Implement a turn based game AI (on Android)
Game AI Developing a game AI can be as much fun as playing, especially when creating your own computer opponent. I am going to present you a simple pattern that works for nearly all turn based game…
Interviewing software engineers
Interviewing basics When interviewing software engineers, you typically want to answer one simple question: Will they be a good fit for my team? Therefore, your interviewing process should focus on answering this question. Obviously both sides try to answer…
Write a great LinkedIn recommendation in less than a minute
Can you give me a LinkedIn recommendation please? If you ever had to write a recommendation for a colleague or friend, you also know how hard it is to write a positive, well formed description…
Career changes ahead
It is an exciting time, as I have been quitting my high-rank day job for pursuing a different way of working. I am currently preparing self-employment, which should start around july. Not everyone, certainly not…
Google Play Optimization for Android developers
Currently, I am preparing a presentation about optimizing apps for the Google Play Store. It is an interesting topic and still in its early stages. Unlike SEO for websites, it doesn't seem to be affected…
Multiple targets from one Android source (the better way)
Some of you might have read my article Android: Deploying multiple targets from one project. It describes how to create customized versions of the same software and therefore benefit from multiple apps with the same…
Key learnings from analytics
Enough time has passed since I put Google Analytics into my Android game Laska. It has been collecting statistics for nearly a month now. Therefore, I want to share some data and show the key…
Start measuring
I have been missing one important part of improving my software for a long time. But after starting my new job at 1&1 in Munich, I was reminded of how important it is. always measure…
Something is happening on the protocol front
For many years the basic layers of network communication have been unquestioned. TCP and HTTP are doing a solid job of delivering static and dynamic content to our browsers. But in some aspects those protocols…
Gain productivity by scripting your workflow
One thing that helps me a lot during my everyday routine is having shortcuts for every simple action I perform. For example uninstalling a specific Android app opening the current XCode project opening a 'tail…