Thoughts and dev byteshttps://hossain.dev/https://hossain.dev/posts/better-kotlin-syntax-highlighting-zensical-shiki/https://hossain.dev/posts/better-kotlin-syntax-highlighting-zensical-shiki/I replaced default Kotlin highlighting on my Zensical site with Shiki for cleaner tokens, better modern syntax support, and smooth light/dark theming.Fri, 29 May 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/syntax-highlighting-on-android-highlight-js-native-compose-engine/https://hossain.dev/posts/syntax-highlighting-on-android-highlight-js-native-compose-engine/A source code syntax highlighting library for Jetpack compose that leverages existing Highlight.js in a hidden WebView and converts the output to native AnnotatedString for real text selection and accessibility.Sat, 09 May 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/syntax-highlighting-on-android-bringing-shiki-engine-to-compose/https://hossain.dev/posts/syntax-highlighting-on-android-bringing-shiki-engine-to-compose/How I explored Shiki-quality syntax highlighting in Jetpack Compose - server-driven via Cloudflare Workers and on-device via TextMate grammars, no WebView needed.Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/adding-free-ai-assistant-to-blog-with-cloudflare-workers-ai/https://hossain.dev/posts/adding-free-ai-assistant-to-blog-with-cloudflare-workers-ai/How I added an AI post summarizer and Q&A assistant to my blog using Cloudflare Workers AI - and used AI Gateway to keep it mostly free.Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/moving-away-from-medium-for-good/https://hossain.dev/posts/moving-away-from-medium-for-good/An adventure to setup my own blogging site using Astro and Cloudflare Workers.Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:15:00 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/my-essential-macos-apps-2026/https://hossain.dev/posts/my-essential-macos-apps-2026/List of essential macOS apps I use in 2026 for productivity and development.Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/how-to-deploy-githubs-spark-app-to-cloudflare-workers/https://hossain.dev/posts/how-to-deploy-githubs-spark-app-to-cloudflare-workers/GitHub’s Spark is a fantastic starting point for building modern React applications that use spark-template as a starting point. Once you…Sun, 28 Sep 2025 13:52:59 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/fixing-github-coding-agents-firewall-issue-for-android-projects/https://hossain.dev/posts/fixing-github-coding-agents-firewall-issue-for-android-projects/If GitHub coding agent is having an issue downloading artifacts from a different URL, consider adding them to the allow list to fix those issues.Sun, 03 Aug 2025 04:19:23 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/vibe-coding-to-blind-coding/https://hossain.dev/posts/vibe-coding-to-blind-coding/Exploring the limits of AI-assisted development through a bold experiment: build a JSON5 lib in Kotlin by blindly trusting AI-generated…Wed, 11 Jun 2025 04:37:07 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/using-ai-to-build-modern-android-apps-are-we-there-yet/https://hossain.dev/posts/using-ai-to-build-modern-android-apps-are-we-there-yet/Assisted coding is very promising and fun! Fully autonomous app building might not be too far away! 🤓Tue, 18 Feb 2025 13:55:04 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/android-remote-logging-to-airtable-using-timber/https://hossain.dev/posts/android-remote-logging-to-airtable-using-timber/Have you ever needed to save your Android Logcat logs for later analysis? You can achieve this using Timber and a service that has REST APITue, 10 Sep 2024 04:03:01 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/how-to-update-a-docker-container-using-portainer/https://hossain.dev/posts/how-to-update-a-docker-container-using-portainer/ℹ️ This is part of the self-learning log as I explore Docker and Portainer.Sat, 10 Aug 2024 20:30:52 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/using-sqldelight-2-0-with-postgresql-for-jvm/https://hossain.dev/posts/using-sqldelight-2-0-with-postgresql-for-jvm/How to create data source to connect to PostgreSQL database and work with SQLDelight 2.0Wed, 06 Sep 2023 23:06:26 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/kotlin-coroutines-error-handling-strategy-runcatching-and-result-class/https://hossain.dev/posts/kotlin-coroutines-error-handling-strategy-runcatching-and-result-class/Use Kotlin’s standard function `runCatching` API to handle errors from standard or coroutines functions.Sun, 02 May 2021 20:45:33 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/quick-trick-use-androids-animated-vector-drawable-as-progressbar/https://hossain.dev/posts/quick-trick-use-androids-animated-vector-drawable-as-progressbar/Trick on how to create Android custom indeterminate progress bar behaviour using ImageView and Animated Vector DrawableThu, 06 Aug 2020 04:33:08 