Jekyll2026-01-07T08:15:29+00:00https://simonschiller.io/feed.xmlMy personal blog where I talk about Android, coding, tech & more.Simon Schiller2021-02-23T00:00:00+00:002021-02-23T00:00:00+00:00https://simonschiller.io/posts/guarding-your-app-against-unwanted-dependenciesSimon Schiller

In larger organizations, managing dependencies can be challenging. It’s easy to end up with multiple dependencies that serve the same purpose. In this blog post, I want to share an easy way to protect yourself against unwanted dependencies.

2021-01-12T00:00:00+00:002021-01-12T00:00:00+00:00https://simonschiller.io/posts/android-build-speed-on-apple-siliconSimon Schiller

In November last year, Apple revealed their new M1 chip and rolled it out to some models of their Mac lineup. The hype around this release was pretty big and some of the initial benchmarks showed impressive performance improvements compared to older generations. Many Android developers are using MacBooks for their daily work, so we started wondering if the new MacBooks would improve build speed. So we sat down and ran some benchmarks. In this blog post, I want to share the results with you.

2020-11-17T00:00:00+00:002020-11-17T00:00:00+00:00https://simonschiller.io/posts/removing-kotlin-bloat-on-androidSimon Schiller

App size is an important metric for Android apps and directly correlates with business metrics. Knowing this, we should aim to optimize it as best as we can. The adoption of Kotlin on Android brings many benefits, but it can also lead to some unintended bloat in your app. In this blog post, we’re going to explore where this bloat comes from and how we can get rid of it.