Reposted by Nicolas RoardAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 15/09/2026I was in the United States on OPT until the Trump administration wrongfully denied my STEM Extension request. Charging my institution (*not* the employer) $100,000 per head is disturbing and basically ends all forms of legal immigration unless you're Polish, Hungarian, or white South African 45926
Reposted by Nicolas RoardMichael Clemens @mclem.org · 12/09/2026The US President's new proposal to tax international students has been approved by the White House for release this week. It's an unprecedented $100,000 tax on int'l grads who stay to work after graduation on Optional Practical Training (most grads do), a crucial bridge to remaining by any channel. 21432714
Nicolas Roard @camaelon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026We had a fantastic time at #DroidKaigi (as usual!) -- thanks to all the work done by the organizers! It was great chatting with a lot of developers. I'm really impressed they published the video of the talk so quickly -- so here it is! @hoford.bsky.social #RemoteCompose 031
Reposted by Nicolas RoardHuyen Tue Dao @queencodemonkey.dev · 04/09/2026#DroidKaigi has grown so much since we last attended in person but from 10 years ago to now, it remains a wonderfully organized, impactful event. From the content to the operations, everything is so high-level and it is easy to see and experience the care and dedication of the staff. 本当にありがとうございました! 172
Nicolas Roard @camaelon.bsky.social · 12/08/2026The clouds lifted up at the right time -- always an amazing sight 192
Reposted by Nicolas RoardRebecca Franks @riggaroo.dev · 30/07/2026ITS TODAY!!! 🎂 Jetpack Compose 1.0 is turning 5, and we’re throwing a livestream birthday bash to celebrate! Join us as we look back at how Compose completely changed the Android UI game and answer your questions live. 🗓 When: July 30 @ 13:00 UTC / 6 AM PT 📺 Where: goo.gle/4fxMBLj 0143
Reposted by Nicolas RoardAurimas Liutikas @liutikas.net · 29/07/2026It is hard to believe it has been 5 years since Compose 1.0.0! Amazing to have been a tiny part of this journey. android-developers.googleblog.com/2…android-developers.googleblog.comCelebrating 5 years of Jetpack ComposeNews and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events. 0134
Reposted by Nicolas RoardRomain Guy @romainguy.dev · 27/07/2026Fascinating optimization work done by the R8 and Compose teams to optimize coroutines: android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/07/how-...android-developers.googleblog.comHow R8 made Kotlin Coroutines on Android 2x fasterNews and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events. 0315
Nicolas Roard @camaelon.bsky.social · 28/05/2026The video of the #RemoteCompose talk @hoford.bsky.social @schimke.ee and I gave at #AndroidMakers is now available! Check it out, it's a good overview, and I'm glad we're finally able to communicate more about it -- that's what I've been working on this last 3 years! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O-u...youtube.comShipping "Smart UI" with RemoteCompose - Android Makers by droidCon 2026YouTube video by Android Makers 050
Reposted by Nicolas RoardAurimas Liutikas @liutikas.net · 23/05/2026Here are the slides for my talk: speakerdeck.com/aurimas/mome... #kotlinconfspeakerdeck.comMoments When Things Go WrongTalk by Aurimas Liutikas at KotlinConf 2026 0123
Reposted by Nicolas RoardRahul Ravikumar @rahulrav.com · 21/05/2026My talk from Android Makers on the new Jetpack Multiplatform Tracing 2.0 library is now on YouTube! 🚀 🇩🇪 PS: I’m at KotlinConf this week! If you’re using the library (or curious about tracing / app performance), please say hi. I’d love to meet you and hear your feedback. youtu.be/d9Ya_YgDLOgyoutu.beZero* Cost Observability: A Deep Dive into the Jetpack Multiplatform Tracing LibraryYouTube video by Android Makers 092
Reposted by Nicolas RoardNick Butcher @nickbutcher.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Android is now Compose First, we recommend you build all Android UI with Compose and `android.widget` is now in maintenance mode. #GoogleIO #AndroidDev android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/05/andr...android-developers.googleblog.comAndroid UI Development is Compose FirstNews and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events. 0359
