Matt McKenna
@mmckenna.me
🤖 #AndroidDev and GDE @ Block
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Matt McKenna
@mmckenna.me
· Oct 24
Made an #AndroidDev Starter Pack!
Please let me know if I missed anyone so I can connect with them as well 😁
go.bsky.app/Etd57t6
Please let me know if I missed anyone so I can connect with them as well 😁
go.bsky.app/Etd57t6
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Microdosing AI for Mobile Dev by @mmckenna.me blog.mmckenna.me/microdosing-...
Microdosing AI for Mobile Dev
Small usages with real productivity gains
blog.mmckenna.me
November 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Microdosing AI for Mobile Dev by @mmckenna.me blog.mmckenna.me/microdosing-...
Thanks for including my article about small AI usage for mobile dev! 💚🙌
November 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Thanks for including my article about small AI usage for mobile dev! 💚🙌
I started a new "Applied AI" series on my blog.
I'm focusing on finding ways to use these tools in ways that provide real value.
blog.mmckenna.me/series/appli...
I'm focusing on finding ways to use these tools in ways that provide real value.
blog.mmckenna.me/series/appli...
Applied AI - Matt McKenna's Blog
A series for developers ready to move past the hype and learn practical ways to use AI in their work.
blog.mmckenna.me
October 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I started a new "Applied AI" series on my blog.
I'm focusing on finding ways to use these tools in ways that provide real value.
blog.mmckenna.me/series/appli...
I'm focusing on finding ways to use these tools in ways that provide real value.
blog.mmckenna.me/series/appli...
Microdosing AI for Mobile Dev
Small usages with real productivity gains
blog.mmckenna.me
October 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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F-Droid and Google’s developer registration decree
View Article | Join the HN Conversation
Summary of HN discussion 🧵👇 #hacker-news
View Article | Join the HN Conversation
Summary of HN discussion 🧵👇 #hacker-news
F-Droid and Google's Developer Registration Decree | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
For the past 15 years, F-Droidhas provided a safe and secure haven for Android users around the world tofind and install free and open source apps. When cont...
f-droid.org
September 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
F-Droid and Google’s developer registration decree
View Article | Join the HN Conversation
Summary of HN discussion 🧵👇 #hacker-news
View Article | Join the HN Conversation
Summary of HN discussion 🧵👇 #hacker-news
Can't wait for this!
I'm excited to announce something I've been building, an open source atproto client heron.tunji.dev!
Its currently available in beta on Google Play for Android devices. Please DM @heron.tunji.dev if you'd like early access.
It will be released to all Android users in the next few weeks!
Its currently available in beta on Google Play for Android devices. Please DM @heron.tunji.dev if you'd like early access.
It will be released to all Android users in the next few weeks!
September 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Can't wait for this!
The Case of the Missing Handler
The hidden cost of using typealias with lambdas
blog.mmckenna.me
August 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Wrote a lot of thoughts on junior developers, AI, and what I strongly feel is going to become the defining challenge of our industry's next generation.
www.zacsweers.dev/forklifts-re...
www.zacsweers.dev/forklifts-re...
Forklifts Require Training
Sleepwalking into labor collapse
www.zacsweers.dev
August 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Wrote a lot of thoughts on junior developers, AI, and what I strongly feel is going to become the defining challenge of our industry's next generation.
www.zacsweers.dev/forklifts-re...
www.zacsweers.dev/forklifts-re...
TIL about the "Minimize comments" option in Github PRs.
Hide all pre-existing review comments on a PR to review without distraction.
Hide all pre-existing review comments on a PR to review without distraction.
August 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
TIL about the "Minimize comments" option in Github PRs.
Hide all pre-existing review comments on a PR to review without distraction.
Hide all pre-existing review comments on a PR to review without distraction.
Stop Calling AI a “Junior Engineer”
They are tools, not teammates
blog.mmckenna.me
July 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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You should read this super cool blog from Tom!
This is a result of a month long investigation where he found a core bug in the Android Framework USB handling code that led to VM freezes.
engineering.block.xyz/blog/ending-...
#AndroidDev
This is a result of a month long investigation where he found a core bug in the Android Framework USB handling code that led to VM freezes.
engineering.block.xyz/blog/ending-...
#AndroidDev
July 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
You should read this super cool blog from Tom!
This is a result of a month long investigation where he found a core bug in the Android Framework USB handling code that led to VM freezes.
engineering.block.xyz/blog/ending-...
#AndroidDev
This is a result of a month long investigation where he found a core bug in the Android Framework USB handling code that led to VM freezes.
engineering.block.xyz/blog/ending-...
#AndroidDev
Does anyone run internal bug bounty, code deletion, fixit weeks, or other gamified things to add some focused fun to their teams flow?
If so are there products or other ways in which you host leader boards, call outs, prizes?
If so are there products or other ways in which you host leader boards, call outs, prizes?
July 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Does anyone run internal bug bounty, code deletion, fixit weeks, or other gamified things to add some focused fun to their teams flow?
If so are there products or other ways in which you host leader boards, call outs, prizes?
If so are there products or other ways in which you host leader boards, call outs, prizes?
This is one of those things that actually connects the dots on useful AI and has some real "wow" moments.
The accessibility implications of this are incredible.
The accessibility implications of this are incredible.
