Best Firebase Podcasts (2026)

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123 – Android XR, Jetpack Navigation 3, and more! 4:38

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Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. Dan covers the latest releases from Android XR, the Android Studio Otter 2 feature drop with Gemini 3, the release of Android 16 QPR2, Jetpack Navigation 3, and more! Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 0:31 - Android XR 1:59 - Android Studio and …

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Bring your own model - Android Developers Backstage 58:26

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In this episode Tor and Chet chat with Raluca Saucic and Eugene Yakavets about the new "Bring Your Own Model" feature in Android Studio which allows using other models than Gemini for agent mode, including models from Anthropic, OpenAI, and more. We also discuss using local models via Ollama and LM Studio. Resources: Use a remote model → https://go…

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5.13 - GenAI for Engineers, What's Real, What's Not and What's Coming 45:09

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Curious about GenAI for engineers? Learn what's real, what's not, and what's next in AI. Watch for expert insights and share your thoughts below!https://codingcat.dev/podcast/genai-for-engineers-what-s-real-what-s-not-and-what-s-coming00:00 Introduction02:21 Startup Journey10:13 GenAI Evolution13:24 Engineering Excellence16:44 AI Job Impact25:11 Ne…

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5.12 - OpenAI Apps SDK, using security for AI and MCP servers, and a fun Chatagotchi app! 53:06

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Curious about OAuth, MCP servers, and building cool ChatGPT apps? Hear from Max of Stytch as we dive deep, break down the tech, and build a Tamagotchi together! Drop your thoughts and share if you enjoyed it.https://codingcat.dev/podcast/how-oauth-mcp-and-the-openai-apps-sdk-power-the-next-generation-of-interactive-ai-experiences00:00 Meet Stytch &…

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5.11 - Firebase Data Connect Deep Dive 48:35

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Discover Firebase Data Connect with Tyler Crowe! Dive into SQL, GraphQL, AI, and live demos to supercharge your app's data. Share your thoughts below!https://codingcat.dev/podcast/firebase-sql-with-data-connect00:00 Data Connect Overview04:29 AI Features & Vertex13:13 SQL Views & Raw SQL15:45 Downloading SDKs24:37 Full Text Search30:32 Vector Searc…

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5.10 - How to Secure AI - Identity Access Management for Agents 42:43

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Curious about AI identity and MCP servers? Join us as Tobin South breaks down securing agents, fine-grained access, and the future of AI identity. Share your thoughts below!https://codingcat.dev/podcast/identity-access-management-for-agents-with-tobin-south00:00 Meet Tobin South06:11 MCP Security Challenges13:28 Agent to Agent Future24:28 MCP Serve…

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122 – Android Studio updates, Android 16 beta feature, and more! 10:32

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Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. Ash covers the latest releases from Android 16 QPR2 to Android Studio Narwhal. Discover The Android Show, Androidify, the Wear OS Spotlight Week, and more! Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 0:23 - Android 16 QPR 2 and Beta 1:55 - Android Studio …

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From natural language to UI tests: A deep dive into Journeys for Android Studio 44:57

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Hosts Tor and Chet are joined by Adarsh Fernando, a Product Manager, and Ray Buse, a Software Engineer, to discuss Journeys for Android Studio. Powered by Gemini's vision and reasoning, Journeys aims to simplify end-to-end test creation and maintenance by converting the natural language you provide to describe the steps and assertions for each test…

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5.9 - Running the Cloud on Your Desktop with LocalStack 51:07

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Ever wondered how to run AWS locally and save money? Dive into LocalStack with Bryan and Alex for tips, demos, and real dev insights. Comment your thoughts and share!https://codingcat.dev/podcast/running-the-cloud-on-your-desktop-with-localstack00:00 Getting Started06:36 LocalStack Overview12:18 Web App Demo20:17 S3 Bucket Setup28:16 Lambda Functio…

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5.8 - Build a Custom No-Code App in 90 Minutes 52:12

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Curious about no-code app building? Dive in as we explore Adalo vs Bubble, micro SaaS ideas, and real talk on launching products without code. Drop your thoughts below and share!https://codingcat.dev/podcast/build-a-custom-no-code-app-in-90-minutes00:00 Getting Started01:18 Guest Story07:02 No-Code Tools10:44 Building in Adalo23:23 Database & Respo…

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5.7 - How to Automate Your Work and Free Your Time 55:00

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Discover how to automate your tasks and reclaim your time! Join Alex and Joe as they discuss podcasting, automation, and work-life balance strategies. https://codingcat.dev/podcast/how-to-automate-your-work-and-free-your-time

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Android developer verification 45:22

3M ago45:22

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To protect users from malware and scams, Android has announced a new layer of security: developer verification. While this is nothing new for Google Play Store apps, Android is extending this to the entire Android ecosystem. Host Tor is joined by Matthew, Patrick, Naheed, and Raz to discuss this latest security update that deters bad actors and cre…

