Engineers at Facebook parent Meta have detailed their multi-year effort to convert the codebases for its numerous Android apps from the Java programming language over to Kotlin. That's a large task ...

Programmers detail the software that makes the Falcon rockets, Dragon capsules and Starlink satellites tick. And yes, they play Kerbal Space Program. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 ...

Kotlin is one of two official languages used in Android development and is Google’s preferred choice when it comes to the platform. This is good news for wannabe developers, owing to its significantly ...

As the common myth goes, the average human utilizes only about 10% of the true potential their smartphone is capable of. Especially when it comes to electronics projects, it seems that we often ...

Google is planning a major change to the way it develops new versions of the Android operating system. Since the beginning, large swaths of the software have been developed in public-facing channels, ...

Google has confirmed to Android Authority that development of the Android operating system will soon fully happen in private. Currently, Google shares some of the work it does on the public AOSP ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

Typically, Android updates are released throughout the year on a fixed schedule, but this release is a bit of an exception. In addition to being released much earlier than most users anticipated, ...

IDEs are essential tools for software development. Here is a list of the top IDEs for programming. Software developers have battled with text editors and command-line tools that offered little or ...

Chris has reported for various tech and consumer goods outlets over the past decade, including Android Police and MakeUseOf since early 2022. Previously, he has contributed to outlets such as ...