#AndroidDev Discussions Matt McKenna & Madona Wambua

In this episode we talk with Mohit Sarveiya, who is a Google Developer Expert for Android/Kotlin and a seasoned conference speaker!
Topics Covered
* How does a talk get approved?
* What is an abstract?
* Submitting a Call for Papers (CFP)
* Coming up with a good title

Connect with Mohit!
* Mastodon
* Blog
* Twitter
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In this episode we talk with Catalin Ghita, who is an author, course writer, and Android enthusiast!
Topics Covered
* What is it like writing a book for developers?
* Kickstart Modern Android Development with Jetpack and Kotlin by Catalin
* The eBook is currently $5!
* also available on Amazon
* Catalin’s Jetpack Compose Masterclass on Udemy

Connect with Catalin!
* Mastodon
* Twitter
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In this episode we talk with Ahmed Tikiwa, who is a Google Developer Expert for Android, about Google Dev Libraries!

Mentioned Resources:
* Google Dev Libraries site
* Upnext: TV Series Manager
* Upnext Source Code on Github

Connect with Ahmed!
* Mastodon
* Blog
* Twitter

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In the episode we talk with Harun Wangereka and David Odari who are both Google Developer Experts!
We discuss how to join and get involved in your local communities, progress in your developer career, handling remote work, and a bunch of listener questions!

Mentioned Resources:
* Google’s Technical Writing Course (Free!)


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In this episode Matt and Madona talk with Magda Miu about how to ace the behavioral interview. We go over lots of resources (linked below) to start preparing.
Topics Discussed:
* How to prepare for the interview.
* Clarify expectations.
* Learn about company.
* Understand mission/values/vision.
* Learn more about the process.
* Tailor your answers to solve their problems.
* How to be chill on the day of the interview.
* How to handle things after the interview.
* Style your answers with these methods:
* Star Method
* Situation
* Task
* Action
* Result
* CAR Method
* Context
* Action
* Result
Mentioned Resource:
* 3.5 Steps to Ace an Interview
* Being a Good Mentee (LinkedIn Learning)
* Strengths Finder
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Listen in on our discussion with Twitter Tech Lead and Android GDE Moyinoluwa Adeyemi.
Topics in this episode:
* What it’s like to be a Team Lead.
* How being a Tech Lead is different than being an individual contributor.
* Thoughts on Jetpack Compose.
* What it’s like to work on specific features.
* How to grow from an individual contributor to a tech lead.
* Handling collaboration across time zones.

Mention Resources:
* Shortcut to Tech Leadership
* Jetpack Compose Codepath
* Android UI Development with Jetpack Compose


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