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his is the next MAD Skills article on Hilt! This time we’ll be focusing on how to write tests with Hilt and some of the best practices to be aware of. If you prefer to consume this content in a video format, check it out here: Hilt Testing Philosophy Since Hilt is a more opin...

This is the MAD Skills article series on Hilt! In this article we’ll take a look at why dependency injection (DI) is important for your app and Hilt, Jetpack’s recommended solution for DI on Android. If you prefer to consume this content in a video format, check it out here: &...

New York City emerged early in the life of the new nation as the most important American city. It boasted 500,000 inhabitants by 1850 and, thanks in part to massive immigration from Ireland in the wake of the potato famine, 800,000 in 1860. Brooklyn, a separate city, grew to 200,000 inhabitants by 1...

As y'all might have heard, Texas Republicans voted to make all abortions illegal. Now, they are going after Planned Parenthood.  Karen Marie Shelton  just wrote a story called “Don’t Mess With Texas, They’re Blocking Reproductive Rights.” Keep reading...

It all starts with hunting. In 1957, MAD Magazine published the lyrics to Tom Lehrer’s “The Hunting Song” and embellished them with illustrations by George Woodbridge. Lehrer wastes no time getting to his point that hunting is a dangerous hobby. He introduces the story by...

Rome, the heart of an empire that spanned continents, was no stranger to eccentric rulers. Yet, even by Roman standards, Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, known to history as Caligula, was a breed apart. His ascent to power was like a chariot race against fate itself, where the prize was the ...

Grigori Rasputin, often referred to as “The Mad Monk,” was a mysterious and controversial figure whose influence played a significant role in the downfall of the Romanov dynasty, the ruling family of Russia. Born in a small Siberian village in 1869, Rasputin gained a reputation as a w...

Breathing in the view at one of the Mad Max filming locations, a single clear note strikes me head-on. The post-apocalyptic landscape, framed on film by director George Miller, required precious little window dressing. Surrounded by oceans of red desert, the outlying areas of the Broken Hi...