Go Tutorial #2: Installing Go and Your First Program

In the previous tutorial, you learned what Go is and why it is a great language to learn. Now it is time to install Go and write your first program. This tutorial covers installation on all three major platforms. You will also set up VS Code and learn the basic Go commands. Try Go Online First Before installing anything, you can try Go in your browser. The Go Playground lets you write and run Go code online: ...

April 8, 2026 · 8 min

Go Tutorial #1: What is Go? Why Learn It in 2026?

Go is a programming language created by Google. It is simple, fast, and built for modern software. If you want to build web servers, CLI tools, or cloud infrastructure, Go is one of the best choices in 2026. In this tutorial, you will learn what Go is, where it is used, and why so many companies choose it. You will also see how Go compares to other popular languages. What is Go? Go (also called Golang) is an open-source programming language. Google created it in 2009. Robert Griesemer, Rob Pike, and Ken Thompson designed it. These are some of the most experienced engineers in the history of computing. ...

April 8, 2026 · 7 min

KMP Tutorial #20: Migrating an Existing Android App to KMP — Step-by-Step Guide

You have an existing Android app. It works. Users like it. Now the team wants an iOS version. Rewriting from scratch in Swift takes months. Kotlin Multiplatform lets you share the business logic and add iOS on top, without rewriting everything. In this final tutorial, we cover how to migrate an existing Android app to KMP. This is not a “rewrite from scratch” approach. It is a gradual migration — move one layer at a time, keep the Android app working at every step, and add iOS when the shared module is ready. ...

April 7, 2026 · 11 min

KMP Tutorial #19: KMP for Desktop and Web — Compose Multiplatform Beyond Mobile

So far, our notes app runs on Android and iOS. The shared module handles business logic, networking, and database. The UI is platform-specific: Compose on Android, SwiftUI on iOS. But KMP can go further. With Compose Multiplatform, you can build desktop apps for Windows, macOS, and Linux. With Kotlin/Wasm, you can run Kotlin in the browser. In this tutorial, we explore both options — what they look like, how to configure them, and when they make sense. ...

April 7, 2026 · 8 min

Bruno: The Open-Source Postman Alternative You Should Try

If you test APIs, you probably use Postman. But Postman has some problems. Bruno fixes them. The Postman Problem Postman started as a simple tool. Now it requires an account to use. Your collections sync to Postman’s cloud. The free tier has limits. And if Postman changes its pricing again, you lose access to your work. That is a lot of trust to put in one company. What Is Bruno? Bruno is an open-source API client. It works like Postman. You can send HTTP requests, test REST APIs, GraphQL, and gRPC. You can organize requests into collections. ...

April 6, 2026 · 3 min

KMP Tutorial #18: Publishing Your KMP App — Android APK, iOS IPA, and CI/CD

Your notes app works on both Android and iOS. The data layer syncs, the UI layer has navigation and editing, and the shared ViewModel handles all business logic. Now it is time to publish. In this tutorial, you will learn how to build a release APK for Android, archive an IPA for iOS, set up GitHub Actions CI/CD, and prepare for the Play Store and App Store. What We Are Covering Android release build — signing, APK, AAB iOS release build — Xcode archive, IPA export GitHub Actions CI/CD — automated builds on every push Signing basics — keystores and provisioning profiles Store submission overview — Play Store and App Store requirements Android: Building a Release APK Debug vs Release So far, we have been building debug APKs with ./gradlew :composeApp:assembleDebug. Debug builds are not optimized and include debugging tools. For publishing, you need a release build. ...

April 6, 2026 · 9 min

MCP Explained: The Protocol Every AI Tool Now Uses

You have probably seen “MCP” everywhere lately. Every AI tool seems to support it now. But what is it actually? The problem before MCP Imagine you have 10 AI tools and 20 data sources. Databases, APIs, file systems, Slack, GitHub. Each AI tool needed its own custom integration with each data source. That is 200 different integrations to build and maintain. Developers called this the N×M problem. What MCP does Model Context Protocol is a standard. Like USB-C, but for AI. ...

April 6, 2026 · 3 min

KMP Tutorial #17: Building the UI Layer — Compose + SwiftUI with Shared ViewModel

In the previous tutorial, we built the shared data layer with Ktor, SQLDelight, and offline-first sync. The data layer works, but the UI is basic. You can only see a list of notes with a “+” button that creates placeholder notes. In this tutorial, we build a proper UI layer. You will add navigation between screens, a note editing screen with a color picker, pull-to-refresh sync, and loading and error states. All of this works on both Android (Compose) and iOS (SwiftUI). ...

April 6, 2026 · 14 min

KMP Tutorial #16: Building the Shared Data Layer — Offline-First with Ktor and SQLDelight

In the previous tutorial, we set up the Notes app architecture with a local database and shared ViewModels. Everything works offline. But real apps need to sync with a server. In this tutorial, we build the shared data layer — adding a Ktor API client, Data Transfer Objects (DTOs), an offline-first sync pattern, and a database migration. All of this code lives in commonMain and runs on both Android and iOS. ...

April 6, 2026 · 8 min

KMP Tutorial #15: Planning the Notes App — Architecture and Project Setup

Welcome to Part 4 of our KMP series — Build a Real App. In the next four tutorials, we build a complete cross-platform Notes app from scratch. This article covers the planning phase: architecture decisions, tech stack, project structure, and the initial setup that makes everything work on both Android and iOS. By the end of this tutorial, you will have a working project skeleton with shared business logic, a SQLDelight database, Koin dependency injection, and basic UI on both platforms. ...

April 5, 2026 · 11 min