GSheets - A Groovy Builder based on Apache POI
I recently asked on Twitter whether there was an Apache POI [0] Groovy builder for generating Excel workbooks. I did find a few blog posts [1], [2],...
[German] Android360 Ausgabe 4.2011
Die Ausgabe des Android360 Magazins [0] enthält einen Artikel von mir über Android Entwicklung mit Scala als alternative Dalvik...
Anonymous Inner Classes in Android
This one is about anonymous classes and there implications for Android applications. Let's have a look at the following code: public class OuterClass...
Android Quick Tip: Using SQLite FTS Tables
Some time ago I had to implement an Android dictionary application for one of my customers. Of course that dictionary application's main feature was supposed to be its search capability....
Fighting Orientation Changes in Android
One of the problems beginners often struggle with in Android is orientation changes. The problem with an orientation change is that it per se destroys the currently running activity, creates...
To Scale or not to Scale
As this is yet another day I can't remember the various differences and meanings of the android:scaleType attribute values, I decided to have a closer look at the scaling mechanisms...
Programming Android with Scala
As I've mentioned in my previous blog post, I am working on several Android projects. Once you've done some larger projects and you have already worked with alternative JVM languages...