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121 – Android Studio Narwhal 3, Android 16 QPR2 beta, and more! 7:14

4M ago7:14

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Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. Dan covers Android 16 QPR2 beta 1, the Android Studio Narwhal feature drop, Jetpack Compose 1.9, and more! Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 0:24 - Android 16 QPR2 beta 1:38 - Android Studio Updates 2:42 - Jetpack Compose August '25 released to …

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Autofill in Compose 44:22

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In this episode of Android Back Stage, Hosts Tor, and Chet are joined by Melba and Ralston, Software Engineers on the Compose Team, to talk about Autofill in Compose. Learn about Autofill services, best practices, and more! Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:40 - What is Autofill? 1:21 - Autofill team journey and semantics 2:15 - Defining semantics in Compos…

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120 - Android Canaries, Agentic AI, 16 KB page size requirements, and more! 7:47

5M ago7:47

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Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. Dan covers Android Canaries, Agentic AI, 16 KB Page Size requirements, and new subscription tools, Resources: Canary release channel → https://goo.gle/4lMWgjh Agentic AI with Gemini in Android Studio → https://goo.gle/3GUZzpi Prepare your Pl…

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5.6 - Secure AI Access Control Using: SpiceDB 45:58

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Dive into hands-on SpiceDB demos, real-world permission modeling, and AI-powered scenario testing!

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5.5 - Scaling Permissions with SpiceDB: ReBAC Explained 42:48

6M ago42:48

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Dive into AuthZed, SpiceDB, and Permissions.

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Back it up, bring it back: No data left behind 48:50

6M ago48:50

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It can be a draw when setting up a new device. Some info transfers, while some don't. Learn how developers can ensure the best user experience when people backup and restore an Android device. Hosts Tor and Chet are joined by Graham and Piyush on the Android Consumer Experience team and Alon on the Android Studio team to discuss Android backup and …

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119 - Android 16, testing, desktop experiences, AndroidX, and more! 4:36

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Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. Meghan shares exciting news like the release of Android 16! Discover developer previews for desktop windowing experiences, building adaptive apps, and more! Chapters and resources: 0:00 - Introduction 0:24 - Android 16 is here → https://goo.…

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118 – What's new in Android development at Google I/O 2025 (part 2) 5:47

7M ago5:47

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Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. In this episode, Dan Galpin covers part two of the biggest announcements from Google I/O 2025. From Jetpack Compose, Camera and Media, accessibility, Kotlin Multiplatform, Android development tools, Google Play, and more. Check out part 1 → …

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Bot to the Future: Two Years Later 46:27

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Join Tor and Siva Velusamy and Sandhya Mohan from the Android Studio team to learn about the latest updates to Studio Bot (Gemini in Android Studio) that dropped at Google I/O 2025 including Agent Mode. Building on their conversation from two years ago about the Studio Bot, they explore Gemini's role in every stage of development, from design to bu…

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56: XTDB: A Bitemporal database in Clojure 1:17:09

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Jeremy Taylor and James Henderson talk about building XTDB, bitemporality, SQL compatibility, and Apache Arrow Launching XTDB v2 Grid Dynamics acquires JUXT LSM Tree The Generational Hypothesis JUXT Cast - Viktor Leis HTAP Processing Are We There Yet - Rich Hickey Jepsen Consistency Tree Jepsen Datomic test Jepsen Postgres test Andy Pavlo - CMU Int…

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Now in Android: 117 – What's new in Android development at Google I/O 2025 (part 1) 7:02

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Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. In this episode, Dan Galpin covers part one of the biggest announcements from Google I/O 2025. From Material Design's latest evolution, to building with on-device and cloud AI, to updates for wearables, automotive, XR, and more. Stay tuned f…

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Horus Heresy Special 1:59:08

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** Apologies, it seems we have some audio issues with this episode, with some annoying crackling. It may be our software getting upset as we prepare to switch to a painting stream.. ** Yes we are back with another podcast episode! After a few weeks testing a few things as we prepare to bring back the painting stream, we just had to do a new episode…

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116 - Google I/O, Gemini, and Jetpack Compose 1.8 3:58

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Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. In this episode, we'll cover the Google I/O 2025 program lineup, the release of Jetpack Compose 1.8, Android 16 Beta 4, new Play Console insights, and updated Android Vitals metrics. Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 0:22 - Google I/O 2025 agend…

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Kotlin Multiplatform: Have your code and eat it too 58:08

8M ago58:08

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Software Engineers Dustin Lam and Yigit Boyar join host Tor Norbye to chat all about Kotlin Multiplatform. Resources: Tor's Bluesky → https://goo.gle/4iLXEAg Yigit's Bluesky → https://goo.gle/4dmsYVj