🪿📱Introducing Goose Mobile
An exciting new experimental project in the goose ecosystem!
Goose Mobile is an open agent that runs directly on your Android device, designed to maximize automation of your everyday tasks.
github.com/block/goose-...
An exciting new experimental project in the goose ecosystem!
Goose Mobile is an open agent that runs directly on your Android device, designed to maximize automation of your everyday tasks.
github.com/block/goose-...
July 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This is one of those things that actually connects the dots on useful AI and has some real "wow" moments.
The accessibility implications of this are incredible.
The accessibility implications of this are incredible.
Reposted by Matt McKenna
🪿📱Introducing Goose Mobile
An exciting new experimental project in the goose ecosystem!
Goose Mobile is an open agent that runs directly on your Android device, designed to maximize automation of your everyday tasks.
github.com/block/goose-...
An exciting new experimental project in the goose ecosystem!
Goose Mobile is an open agent that runs directly on your Android device, designed to maximize automation of your everyday tasks.
github.com/block/goose-...
July 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
🪿📱Introducing Goose Mobile
An exciting new experimental project in the goose ecosystem!
Goose Mobile is an open agent that runs directly on your Android device, designed to maximize automation of your everyday tasks.
github.com/block/goose-...
An exciting new experimental project in the goose ecosystem!
Goose Mobile is an open agent that runs directly on your Android device, designed to maximize automation of your everyday tasks.
github.com/block/goose-...
10/10 would tip
July 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
10/10 would tip
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Remember the marble diagrams used to explain RxJava?
My brilliant colleague Kostya 🧙♂️ has made an interactive explainer for Kotlin Flows to match!
Find the magic here: terrakok.github.io/FlowMarbles/
My brilliant colleague Kostya 🧙♂️ has made an interactive explainer for Kotlin Flows to match!
Find the magic here: terrakok.github.io/FlowMarbles/
July 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Remember the marble diagrams used to explain RxJava?
My brilliant colleague Kostya 🧙♂️ has made an interactive explainer for Kotlin Flows to match!
Find the magic here: terrakok.github.io/FlowMarbles/
My brilliant colleague Kostya 🧙♂️ has made an interactive explainer for Kotlin Flows to match!
Find the magic here: terrakok.github.io/FlowMarbles/
Just watched this take from fiction authors on AI.
It's very interesting to see the correlation between disciplines: software engineering vs creative writing
youtu.be/fTIyTuAArtw?...
It's very interesting to see the correlation between disciplines: software engineering vs creative writing
youtu.be/fTIyTuAArtw?...
Artists on AI - Intentionally Blank EP. 212
YouTube video by Brandon Sanderson
youtu.be
July 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Just watched this take from fiction authors on AI.
It's very interesting to see the correlation between disciplines: software engineering vs creative writing
youtu.be/fTIyTuAArtw?...
It's very interesting to see the correlation between disciplines: software engineering vs creative writing
youtu.be/fTIyTuAArtw?...
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Slides and details of my #dcnyc25 talk last week on scaling large code bases. github.com/ericmaxwell2...
presentations/dcny-25 at main · ericmaxwell2003/presentations
Contribute to ericmaxwell2003/presentations development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
June 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Slides and details of my #dcnyc25 talk last week on scaling large code bases. github.com/ericmaxwell2...
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Not to brag but me and @mmckenna.me got to be up close and personal to @duolingoverde.bsky.social 's butt last night!
The things dreams are made of!
#dcnyc25 @droidcon.bsky.social
The things dreams are made of!
#dcnyc25 @droidcon.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Not to brag but me and @mmckenna.me got to be up close and personal to @duolingoverde.bsky.social 's butt last night!
The things dreams are made of!
#dcnyc25 @droidcon.bsky.social
The things dreams are made of!
#dcnyc25 @droidcon.bsky.social
Anyone making cool MCP servers? Especially with the Kotlin SDK?
I'm giving a talk next week at #DroidconNYC and would love some examples to point people to!
I'm giving a talk next week at #DroidconNYC and would love some examples to point people to!
June 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Anyone making cool MCP servers? Especially with the Kotlin SDK?
I'm giving a talk next week at #DroidconNYC and would love some examples to point people to!
I'm giving a talk next week at #DroidconNYC and would love some examples to point people to!
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I'm excited to be speaking at #DroidconNYC next Thursday, hope to see you there!
I'll be covering how to handle configuration changes in Compose, and specifically trying to answer the question of what you should put in android:configChanges and - probably more importantly - why.
#AndroidDev
I'll be covering how to handle configuration changes in Compose, and specifically trying to answer the question of what you should put in android:configChanges and - probably more importantly - why.
#AndroidDev
June 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I'm excited to be speaking at #DroidconNYC next Thursday, hope to see you there!
I'll be covering how to handle configuration changes in Compose, and specifically trying to answer the question of what you should put in android:configChanges and - probably more importantly - why.
#AndroidDev
I'll be covering how to handle configuration changes in Compose, and specifically trying to answer the question of what you should put in android:configChanges and - probably more importantly - why.
#AndroidDev
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Live now! Exploring navigation3 again, hopefully getting into persisting backstack:
twitch.tv/adammc
twitch.tv/adammc
June 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Live now! Exploring navigation3 again, hopefully getting into persisting backstack:
twitch.tv/adammc
twitch.tv/adammc