Reposted by Nicolas RoardRomain Guy @romainguy.dev · 19/05/2026Android is now Compose-first: developer.android.com/develop/ui/c... It was years in the making, and I'm happy to see it's finally here!developer.android.comAndroid is Compose-first | Jetpack Compose | Android DevelopersAndroid is Compose-first, and the Views system is now in maintenance mode, meaning it will only receive updates for highly critical fixes. 26817
Reposted by Nicolas RoardZac Sweers @zacsweers.dev · 27/04/2026Metro reaches 1.0! It's the proudest work of my career and I strongly feel this is how dependency injection in Kotlin should be. Thank you to everyone that's contributed and helped this project get to where it's at. Metro wouldn't be where it is without you. www.zacsweers.dev/metro-is-sta...zacsweers.dev🚇 Metro is StableMetro 1.0.0 is out now and stable. This means that its runtime APIs (runtime, MetroX artifacts, Gradle plugin, etc.) are now API-stable unless annotated with an experimental annotation. This is an ex... 310630
Reposted by Nicolas RoardElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 17/04/2026EFF’s Associate Director of Technology Policy and Research, @cliffbraun.bsky.social, gave testimony at the CA Assembly to urge the rejection of AB2047, a bill that claims to keep Californians safe, but will surveil and harm people with no interest in creating firearms. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2... 05816
Reposted by Nicolas RoardZac Sweers @zacsweers.dev · 15/04/2026I know there's a lot of people that worked on this behind the scenes but on top of Ralf and Tom, I also wanna give a huge shout out to Joel Wilcox and Jacob Applin for a ton of contributions, pairing sessions over tuple, and starting work with me on Metro as far back as January 2025. Hire them! 1356
Reposted by Nicolas RoardP-Y @p-y.wtf · 13/04/2026Is there interesting technical content on leveraging LLMs to help with root causing production issues? Beyond just "we pasted all the logs in context & asked to solve" E.g. log compression, algorithmic investigation, exposing tools & methods, etc.. 071
Reposted by Nicolas RoardChristophe B. @bladecoder.bsky.social · 09/04/2026It was nice to see @camaelon.bsky.social and John Hoford back on stage at Android Makers in Paris, this time teaming up with @schimke.ee to talk about the intriguing RemoteCompose #AndroidMakers 074
Reposted by Nicolas RoardMatt McKenna @mmckenna.me · 24/10/2024Made an #AndroidDev Starter Pack! Please let me know if I missed anyone so I can connect with them as well 😁 go.bsky.app/Etd57t6 468743
Reposted by Nicolas RoardTor Norbye @tornorbye.bsky.social · 18/03/2026The IntelliJ documentary is out now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kour... And it also covers the origin of Android Studio!youtube.comIntelliJ IDEA: The Documentary | An origin storyYouTube video by CultRepo 0133
Reposted by Nicolas Roardrob pike @robpike.io · 18/03/2026That 16% has been revised upwards, as it included a cohort that included those with the older, much less effective vaccine. For those vaccinated with Shingrix, the reduction of dementia diagnoses downstream may be well over 50%. The data are still coming. 0555
Reposted by Nicolas RoardKotlinConf @kotlinconf.com · 11/03/2026Dan Kim's KotlinConf'25 session showed how far you can go with a fully Kotlin‑powered web app: rapid development, type‑safe database access, a Vaadin UI, and full CRUD – all without leaving the Kotlin ecosystem. See you at KotlinConf'26! ➡️ kotlinconf.com 051
Reposted by Nicolas RoardAurimas Liutikas @liutikas.net · 04/03/2026A chat with Alan and @queencodemonkey.dev about AndroidX, API design, and Kotlin youtu.be/HdlAlN_u_-Q?...youtu.beAPI Design at Google: Building Android LibrariesYouTube video by Kotlin by JetBrains 0133
Reposted by Nicolas RoardKatie Sylor-Miller @ksylor.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Hi friends I just got laid off along with 40% of Block. No idea what comes next, but if you have need for a Principal Frontend Engineer hit me up! 2013148
Reposted by Nicolas RoardBridget Phillips @jingibus.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Almost all of Cash Mobile Engineering was laid off today. None of us have any clue what their rubric was for choosing who stayed and who went, but whatever it was, I'm on the job market again! 53111
