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2024

Simulating Inheritance in Realm with Kotlin: A Practical Guide

Simulating OOP-style inheritance in Realm for Kotlin using interfaces, a single concrete model, and factory functions.
Upgrade from PostgreSQL 16.x to 17.0 in Docker Compose

Zero-data-loss PostgreSQL 16 to 17 upgrade in Docker Compose using a sidecar backup service on a separate profile.
Easy Windows Installers for Flutter Apps with Inno Bundle

Shipping Windows installers for Flutter apps with Inno Bundle instead of wrestling MSIX and signing certificates.
Convert Canvas to Bitmap in Jetpack Compose using CanvasDrawScope

Rendering Jetpack Compose canvas drawings to bitmaps off-screen with CanvasDrawScope — no on-screen noise, coroutine-friendly, multiplatform.

2023

Trigger Ripple Effect from Code in Jetpack Compose

Programmatically triggering a Material ripple on a Compose component to guide users to a setting that needs attention.
Storage Access Framework (SAF) in Jetpack Compose

Persistable directory access in Jetpack Compose via a customized OpenDocumentTree contract — no manifest permissions needed.

2020

Electron Builder: Create separate 32 and 64 bits installers for windows

Building separate 32-bit and 64-bit Windows installers with electron-builder via sequential arch builds and renames.

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