tips for working from home

#mattstidbits #workingfromhome #tidbittuesday

3 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #68 - Testing RxJava Observables

Matthew Groves

May 12 '20

Matt's Tidbits #68 - Testing RxJava Observables

#mattstidbits #rxjava #testing #tidbittuesday

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2 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #69 - Neat Kotlin field tricks

Matthew Groves

May 19 '20

Matt's Tidbits #69 - Neat Kotlin field tricks

#mattstidbits #android #kotlin #tidbittuesday

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Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #70 - Cleaner diffs!

Matthew Groves

May 26 '20

Matt's Tidbits #70 - Cleaner diffs!

#mattstidbits #kotlin #tidbittuesday

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2 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #71 - Trying to figure out what to say

Matthew Groves

Jun 10 '20

Matt's Tidbits #71 - Trying to figure out what to say

#mattstidbits #android #blacklivesmatter

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Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #72 - Migrating from RxJava 2 -> 3

Matthew Groves

Jun 16 '20

Matt's Tidbits #72 - Migrating from RxJava 2 -> 3

#mattstidbits #android #rxjava #tidbittuesday

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3 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #73 - Deciding which Kotlin scope function to use

Matthew Groves

Jun 23 '20

Matt's Tidbits #73 - Deciding which Kotlin scope function to use

#mattstidbits #android #kotlin #tidbittuesday

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2 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #74 - Resolving an interesting Kotlin <-> Java interop issue

Matthew Groves

Jun 30 '20

Matt's Tidbits #74 - Resolving an interesting Kotlin <-> Java interop issue

#mattstidbits #android #kotlin #tidbittuesday

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3 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #75 - Moving tidbits!

Matthew Groves

Jul 29 '20

Matt's Tidbits #75 - Moving tidbits!

#mattstidbits #tidbittuesday #verizon

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Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #76 - A long-overdue feature

Matthew Groves

Aug 4 '20

Matt's Tidbits #76 - A long-overdue feature

#mattstidbits #android #tidbittuesday

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Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #77 - It pays to star issues

Matthew Groves

Aug 11 '20

Matt's Tidbits #77 - It pays to star issues

#mattstidbits #android #androidstudio #tidbittuesday

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Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #78 - A new build view

Matthew Groves

Aug 18 '20

Matt's Tidbits #78 - A new build view

#mattstidbits #android #androidstudio #tidbittuesday

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Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #79 - RxLifecycle woes

Matthew Groves

Aug 25 '20

Matt's Tidbits #79 - RxLifecycle woes

#mattstidbits #android #rxlifecycle #tidbittuesday

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Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #80 - A mind-blowing Rx revelation

Matthew Groves

Sep 1 '20

Matt's Tidbits #80 - A mind-blowing Rx revelation

#mattstidbits #android #rxjava #tidbittuesday

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Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #81 - The importance of vacation

Matthew Groves

Sep 22 '20

Matt's Tidbits #81 - The importance of vacation

#mattstidbits #tidbittuesday

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Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #82 - An unexpected Mockito limitation

Matthew Groves

Sep 29 '20

Matt's Tidbits #82 - An unexpected Mockito limitation

#mattstidbits #android #testing #tidbittuesday

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Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #83 - Puzzling unit test failures

Matthew Groves

Oct 6 '20

Matt's Tidbits #83 - Puzzling unit test failures

#mattstidbits #android #testing #tidbittuesday

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Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #84 - JVM Options, explained

Matthew Groves

Nov 5 '20

Matt's Tidbits #84 - JVM Options, explained

#mattstidbits #android #jvm

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Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #85 - Fixing build issues in Bitrise

Matthew Groves

Dec 15 '20

Matt's Tidbits #85 - Fixing build issues in Bitrise

#mattstidbits #bitrise #tidbittuesday

2 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #86 - Debugging Gradle files

Matthew Groves

Dec 22 '20

Matt's Tidbits #86 - Debugging Gradle files

#mattstidbits #android #gradle #tidbittuesday

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3 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #87 - Finding missing Android sources

Matthew Groves

Jan 5 '21

Matt's Tidbits #87 - Finding missing Android sources

#mattstidbits #android #androidstudio #tidbittuesday

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Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #88 - Using patches

Matthew Groves

Jan 26 '21

Matt's Tidbits #88 - Using patches

#mattstidbits #android #androidstudio #tidbittuesday

1 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #89 - Automating focus time

Matthew Groves

Feb 2 '21

Matt's Tidbits #89 - Automating focus time

#mattstidbits #applescript #slack #tidbittuesday

2 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #90 - All about dashboards (and another milestone!)

Matthew Groves

Mar 9 '21

Matt's Tidbits #90 - All about dashboards (and another milestone!)

#mattstidbits #android #tidbittuesday

2 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #91 - The power of sharing

Matthew Groves

Mar 16 '21

Matt's Tidbits #91 - The power of sharing

#mattstidbits #android #rxjava #tidbittuesday

3 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #92 - A few neat IDE tidbits

Matthew Groves

Mar 23 '21

Matt's Tidbits #92 - A few neat IDE tidbits

#mattstidbits #android #vscode #tidbittuesday

2 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #93 - Getting started with React Native

Matthew Groves

Apr 6 '21

Matt's Tidbits #93 - Getting started with React Native

#mattstidbits #reactnative #tidbittuesday

2 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #94 - Writing safe enums in TypeScript

Matthew Groves

Apr 27 '21

Matt's Tidbits #94 - Writing safe enums in TypeScript

#mattstidbits #typescript #tidbittuesday

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Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #95 - Defining constants in TypeScript

Matthew Groves

May 11 '21

Matt's Tidbits #95 - Defining constants in TypeScript

#mattstidbits #typescript #tidbittuesday

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Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #96 - Cleaner Components with React Fragments

Matthew Groves

May 25 '21

Matt's Tidbits #96 - Cleaner Components with React Fragments

#mattstidbits #react #reactnative #tidbittuesday

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2 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #97 - Running/Debugging individual Jest unit tests

Matthew Groves

Jun 1 '21

Matt's Tidbits #97 - Running/Debugging individual Jest unit tests

#mattstidbits #reactnative #jest #tidbittuesday

2 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #98 - The truth will set you free (unless you're using JavaScript)

Matthew Groves

Jun 29 '21

Matt's Tidbits #98 - The truth will set you free (unless you're using JavaScript)

#mattstidbits #javascript #tidbittuesday

3 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #99 - Handling null elegantly

Matthew Groves

Jul 6 '21

Matt's Tidbits #99 - Handling null elegantly

#mattstidbits #javascript #kotlin #swift

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Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #100 - All About Teams

Matthew Groves

Aug 3 '21

Matt's Tidbits #100 - All About Teams

#mattstidbits #teams #tidbittuesday

3 min read

Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #101 - How to write a good bug report

Matthew Groves

Sep 28 '21

Matt's Tidbits #101 - How to write a good bug report

#mattstidbits #android #opensource #tidbittuesday

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Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #102 - Debugging a perplexing view binding issue

Matthew Groves

Oct 12 '21

Matt's Tidbits #102 - Debugging a perplexing view binding issue

#mattstidbits #android #debugging #tidbittuesday

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Cover image for Matt's Tidbits #103 - Launching an app from a URL

Matthew Groves

Nov 2 '21

Matt's Tidbits #103 - Launching an app from a URL

#mattstidbits #android #ios #reactnative

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