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In this episode, Michael Bailey helps us explore the complexities of Java versions in the Android ecosystem, discussing JDK, JRE, Android Studio settings, Android app settings like compileSdk vs minSdk vs targetSdk, and concludes by providing resources for further learning.

Fragmented - AI Developer Podcast

by Kaushik Gopal, Iury Souza · English · Tech & Science

Fragmented is an AI developer podcast for engineers who want to go beyond vibe coding and ship real software. We cover AI-assisted development the way working engineers actually use it: prompting strategies, code review, testing, debugging, workflows, and building production-grade software with…

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    252 - Everyone needs a starter template

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  2. E251 · 12 Nov 2024 · 18 min

    251- There's a new king in DI town

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  3. E250 · 29 Oct 2024 · 34 min

    250 - Bittersweet beginnings

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  4. E248 · 26 Jun 2023 · 1 hr 6 min

    248 - Feature Flags & A/B Testing: A Deep Dive with Ishan Khanna

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  5. E247 · 12 Jun 2023 · 1 hr 6 min

    247: The Art of App Modularization with Siggi Jonsson

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  6. E246 · 29 May 2023 · 56 min

    246 - Dependency Injection: Kotlin Inject with Fred Porciúncula

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  7. E311 · 6 Sep 2026 · 13 min

    311 - Self learning harnesses are here

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  8. E310 · 14 Apr 2026 · 1 hr

    310 - Mitchell Hashimoto on Ghostty & His Agentic Coding Workflow

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  9. E309 · 1 Apr 2026 · 26 min

    309 - Background Agents

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  10. E308 · 24 Mar 2026 · 25 min

    308 - How Image Diffusion Models Work - the 20 minute explainer

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