Tag: Flow

State Flow and Shared Flow in Kotlin

State Flow StateFlow is a state-holder observable flow that emits the current and new state updates to its collectors. A SharedFlow that represents a read-only state with a single updatable data value that emits updates to the value to its collectors. State flow is designed to be a mo...

Kotlin Flow

Kotlin Flow is a reactive stream processing library for Kotlin that provides a way to emit and consume streams of data asynchronously and efficiently. It is designed to be used with Kotlin coroutines, which are lightweight threads that allow for easy and efficient concurrency. Kotlin Flow is simi...

I Didn’t Know That Grief Doesn’t Flow Automatically

My Dad died just over a year ago. A year of anniversaries and holidays, each occasion gaping with his absence. A full complement of seasons has presented itself; the southern hemisphere winter providing a chilling reminder of his last days with us. I’ve heard it said that you need a year to...

What Is a Flow State and How Do We Find It?

River In 1975, Hungarian-American psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi wrote a book called Beyond Boredom and Anxiety: Experiencing Flow in Work and Play. It was the birth of the modern term ‘flow’ for a specific psychological state that has popped up in writings throughout ...

Finding FLOW to Grow

Have you ever wondered why some people excel at something and others struggle? Until recently, the commonly held view was that expert-level performance was simply the result of talent and “natural abilities.” Perhaps this view has limited your performance in some area and limited countle...

Understanding the Differences Between Android LiveData and Flow

When it comes to handling asynchronous data streams in Android app development, two popular options are LiveData and Flow. LiveData has been a core part of the Android Architecture Components, while Flow was introduced as a part of Kotlin Coroutines. Both LiveData and Flow offer similar functionalit...

Obtaining Network Connection Info with Flow in Android

If you’re an Android Developer, you might find this topic intriguing. Considering that almost every app requires data exchange, for example, to refresh feeds or upload/download content. And internet connection is essential for that purpose. However, how can data be exchanged when a user’...

Jetpack Compose with ViewModel and Flow: A Comprehensive Guide

The Android landscape has significantly evolved with Jetpack Compose, a modern UI toolkit that simplifies UI creation while also enabling the seamless transition towards declarative UIs. Coupled with ViewModel and Flow, Jetpack Compose becomes an even more potent tool. ViewModel assists in managing ...

Flow Navigation With SwiftUI 4

Having just revisited this navigation for SwiftUI 3 here (which updated the original approach for SwiftUI 1 here), Apple has since rethought navigation with the new NavigationStack as part of the latest SwiftUI 4 release. This is great news… and covers most of my prev...

Accomplice // Flow

Today, we are excited to announce our investment in Dapper Labs and support Flow in building a highly scalable, decentralized, and developer-friendly blockchain alongside A16z’s crypto fund, Autonomous Partners, Fenbushi, Warner Music Group and others. At Accomplice, we seek entre...

Introducing the Pebble Flow: The All-Electric Travel Trailer That’s Bringing an iPhone-like Experience to RVing

Created with the intention to introduce a new user experience, Pebble is using innovative technology to advance the RV industry toward sustainability, while making RVing easier and more accessible. The Pebble Flow is self-propelled, providing just the right amount of power required to assist the tow...

Explaining Adam’s Neumann’s Flow

Remember: Of that $13 billion invested, the total that is left is around $120 million. While some of it did essentially appear in leases of empty buildings due to the pandemic, it did not all up in smoke. Neumann, The founder of WeWork, cashed out $700 worth of stock prior to the IPO, and ...

6-Figure Cash Flow Through Real Estate Investing

What level of passive cash flow do you need for retirement? The goal I have set is to retire with annual passive income from real estate investing that covers my annual living expenses. It’s not only about retirement though. During my journey, it also became about achieving financial fre...

6-Figure Cash Flow Through Real Estate Investing

What level of passive cash flow do you need for retirement? The goal I have set is to retire with annual passive income from real estate investing that covers my annual living expenses. It’s not only about retirement though. During my journey, it also became about achieving financial fre...

Understanding the Nature of Thoughts Changed My Energy Flow

There are days when the barrage of internal dialogue overwhelms me. I believe it happens to most of us, readers or writers—thought is our staple. The needlessness of it bothers me. More often than not, I have no control over them. The time spent in meditation magnifies the amplitude of inte...

The Ebb and Flow of the Nile: A Journey Through the Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt

Egypt, the land of pharaohs, pyramids, and the mighty Nile, has captivated imaginations for millennia. Its history, stretching back over 3,000 years, is a rollercoaster of triumph and tragedy, a testament to the resilience and ingenuity of human civilization. Today, we embark on a journey through th...

My Ecology of Writing

Through the currents of life and an abundant flow of inspiration, I somehow find myself writing 15+ articles at the same time. To keep you updated on some of the things I’m working on, here’s a short overview of posts you can expect at The Mycelium. Welcome to the ecology of my wri...

How Rocks Flow Beneath Your Feet?

Imagine yourself at the work, and the ground starts shaking! You know the drill. Save your head and get under a desk! Sometimes, maybe that won’t be enough. Well, that’s an Earthquake after all! Nature’s most unpredictable and destructive phenomenon. Even a single earthq...

The Neuroscience of Flow

You may have heard of flow, a seemingly magical state that some people enter when they write that lets them be tremendously productive and creative with little effort. Flow happens in many arts, like painting, performing music and dancing. We also hear of flow in sports. The archetypical one is rock...