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I’m Yves Kalume, a Software Engineer specializing in building exceptional mobile experiences for +6 years.
Also recognized as a Google Developer Expert for Android, I am passionate about all aspects of mobile development, from software design and architecture to user interface and experience.
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Sikaflow POS
SikaFlow is the lightest, most accessible, solution to help you manage your point of sale.
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Preserving your android app state
Many developers know how to survive screen rotations using ViewModel or rememberSaveable, but the bigger questions remain: Why does state get lost in the first place? Why is ViewModel often the go-to solution, and is it the only one? What about other scenarios, like process death or user-initiated closures ?
- ▹Configuration changes
- ▹Process death handling
- ▹State persistence
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Latest Talks
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Dompting the Elephant: Making Sense of Gradle for Android Developers
Practical techniques to cut build + test times while increasing reliability.
- Gradle
- Developer Experience
- Optimization
DroidCon Kenya 2025 ·Nairobi, Kenya
Practical AI for Android Developers with Android Studio’s AI Agent
Patterns and boundaries that keep large codebases adaptable.
- Android
- AI
- Android Studio
- Productivity
Devfest Nairobi 2025 ·Nairobi, Kenya
Experiment Your Way to Success: A/B Testing for Your Android Apps
Establishing actionable telemetry to guide product and engineering decisions.
- Monitoring
- Flutter
- Crash Analytics
Flutter Global ·San Francisco, USA
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