Annyce Davis

Hey, I just mailed out jetc.dev Newsletter Issue #303! @brwngrldev.bsky.social on reducing development friction! Line graphs! CMP IDE plugin! Syntax highlighting! And... can we *finally* get rid of ViewModel?!? jetc.dev/issues/303 #JetpackCompose #AndroidDev

Jetpack Compose and the Speed of Thinking I wasn’t excited about Jetpack Compose. There. I said it. When it first came out, it felt like Flutter in a different outfit. Kotlin instead of Dart. Same declarative energy. And look, I didn’t hav…

The biggest slowdowns on engineering teams rarely come from lack of talent.

They come from friction we’ve normalized.

Jetpack Compose reduced more of that friction than I expected.

Here’s what changed for me:
annycedavis.com/2026/02/jetp...

#EngLeadership #AndroidDev #JetpackCompose #Tech

You're welcome!

How I Finally Tamed My Chaotic Files The author describes a shift from organizing knowledge in complex systems to preserving decision-making processes through a two-part system: OneNote for a chronological decision log and OneDrive as…

Your files aren’t the problem.

Your signals are decaying.

I built a leadership OS:
• Decision log
• Execution system
• AI for synthesis

Less searching.
Faster decisions.
More leverage.

Read it 👇🏾
annycedavis.com/2026/02/how-...

#AI #Leadership #SystemsThinking #Engineering #FutureOfWork

Golden Kodee Community Awards | KotlinConf 2026, May 20–22, Munich KotlinConf is the official Kotlin conference by JetBrains. It is a place for the community to gather and discuss all things Kotlin.

Golden Kodee Community Awards

We’re celebrating the people who make the Kotlin community thrive through education, open source, events, and creativity.

Nominations are open.

Learn more and nominate someone who deserves recognition, including yourself: https://bit.ly/4sRrklK

The Disappearing Middle: How AI Coding Tools Are Breaking Software Apprenticeship How AI coding agents are automating away the developer apprenticeship ladder. Discover three personas for using agentic programming effectively, when it accelerates work, and critical guardrails to pr...

If your engineering team is 'senior-only' + AI-assisted… where do tomorrow's seniors come from?

New blog post on the 'disappearing middle':

chrisbanes.me/posts/disapp...

#Androidified myself. I'm just a traveling cowboy! 🤠 Create your own and watch the latest episode of #TheAndroidShow.

android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/09/the-...

Tune in (here!) on September 3 - and click to get notified - for The Android Show! YouTube video by Android Developers

The #AndroidShow is about to begin! Tune in to see the latest updates in the world of Android 💚 maybe you will even see someone familiar 👀

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Tune in on September 3 for our next episode of The Android Show YouTube video by Android Developers

Make sure you watch the #AndroidShow tomorrow to learn about the latest goodies from #Google!

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Justin Timberlake - CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! (from DreamWorks Animation's "TROLLS") (Official Video) YouTube video by justintimberlakeVEVO

This song needs to be studied. No matter my mood, if I'm on a plane, a train, my feet are moving! 💃🏽

youtube.com/watch?v=ru0K...

Flow marbles illustrating filter and map.

Remember the marble diagrams used to explain RxJava?

My brilliant colleague Kostya 🧙‍♂️ has made an interactive explainer for Kotlin Flows to match!

Find the magic here: terrakok.github.io/FlowMarbles/

And it's done! 💅🏼

open.substack.com/pub/brwngrld...

I asked Gemini to create a haiku based on my career goals 💌

Ship cool things always,
Solve hard problems with good friends,
Tease boss, laugh, have fun

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Asked MS #Copilot: "Summarize my week in the style of a comedy roast"

Reply: "So, in summary: you navigated privacy crises, repo deletions, AI agents, and at least three meetings that could’ve been interpretive dance. Bravo, Annyce. Bravo."

I smiled. Then let out a little chuckle. #neededthat

AI generated comicbook-style photo of me riding in a Mustang

Generated this photo with #Gemini for my upcoming newsletter. Now all I have to do is write it. 😅

Google I/O 2025: What busy Execs need to know Android continues to expand beyond phones into cars, wearables, and more, now reaching over billions of screens. Google I/O 2025 introduced key updates focused on making experiences adaptive across…

Had the opportunity to attend #GoogleIO again this year. Besides getting to connect with friends, I left with tons of ideas around how #AI can be used to boost developer productivity and unlock unique customer experiences.

Check out the blog post => annycedavis.com/2025/06/goog...

This was cool. I'm becoming more interested in MCP. Thanks for the write up 💯

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Had my first pork bun and now I'm one step closer to turning into my favorite #Anime character.

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@tornorbye.bsky.social can't get enough of the animation updates in Gemini

#googleio

I've never been to an AMA where no one has led their "question" with a whole diatribe. 🤦🏼‍♀️

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Love running into friends at conferences! Got to catch up with @segunfamisa.bsky.social

#googleio

Just casually chatting with Sundar Pichai at #googleio

They start with DolphinGemma instead of DoggoGemma. I'm flabbergasted 🤔

#googleio

Announcing Jetpack Navigation 3 Explore Jetpack Navigation 3, a new Compose-first navigation library with increased flexibility so Android developers to build robust experiences.

Today, we've released a brand new Jetpack library - Navigation3! A pure Compose, state based navigation library: android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/05/anno...

@florinam.bsky.social came out and the crowd was like, "Whatever you're selling, I'm buying!"

She did a great job! #googleio

I don't understand it, I'd need a new pair of eyes for my font to be that small 😂

The guy in front of me is coding with his screen font on like 8. How?!

#googleio

Me at #googleio 💅🏽