Google App Engine and Android – Pros and Cons, Challenges

ByTomas Zezula December 21, 2014

I spent almost three months working on my first “bigger” Android project. My goal was to build a simple gaming app backed by a cloud platform from ground up. It has mostly been an enjoyable experience, but as usual there were times I found myself clueless. The overall effort was also way higher then initially planned for. This post starts a new series where I will reflect on technologies I worked with, challenges I came across and mistakes I made. First write-ups will focus on pitfalls I encountered when starting with Google Cloud Endpoints. Stay tuned.

Related posts:

Tips & Tricks

SSH Key Fingerprint

ByTomas Zezula March 7, 2012

I have recently received an email from GitHub asking me to confirm my SSH key. It took me a while to figure out how to generate the required fingerprint from the saved key file. Here is what needs to be done: ssh-keygen -lf .sshid_rsa.pub 2048 8d:f4:e7:95:76:b4:3d:5f:49:ec:49:79:50:8a:be:91 ..sshid_rsa.pub Credit goes to Chris.

Java | Tips & Tricks

Vagrant: Ubuntu, Oracle JDK, Payara and MySQL

ByTomas Zezula May 13, 2017

Here is how to setup a JEE dev box with VirtualBox and Vagrant.

Java | Test Automation

Going Mobile with Arquillian

ByTomas Zezula August 19, 2012

I have recently reviewed Arquillian‘s basic features and proof-tested it on a simple example. Today, I would like to talk about using Arquillian in a more realistic scenario. My ultimate goal is to tailor the tool for mobile apps development. For a start I sticked to a pure web and utilized jQuery Mobile. To give…

Tips & Tricks

Shell script – find a directory and cd to it

ByTomas Zezula August 20, 2015

Quite frequently, I reach for a combo of find and cd. Here is how to do it using a single command. Let’s create a bunch of nested directories, just for the sake of the exercise: mkdir -p x/y/z Result: tree x x └── y └── z Suppose I want to locate the y directory and cd to…

Java | Stripe | Tutorials

Checking Payment Status in Stripe with Webhooks

ByTomas Zezula April 29, 2024April 29, 2024

Getting timely updates about payments is crucial for maintaining smooth operational flows. Especially for businesses that rely heavily on e-commerce or offer subscription-based services. Stripe provides a robust solution for this through the use of webhooks, allowing for real-time notifications on various payment events. This blog post aims to shed light on how to automate and instantly reflect payment status changes. By understanding and implementing webhooks, developers and business owners can ensure their systems are more responsive in handling financial transactions online.

Java

Rx Observable Contract

ByTomas Zezula December 17, 2018

Observable contract describes what assumptions are safe to make about interactions between an Observable and an Observer. Originally presented by Microsoft as a set of Rx design principles, it’s been formalised and captured in Rx documentation. This post highlights essential parts of the contracts and provides code examples for better understanding. The Contract In my…

Similar Posts