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Aldo Socarras

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Android @ Square GDG Miami | Android Miami | WTMA 💙 #a11y 🦾

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Aldo Socarras @driuft.com · 23/05/2025
Every mode of transportation was used in getting to this I/O 🏃‍♂️🚲🚂🚌🚗✈️
Me jumping in front of the Google I/O landmark at the entrance of the Shoreline Amphitheatre.
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Aldo Socarras @driuft.com · 20/05/2025
Throwback to my first Google I/O in 2022 presenting the Pixel Plant (jk) ❤️ excited to be back at the Shoreline today!
Me standing behind a Google I/O podium, holding a small potted plant with both hands.
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Aldo Socarras @driuft.com · 15/04/2025
Made a few more updates and added a new blog post (feat. Gizmo doodle by yours truly) ❤️ driuft.com/blog/2025/04...
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Never Feed Git After Midnight - Aldo Socarras
Android Engineer at Square with a passion for accessibility, performance, and all things mobile. Building impactful apps and sharing random thoughts.
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Aldo Socarras @driuft.com · 13/04/2025
It's been 5 months since I've setup my personal site using Material for MkDocs (shoutout @squidfunk.com + contributors!) but I've had an "Under construction" banner until yesterday. Just updated my landing page, check it out! Still a WIP, but my pup gets front row seats 🐶 driuft.com
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Aldo Socarras
Android Engineer at Square with a passion for accessibility, performance, and all things mobile. Building impactful apps and sharing random thoughts.
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Aldo Socarras @driuft.com · 06/04/2025
Probably waiting for Gradle to build
An alligator partially submerged in a marshy area, with its head and back visible above the water among reeds and aquatic vegetation.
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Aldo Socarras @driuft.com · 18/02/2025
My brain: *makes a todo list* Also my brain: "you will never see this list again"
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Aldo Socarras @driuft.com · 18/02/2025
Biggest takeaway from me: "It would be good to open our minds and learn from other platforms."
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Aldo Socarras @driuft.com · 11/02/2025
Still recovering from saying "componentización" in this episode of @angularidades.com 😅 Great chat with @alejandrocuba.com on architecture, state, performance, and #a11y on Web and Android!
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Aldo Socarras @driuft.com · 14/01/2025
You know what really grinds my gears? Shows that are so good that you become emotionally invested only for them to fumble the finale so hard that you begin to question if you even liked it to begin with.
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P-Y @p-y.wtf · 02/01/2025
I'm back from vacation, let's get back into tech topics! I saw Madona's skeet and noodled on it with a friend on the chairlift. The Fakes vs Mocks debate is a classic, visited many times with very strong opinions as well as "it depends" discourse. Let's talk about why we write tests #AndroidDev
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P-Y @p-y.wtf · 20/12/2024
Tonight I want to talk about how we track performance in production on the Square Point Of Sale First, if you haven't yet, read @dml.bsky.social 's blog bsky.app/profile/dml.... Performance can take many shapes, let's dive into what we do! #AndroidDev
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Aldo Socarras @driuft.com · 18/12/2024
It was a blast! youtu.be/LVWgEkSncYU?...
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DevFest Miami 2024 🌴
YouTube video by GDG Miami
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Aldo Socarras @driuft.com · 14/12/2024
Today's the day! DevFest Miami 2024 🌴 is here! Slide thru and witness my level of exhaustion in person from taking the Brightline at 5am 🥲
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Aldo Socarras @driuft.com · 01/12/2024
Feels so good to be back in Miami, even if it's for a weekend ❤️🌴
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Romain Guy @romainguy.dev · 27/11/2024
I love Kotlin but please don't abuse its features. I regularly see code like in the first function when you can instead write a simple if statement: it's shorter, easier to read, and doesn't allocate an object! Thankfully both functions compile to the same assembly when R8 is turned on.

Two Kotlin functions that take 2 float parameters a and b. Each function returns a divided by b if b is not 0, or a constant called DefaultValue otherwise. The first function does so using takeIf, let, and the "elvis" operator. The second function uses a simple if/else statement.
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Aldo Socarras @driuft.com · 27/11/2024
When you're looking at pretty good code and git blame actually says you wrote it 🙂‍↕️💅
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Aldo Socarras @driuft.com · 24/11/2024
#AndroidDev What are you using to create/host your personal sites? Until recently I was using Squarespace. I've kinda lost interest for intricate/bloated designs and just want something simple and fast. Looking for ideas! (but not looking to learn full-stack web development rn)
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Aldo Socarras @driuft.com · 23/11/2024
I don't care if it was for X or the Old School RuneScape account I haven't touched in 10 years, I take all account login attempts personally.
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Santosh Hari ( •_•)>⌐■-■ @santoshhari.dev · 20/11/2024
Aye tech people. Orlando Codecamp 2025 CFP is now open sessionize.com/orlando-code...
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Orlando Code Camp 2025: Call for Speakers
Orlando Code Camp is a FREE, one-day learning event for software industry professionals and students. This is a "grassroots" code and tech conference,...
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Huyen Tue Dao @queencodemonkey.dev · 19/11/2024
BTW androidfaithful.com are going live in a bit over an hour at 8PM ET / 5PM PT on youtube.com/DailyTechNewsShow and twitch.tv/GoodDayInternet. Join us for your weekly source of the latest news, hardware, and apps in the world of #Android
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Your source for Android news, hardware, apps, interviews, podcasts and more.
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Aldo Socarras @driuft.com · 18/11/2024
💯 Accessibility becomes an afterthought because developers can't relate to the hardships others face due to lack of accessibility. That's why sharing real human experiences is so important - it bridges the gap between accessibility being a technical checkbox into something we actually understand.
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Ray Ryan @rjrjr.com · 18/11/2024
www.musicalartists.org/response-fro...
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AGMA Chorus Members Respond to Misleading Communication from SFS Management | American Guild of Musical Artists
Published on behalf of The AGMA Negotiating Committee and San Francisco Symphony Choristers Elliott Encarnación, Chung-Wai-Soong, Jennifer Mitchell, Amy Foote, Matthew Peterson, Michael Jankosky, and ...
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Alex Vanyo @vanyo.dev · 17/11/2024
Here's a fun #AndroidDev architecture design problem: Implement a slider that edits state that is stored on disk. I think working through this task can reveal a lot of insight for why building great UI around asynchronous tasks can inherently be tricky and how tradeoffs are necessary.
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Sam Edwards @handstandsam.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Is anyone compiling and running Swift on Linux? It seems possible, just seeing if anyone had experience. Looking to run some analysis code in a CI job and don't want to have to use a Mac machine
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Aldo Socarras @driuft.com · 17/11/2024
Awesome read
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Aldo Socarras @driuft.com · 16/11/2024
When you're trying to CMD+Shift+O in Android Studio to find files but accidentally type I and re-load Gradle changes and just stare at the screen for a whole second wondering what just happened 😅
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