Reposted by Nicolas Roardbitdrift @bitdrift.io · 24/02/2026If you've built an Android app in the last decade, you've almost certainly shipped Jesse Wilson's code to your users. 🎙️Our newest Beyond the Noise episode with @swank.ca just dropped – tracing the open-source decisions that shaped modern Android! 🎧 Listen today:bitdrift.iobeyond the noise - Jesse Wilson: From SourceForge to OkHttp, and Why WebAssembly Beats the AI HypeMatt Klein sits down with Jesse Wilson, one of the most influential engineers in the mobile world, to trace the open source dominoes that shaped modern Android—from pre-GitHub SourceForge projects to… 0155
Reposted by Nicolas RoardBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 21/02/2026A British grandmother with a valid visa detained by ICE for 6 weeks. "So why did ICE detain her, and keep her locked up for so long? ICE officers are paid a bonus every time they detain someone. 'Individual ICE agents get money per head that they detain – the guards told me that,' Karen says."theguardian.com‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeksKaren Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i... 10441701884
Reposted by Nicolas RoardYuri Schimke @schimke.ee · 18/02/2026I'll be speaking on RemoteCompose: Building for remote surfaces with Compose kotlinconf.com/schedule/?day=2026-0… 0142
Reposted by Nicolas RoardCédric Champeau @melix.champeau.me · 18/02/2026Today, @maxandersen.xam.dk and I are happy to announce TamboUI, a terminal UI framework for the Java ecosystem! melix.github.io/blog/2026/02...melix.github.ioCédric Champeau's blog: Announcing TamboUI 22821
Reposted by Nicolas RoardYasmine Evjen @yasmine.is · 18/02/2026Our lead visual designer wrote about the complexity of designing for transparent screens. Learn how we approached building Jetpack Compose Glimmer, the design language for Glasses experiences on Android XR. design.google/library/tran...design.googleHow to Design for Transparent Screens - Google DesignBehind-the-scenes of designing the next generation of interfaces for AI glasses with displays—including Jetpack Compose Glimmer, the newly launched design system for Android extended reality (XR) expe... 0103
Reposted by Nicolas RoardKotlinConf @kotlinconf.com · 17/02/2026📣 The full #KotlinConf26 schedule is now live on our website! Explore the talks, workshops, and speakers, and start planning your agenda today. Check it out: kotl.in/conf26-schedu 0239
Reposted by Nicolas RoardYiğit @yboyar.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Really nice episode on the history of Kotlin and the future of programming languages by Andrey Breslav & @pragmaticengineer.com pca.st/episode/8d6081d6-3419-4e9a-b… 0113
Reposted by Nicolas RoardFabien Sanglard @fabinou.bsky.social · 15/02/2026How Michael Abrash doubled Quake framerate: fabiensanglard.net/quake_asm_op...fabiensanglard.netHow Michael Abrash doubled Quake framerate 512231
Reposted by Nicolas RoardJustin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 30/01/2026A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.nytimes.comHow ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are 819162889896
Reposted by Nicolas RoardJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 30/01/2026I really urge you to not just shake your head at the headline of this but to read each word, to imagine each step these kids took, to sit with the terrible dilemma of the mother, to imagine the principal driving toward Whipple. 7252138
Reposted by Nicolas RoardNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 26/01/2026The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.” That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change. 262206388519
Reposted by Nicolas RoardRepresentative Seth Magaziner @magaziner.house.gov · 27/01/2026Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days. His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record. 6702441710975
Reposted by Nicolas RoardDavid Nir @davidnir.com · 25/01/2026Rep. Robin Kelly’s resolution to impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem has 111 cosponsors. That needs to get to 212 ASAP.govtrack.usDetails for H.Res. 996: Impeaching Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors. - GovTrack.usDetails for H.Res. 996: Impeaching Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors. 722981
