Articles on Android, backend development, deployment, and the unglamorous-but-real work of shipping software. Written while I learn it, so it stays honest.
A six-digit code in your inbox, an enumeration-safe API, optimistic navigation, and a server error message that actually reaches the user — the full password reset flow across a Kotlin backend and an Android client.
Read article →One place that watches every API response, so a 401, a 426, or a 503 routes the whole app correctly — instead of being re-handled (and forgotten) in a hundred screens.
Read article →Likes that toggle instantly. Deleted posts that vanish on tap. New posts that appear at the top — all on a paginated feed, with no Room database in sight.
Read article →A few pieces drawn straight from projects I've actually built and shipped — no recycled tutorials.
VCN, the iptables gotcha, Docker, nginx, and Let's Encrypt — end to end.
Why infinite-scroll feeds and offset pagination don't mix.
GitHub Actions, GHCR, and the ARM-emulation trap that cost 18 minutes.
From a REST cursor to a smooth infinite-scroll list.