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115 - Gemini in Android Studio, Enhancing Safety and Security, and more! 10:18

8M ago10:18

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Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. In this episode, we'll cover Android 16 beta 3, Gemini in Android Studio for Business and Multimodal, Android XR, Media and Camera updates, and much more. Resources: Samsung's One UI 7 → https://goo.gle/42Ubuvv Quality Tiers → https://goo.gl…

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Warmachine on MyMiniFactory feat. Rich and Anjuli 1:35:41

8M ago1:35:41

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We have a super awesome show this week, as we chat to Rich, Founder and CEO of Steamforged Games and Anjuli from MyMiniFactory to chat about Warmachine, the amazing steampunk-inspired tabletop game, of which has just launched on MyMiniFactory! Want to know more about Warmachine on MyMiniFactory? Hit this link right here. Fancy unlocking a FREE one …

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Linting on the Side of Caution: Safety & Security 50:31

9M ago50:31

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What is app safety for Android? What is the Android team working on to ensure developers and users alike enjoy safe and reliable apps? Watch along as Tor Norbye, Chet Haase, Romain Guy, Theresa Khuu, Naheed Vora take a deep dive backstage and discuss what's new in the Android safety space. Resources: Enhanced Tools for Secure & Efficient Developmen…

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Megabeast: Last Titans feat Steve! 1:53:47

9M ago1:53:47

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Welcome back to a slightly delayed podcast episode! We will update this post with a link to the Last Titans Kickstarter page once it launches, which is super super soon! On this week's episode we have an awesome interview with Steve Foote from Megabeast Games, as we discuss his brand new boardgame, Megabeast: Last Titans, which is launching via Kic…

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114 - Google I/O 2025, Android Studio at 10, Android 16 Betas, and more! 6:27

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Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. In this episode, we'll cover the return of Google I/O, Android Studio Turning 10, the Android 16 Betas, Imagen in Firebase, the latest in AndroidX, and more! For links to these items, check out Now in Android #114 on Medium → https://goo.gle…

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Episode 213: Compose runtime and performance 56:56

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In this episode, Tor and Romain chat with Leland and Chuck from the Compose team about performance -- recent optimizations, upcoming optimizations, and challenges. Leland: @intelligibabble.bsky.social Chuck: @chuckjaz.bsky.social Tor: @tornorbye.bsky.social Romain: @romainguy, @romainguy.dev, [email protected] Catch videos on YouTube → ht…

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5.4 - Autoshow - Automatic Show Notes for Podcasts and Videos 46:59

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Join us for a fun chat on coding, dev tools, and AI! Anthony reveals his latest project, tips, and insights. Don’t miss out—watch, comment, and share! https://codingcat.dev/podcast/automatic-show-notes-for-podcasts-and-videos00:00 Introduction00:34 Anthony's Projects01:42 Content Creation Dilemmas03:28 Auto Show Breakdown05:39 Tech Insights08:06 Op…

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5.3 - AI for Peeps Scared of AI 38:49

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Explore Ray Camden's tech journey & dive into AI for beginners. Discover the latest in AI, from coding basics to powerful tools like Google's Gemini.https://codingcat.dev/podcast/ai-for-peeps-scared-of-ai

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3D Printing Campaigns feat Anjuli from MyMiniFactory 1:23:02

11M ago1:23:02

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** The interview with Anjuli was recorded a week prior to the rest of the podcast due to illness, so some of the campaigns discussed have unfortunately finished. At the time of this upload the Highland Miniatures one is finishing shortly, see link below: https://www.myminifactory.com/frontier/fantasy-fillers-and-heroes-sunland-3123?referral=2596c97…

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5.2 - AI-Powered Persuasion Engineering with Ben Bressington 54:43

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Join us for a deep dive into indie hacking with Jonathan Wilke. Discover insights on building SaaS without funding. Share your thoughts in the comments! https://codingcat.dev/podcast/ai-powered-persuasion-engineering-with-ben-bressington

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5.1 - supastarter and Indie Hacking with Jonathan Wilke 52:16

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Join us for a deep dive into indie hacking with Jonathan Wilke. Discover insights on building SaaS without funding. Share your thoughts in the comments!https://codingcat.dev/podcast/supastarter-and-indie-hacking-with-jonathan-wilkeSponsors:- Cloudinary https://cld.media/codingcatdev- Algolia https://www.algolia.com/?utm_source=codingcatdev00:00 Int…

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Hobby Resolutions 2025 + LVO Reveals 1:46:19

11M ago1:46:19

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After battling the forces of Nurgle we are finally able to put out our first podcast episode of 2025! The first episode of a new year is always super special as it's our Hobby Resolution show, where we review how well (or not so well) we got on with last years resolutions before setting out our objectives for the year ahead. You folks haven't disap…