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/source-code-syntax-highlighting-on-android-taking-full-control/https://hossain.dev/posts/source-code-syntax-highlighting-on-android-taking-full-control/Tips on how to take full control and create your own custom-view to add syntax highlighting support in your Android app.Sat, 18 Jul 2020 22:13:00 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/dark-mode-for-medium-com-why-doesn-t-it-exist-yet/https://hossain.dev/posts/dark-mode-for-medium-com-why-doesn-t-it-exist-yet/Medium has launched a sister site called MOMENTUM that is in dark mode. Here I talk about how you can possibly have dark-mode now.Sun, 05 Jul 2020 05:22:57 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/setup-android-gradle-based-firebase-app-distribution-with-github-actions-ci/https://hossain.dev/posts/setup-android-gradle-based-firebase-app-distribution-with-github-actions-ci/A quick guide on how to set up GitHub Actions CI workflow to automatically post APK to Firebase App Distribution from your Android project.Tue, 16 Jun 2020 12:50:37 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/hackathon-creating-the-simplest-muzei-wallpaper-plugin-for-android/https://hossain.dev/posts/hackathon-creating-the-simplest-muzei-wallpaper-plugin-for-android/A short article showcasing how to build Muzei Live Wallpaper plugin for Android using two simple steps.Sun, 24 May 2020 06:33:28 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/use-node-js-tools-on-github-actions-ci-workflow/https://hossain.dev/posts/use-node-js-tools-on-github-actions-ci-workflow/On April 14th, 2020 GitHub announced a major change in their plans to allow free private repositories. It’s a good time to make use of…Sat, 23 May 2020 13:21:51 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/how-to-take-your-beginner-android-skills-to-the-next-level-by-studying-open-source-android-apps/https://hossain.dev/posts/how-to-take-your-beginner-android-skills-to-the-next-level-by-studying-open-source-android-apps/Article contains list of Android Open-Source apps that are fully featured and ideal for learning different techniques.Thu, 02 Apr 2020 03:06:58 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/clickable-link-text-for-android-textview-kotlin-extension/https://hossain.dev/posts/clickable-link-text-for-android-textview-kotlin-extension/Recently I have had to create UI that required user tappable/clickable text in the same text view. I know this is kind of unusual as the…Thu, 02 Jan 2020 00:53:57 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/how-to-be-an-android-developer-with-just-7-taps-deep-dive/https://hossain.dev/posts/how-to-be-an-android-developer-with-just-7-taps-deep-dive/In the past few years, the Android ecosystem has exploded with lots of tools, libraries, and architecture guidelines. Recently, with I/O…Tue, 21 May 2019 00:24:42 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/create-your-own-mock-api-server-with-express-js-and-firebase-for-free/https://hossain.dev/posts/create-your-own-mock-api-server-with-express-js-and-firebase-for-free/Recently I had to prepare a complete mocked server for an app I worked in the past. The reason mocking was required so that app’s…Wed, 13 Mar 2019 03:30:08 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/using-custom-domain-for-github-pages/https://hossain.dev/posts/using-custom-domain-for-github-pages/Recently I decided to host my personal portfolio site using GitHub pages. Even though they have very detailed instruction on how to setup a…Fri, 19 Jan 2018 03:02:23 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/why-i-am-returning-my-google-pixel-2-xl/https://hossain.dev/posts/why-i-am-returning-my-google-pixel-2-xl/Disclaimer: This is my personal experience with the device. The opinions expressed in this article are mine only. I am not affiliated with…Tue, 21 Nov 2017 03:57:17 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/the-most-expensive-lie/https://hossain.dev/posts/the-most-expensive-lie/What is the most expensive lie that you are aware of?Tue, 18 Jul 2017 21:02:50 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/impact-on-android-dex-limit-when-using-kotlin/https://hossain.dev/posts/impact-on-android-dex-limit-when-using-kotlin/I’ve been following Kotlin for a while, and after Google I/O 17 announcement it became the officially supported language for Android.Tue, 18 Jul 2017 20:11:31 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/travis-ci-script-for-your-swagger-openapi-specification/https://hossain.dev/posts/travis-ci-script-for-your-swagger-openapi-specification/Recently I have been working with swagger in a project. Swagger 2.0 has become an open standard and now referred to as OpenAPI Specification…Sun, 21 Aug 2016 14:39:59 GMThttps://hossain.dev/posts/helpful-android-apps-for-developers/https://hossain.dev/posts/helpful-android-apps-for-developers/During development I have come across some apps which are very helpful and worth sharing with the community.Thu, 14 Jul 2016 00:54:14 GMT