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Hi, I'm Navkrishna — I write about Android, backend development with Kotlin & Spring Boot, and hands-on IoT projects.
What's New
Android Project Setup in 2026 — Version Catalogs, KSP, Compose & CI
Set up a modern Android project with Kotlin 2.x, Compose, KSP, version catalogs, convention plugins, and GitHub Actions CI — a complete 2026 baseline.
Deploying Spring Boot to Railway/Fly.io with Docker & GitHub Actions
Deploy a Spring Boot application with Docker — multi-stage builds, Railway and Fly.io deployment, GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline, and production configuration.
Modern RecyclerView — ListAdapter, DiffUtil & ViewBinding in Kotlin
Build efficient RecyclerView lists with ListAdapter, DiffUtil.ItemCallback, and ViewBinding in Kotlin — with click handling, ViewModel integration, and common pitfalls.
Popular Series
CQRS with Spring Boot, Kafka & MongoDB
A 5-part deep dive into building a CQRS architecture — from concepts to production-ready Docker Compose setup.
JSON Parsing in Java
Parse the same complex JSON with org.json, Gson, Moshi, and Jackson — then compare them side by side.
JSON Parsing in Kotlin
The Kotlin edition — org.json, Gson, Moshi, Kotlin Serialization, and Jackson with a full comparison.