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Roll you own mobileMain

KMP: Roll your own mobileMain

The increasing expansion of the Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) and Compose Multiplatform (CMP) support for Android Studio has made the development a breeze. In some rare cases our trusty tools are not there yet. For instance until last year the inability to preview Composables in commonMain, or the lack of a new project template (also not the case anymore). Recently, I hit one such wall and at the same time discovered there’s a new experimental tool to solve it! Let’s see it. ...

December 23, 2025 Â· George M. Kousis

Commuting does not (go to) work

The other day, while enjoying one of the most productive days, I thought to myself why? Why am I feeling productive working from home today? I realized that within an hour, before even opening my computer to for work, I had started the day with accomplishment instead of frustration. Frustration from staring at a car’s rear bumper for 1 hour straight. Sighing audibly or silently from “other’s” driving habits on the busy 08:00 AM Athens roads. Frustration from parked cars in the middle of the road, from staring at red traffic lights. ...

June 19, 2024 Â· George M. Kousis

A shy person goes to a conference (C3)

Going to a conference seems like a feat of ultimate proportions? Here are a few /unstuck commands I found useful to send to my brain when attempting this feat for the first time joining C3 Festival 2024. Hopefully there’s something in there for you too. It’s ok to be you When talking and getting to know other people is not your forte there could be the running thought: “Why am I even thinking of going there alone?”. ...

June 15, 2024 Â· George M. Kousis