Zoran Pavlovic

Freelance software engineer doing mobile apps since 2012.

[Zoran Pavlovic @Zookey90]

Recently, I migrated a few apps to AndroidX, so I wrote this as a reference for me later and maybe somebody will find it useful. #androiddev #androidx

https://t.co/2LtGN6BXm9

[Zoran Pavlovic @Zookey90]

@drmarkhyman There is an app for that, that reminds you to stand up do 10 squats while you're working: https://t.co/DfqjiGzEOf

[Zoran Pavlovic @Zookey90]

@bajicdusko Šid je druga opcija, 30ak min duža vožnja nego na Batrovce, a rijetko je gužva.

[Zoran Pavlovic @Zookey90]

@DrKristieLeong There is an app that reminds you to stand up and do 10 squats every 45 mintues while you are working.

https://t.co/DfqjiGzEOf

[Zoran Pavlovic @Zookey90]

@DrKristieLeong The error happened when trying open the link or in the app?

[Zoran Pavlovic @Zookey90]

@drmarkhyman There is an app for that: https://t.co/DfqjiGzEOf

[Zoran Pavlovic @Zookey90]

@hannahapexfit You can use this up to remind you stand up and do squats every 45 mins. https://t.co/SyWcoJGoUx

[Zoran Pavlovic @Zookey90]

To truly understand problems, you need knowledge beyond coding: product, design, marketing, and other complementary skills all help you make smarter, more impactful decisions.

[Zoran Pavlovic @Zookey90]

The less code you have, the better.

With AI code assistants, this principle becomes even clearer. Almost anyone can generate lots of code quickly, but the goal isn't more code. The point should be to solve the right problem with as little code as possible.

[Zoran Pavlovic @Zookey90]

We should think of code like leverage. A small, well-placed piece of code can have a massive impact on the other side. Your goal should be to maximize the leverage by understanding problems and then solving them efficiently without unnecessary complexity.

[Milan Petrovic @miljepetrovic]

I built an app @goalslista - https://t.co/D74EmC8gua

A simple app that reminds you of your goals throughout the day, so your daily actions actually align with what matters most.
It’s free, give it a try! 🚀

[Zoran Pavlovic @Zookey90]

@VasiliyZukanov It is slow and feels janky, since they are just loading web pages inside the app.

[METR @METR_Evals]

At the beginning of the study, developers forecasted that they would get sped up by 24%. After actually doing the work, they estimated that they had been sped up by 20%. But it turned out that they were actually slowed down by 19%.

[METR @METR_Evals]

When AI is allowed, developers spend less time actively coding and searching for information, and instead spend time prompting AI, waiting on/reviewing AI outputs, and idle. We find no single reason for the slowdown—it’s driven by a combination of factors.

[Zoran Pavlovic @Zookey90]

AI slows down software development by 19%.

A new study found something interesting.

Developers expected to be 24% faster using AI coding assistants, but ended up 19% slower instead.

Is this the expected result or not?

https://t.co/j9dQeYAGuP

[Zoran Pavlovic @Zookey90]

It affects many mobile developers, but in the end, it should increase the quality of apps available for users to download, which is what matters the most.

If you are trying to publish a mobile app right now, it gets harder, but still, there is a place for high-quality apps.

[Zoran Pavlovic @Zookey90]

Google Play removed 47% of apps from its store, which might be a good thing.

The number of apps dropped from 2.6m to 1.3m. It is quality over quantity.

It was obvious that there were many junk apps on Google Play. It was very hard to find a good app to download.

[Zoran Pavlovic @Zookey90]

It'll be interesting to see:

1. The conversion rate outside the Apple App Store.
2. Whether developers raise App Store prices by 30% and market website prices as discounts.
3. If other countries will adopt similar practices?

What’s your take?

[Zoran Pavlovic @Zookey90]

You can now offer subscriptions and purchases in iOS apps outside of the Apple App Store in the USA.

Epic Games won a lawsuit against Apple, and now you can link to external payments without being charged a 30% fee from Apple.

[Zoran Pavlovic @Zookey90]

We had a very similar blackout in the Balkans region last summer.

Unfortunately, we have experience with floods and snowstorms that can affect your daily life in similar ways.

It seems that it is a good idea to have a few extra external batteries/chargers.

[Zoran Pavlovic @Zookey90]

Interesting tweets from @levelsio about the blackout in Spain and Portugal.

It has been 10+ hours already, and the situation is not resolved, which is strange.

The Internet quickly becomes unusable, and people rush to buy everything from stores.

[@levelsio @levelsio]

Power and internet still down!

Right after this tweet below the diesel generators at Continente shut down, the internet went down and then the entire electronic payment network went down

We had to find cash in the car to pay for the groceries

4G has been down since then with absolutely no internet

Just a few minutes ago it came back so I can tweet this

We're cooking with candle lights but we also bought coal and a barbeque as a backup

The Tesla is great cause we can charge our phones and it has FM radio, so we can hear what the Portuguese stations say

Right now we listen Portugal parliament having a live streamed public crisis meeting

The town is almost pitch black except for the few homes with solar + battery! At least we can see the stars now ✨