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113 - Android 16 Developer Preview 2, Android XR, Android Studio Ladybug, and more! 7:04

11M ago7:04

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Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. In this episode, we'll cover updates on the Second Developer Preview of Android 16, Android XR, Spotlight Week on Android Camera and Media, Android Studio Ladybug Feature Drop and more! For links to these items, check out Now in Android #113…

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4.23 - Stop Killing your Images! 57:38

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Stop Killing your Largest Contentful Paint score with images! Join us as we explore Cloudinary's new components for Next.js! Learn how to optimize images, integrate Cloudinary, and boost performance. Don't miss out! https://codingcat.dev/podcast/stop-killing-your-largest-contentful-paint-score-with-images Sponsors:- Algolia ⁠https://www.algolia.com…

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Episode 212: Happy birthday, Android Studio! 1:00:50

11M ago1:00:50

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In this episode Chet, Romain and Tor chat with Xav and Jamal from the Android Studio team to talk about the history of Android's IDE. Chapters: Intro (00:00) Topic of the day - Android Studio releases (00:59) What was before Android studio? (2:33) Eclipse (7:22) Jamal joins Android (13:56) Android studio 1.0 (16:40) Android studio 1.0 - launch (21:…

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Angular Elements, Annex & Storybook with Brad McAlister - AiA 439 51:33

12M ago51:33

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In this episode of Adventures in Angular, Brad McAlister joins our regular panelists: Alyssa, Chris, and Brooks! Brad walks us through his work of transitioning into an Annex Monorepo and how working with Angular Elements in conjunction has been going. Brad also breaks down what StoryBook is and how it has helped him in his workflows. Picks Alyssa …

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How to Get a 60% Performance Gains with Push Pipe featuring Michael Hladky - AiA 438 52:23

1y ago52:23

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Michael Hladky joins the adventure to discuss how he's gotten a 60% performance increase using push pipe and related techniques. Many developers can get by without this technology, but Michael explains how to pull the push pipe into your code and what that looks like compared to Zone.js and the default stack in Angular. Links New possibilities with…

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Matchmaking NGXS and Firebase with Joaquin Cid - AiA 437 55:07

1y ago55:07

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Joaquin Cid is an Argentinian developer who has built a plugin for NGXS state library that allows developers to connect to Firebase and have their queries automatically import into NGXS. Further, it also allows them to define actions that will update their datastore when triggered. The new Adventures in Angular panel dives into the ins and outs of …

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Practical Applications of RxJS in Angular Development - AiA 436 23:50

1y ago23:50

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In today's episode, Lucas is joined by Jason Akbar, a full-stack software engineer who’s got a knack for front-end development. He recently penned some intriguing articles on Medium about RxJS operators. He will reveal what motivated him to write about RxJS operators, especially focusing on the top 17 operators that every Angular developer should k…

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Moonstone Interview 1:41:12

1y ago1:41:12

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Dave and Matt interview the masterminds behind the game Moonstone in this week's episode of our podcast! Tom, Suzie and Joe join us from Goblin King Games to chat to us about the creation of Moonstone, it's award winning showing at last years UK Games Expo and a peek in to the future. You can check out more about the game at the link below, as well…

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112 - Android 16 Developer Preview 1, Passkeys Spotlight Week, and more! 9:19

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Welcome to Now in Android, your ongoing guide to what's new and notable in the world of Android development. In this episode, we'll cover the First Developer Preview of Android 16, our Spotlight Week on Passkeys, Stability and Performance Improvements to the Android Emulator and more! For links to these items, check out Now in Android #112 on Mediu…

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Azure Cognitive Services with Ankit Sharma - AiA 435 36:53

1y ago36:53

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Ankit Sharma, an Angular GDE and author, joins us in this episode of Adventures in Angular to talk about using Azure cognitive services with Angular. Links https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/services/cognitive-services https://tic-tac-toe-d9068.firebaseapp.com/ https://bookcart.azurewebsites.net/ https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/services/cognitive-…

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Grand Narrative 2024 + Warhammer Preview Show 1:56:34

1y ago1:56:34

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It's a MASSIVE episode this week as we chat about two very awesome things... Firstly Dave and Matt headed off to Warhammer World to take part in the massive Grand Narrative event which for the first time was being hosted here in the UK, as well as over in the states. We discuss how the event was ran, what we loved...and what we didn't love. GW also…

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Power Up Angular with RXjs with Armen Vardanyan - AiA 434 57:09

1y ago57:09

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Armen Vardanyan is an Armenian Angular developer who works extensively with both angular and RXjs. He walks Chuck through the ins and outs of how he uses RXjs to expand the functionality of his Angular applications and how to think about observables in general. Picks Armen- Frank Herbert's Dune Saga 6-Book Boxed Set Charles- The Way of Kings: The S…