Rúben Sousa
I’m an Android developer currently freelancing.
I spend a lot of my free time developing some projects in Android and Java, some of which are open source and available on my GitHub account: https://github.com/rubensousa
You can also find my Android apps in Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=7082193994052369988
My most recent app is a helper for a European lottery called Euromillions: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.github.rubensousa.euromillions
Recent articles
A different raised button behavior
October 29, 2016
Since Material Design was introduced, Android has 3 main types of buttons:
- Floating action buttons
- Raised buttons
- Flat buttons
According to the spec, the raised button definition is:
A typically rectangular material button that lifts and displays ink reactions on press.
But why should it lift? Does your finger work like a magnet? When you press any real button, the force you apply makes the button go down.
Read moreRecyclerView snapping with SnapHelper
August 31, 2016
The 24.2.0 version of the support library introduced two new classes (SnapHelper and LinearSnapHelper) that should be used to handle snapping in a RecyclerView.
You’ve probably already noticed this in the Google Play app:
As you can see, the RecyclerView snaps to the first item in the adapter.
Read moreViewPager cards inspired by Duolingo
August 20, 2016
If you’ve ever used Duolingo, you’ve probably noticed this section:
Looks pretty cool, right? I was interested in learning how the Duolingo team did this, so I started playing with a sample project to achieve the same result.
Read moreBottomSheetBuilder
August 11, 2016
The support library 23.2.0 introduced a couple of classes to create BottomSheets, so I figured out we should have an easy way to setup a simple BottomSheet with some options.
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