Reposted by Nicolas RoardAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 22/01/2026NATO did not "stay a little back, off the front lines." Danish, British and Estonian troops served in Helmand, and Canadian forces in Kandahar - the two most dangerous Afghan provinces. Denmark, UK, Estonia & Canada suffered amongst the highest per‑capita soldier death rates when defending the US. 1481881645
Reposted by Nicolas RoardKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 19/01/2026Any one of these daily atrocities should result in a full congressional investigation and a disbanding of the agency. The fact that it’s all just shrugged off by those with the power to stop it is a national disgrace. 3139831073
Reposted by Nicolas RoardBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Jesus. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi... 985209888428
Reposted by Nicolas RoardAurimas Liutikas @liutikas.net · 16/12/2025One of the most fascinating reads about the history of a software product I've ever read. Grab a copy if you haven't read it yet. You also get Chet Jokes as a bonus! And if you have read it, pick up "Show-stopper! The Breakneck Race to Create Windows NT and the Next Generation at Microsoft" 243
Reposted by Nicolas RoardYasmine Evjen @yasmine.is · 12/12/2025We released Developer Preview 3 of the #AndroidXR SDK, opening augmented experiences development for Al Glasses. To help you build for Display Al Glasses, we are releasing Jetpack Compose Glimmer, our new design language and UI Toolkit for augmented experiences. 1113
Reposted by Nicolas RoardAurimas Liutikas @liutikas.net · 08/12/2025You shared that androidx libraries are constantly in alphas and we listened. In the past two years while adding a ton of new libraries we actually increased the percentage of libraries that are complete or actively developed. The combo of these two groups went from 64% to 76%. #androidx #androiddev 1234
Reposted by Nicolas RoardRomain Guy @romainguy.dev · 07/12/2025New blog post on how to detect tap on arbitrary shapes with Jetpack Compose, and in general how to easily check if a given set of coordinates is contained inside a path. www.romainguy.dev/posts/2025/a... 0263
Reposted by Nicolas RoardDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 30/11/2025If you are married to a US spouse, your temporary visa (usually for 3 months) will lapse before your case is processed. The government allowed you could stay in the US while awaiting case processing. Now the Trump admin is saying that is a visa overstay and arresting the spouses. 17709352
Reposted by Nicolas RoardSimona Milanovic @anomiss.bsky.social · 28/11/2025Our "What's new in Studio Agent?" talk is out 😊 It summarises and demoes many new and practical, integrated AI tools in Studio, to support you with those more repetitive parts of your daily workflow 😌 Check it out, feedback & bugs greatly appreciated 🤙 : www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTlW...youtube.comWhat's new in Android Studio's AI AgentYouTube video by Android Developers 062
Reposted by Nicolas RoardAurimas Liutikas @liutikas.net · 29/11/2025In case you want to become a benevolent Gradle overlord, I've got you some tips Recording: youtu.be/o99f54pYGgc?... Slides: speakerdeck.com/aurimas/the-... #gradleyoutu.beThe Benevolent Gradle Overlord: Keeping Order - Aurimas Liutikas | droidcon London 2025YouTube video by droidcon & fluttercon 12310
Reposted by Nicolas RoardRomain Guy @romainguy.dev · 29/11/2025New blog post on how to render beautiful soft shadows projected by the user's finger with Jetpack Compose. www.romainguy.dev/posts/2025/f... 37323
Reposted by Nicolas RoardJaewoong Eum (skydoves) @skydoves.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Published a new article, 'RemoteCompose: Another Paradigm for Server-Driven UI in Jetpack Compose'. You’ll explore RemoteCompose, understand its core architecture, and discover the benefits it brings to dynamic screen design with Jetpack Compose. skydoves.medium.com/remotecompos...skydoves.medium.comRemoteCompose: Another Paradigm for Server-Driven UI in Jetpack ComposeBuilding dynamic user interfaces has long been a fundamental challenge in Android development. The traditional approach requires… 5337