Timothy Serem — WritingTechnical writing on offline-first Android, Jetpack Compose, and Kotlin.https://kiptechie.com/How I use coding agents without losing comprehensionhttps://kiptechie.com/writing/agentic-android-workflow-claude-code/https://kiptechie.com/writing/agentic-android-workflow-claude-code/Coding agents help me migrate modules, ship features, fix bugs, and write tests faster. The hard part is keeping enough understanding to remain responsible for the code.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTDesigning for low literacy: the interface begins with the communityhttps://kiptechie.com/writing/designing-for-low-literacy-local-language-audio/https://kiptechie.com/writing/designing-for-low-literacy-local-language-audio/What InfoRange taught me about designing with pastoralist communities: combine text, native-language audio, recognizable icons, and meaningful color instead of assuming that any one channel works for everyone.Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTEncrypting Room with SQLCipher in offline-first Android appshttps://kiptechie.com/writing/encrypting-room-sqlcipher-android-keystore/https://kiptechie.com/writing/encrypting-room-sqlcipher-android-keystore/SQLCipher makes encrypting a Room database fairly direct. In an offline-first app, the harder design work is making the passphrase lifecycle explicit, testable, and recoverable enough for real field conditions.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTDesigning an Offline-First Map: Local Vectors, Satellite When Connectedhttps://kiptechie.com/writing/offline-vector-maps-maplibre-play-asset-delivery/https://kiptechie.com/writing/offline-vector-maps-maplibre-play-asset-delivery/How we combined online satellite imagery with targeted offline vector coverage so that losing connectivity reduced map fidelity, not capability.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTOffline-First Android: Building Reliable Sync Around Room and Kotlin Flowshttps://kiptechie.com/writing/offline-first-single-source-of-truth/https://kiptechie.com/writing/offline-first-single-source-of-truth/A practical architecture where Room serves as the UI's read model and background workers keep local data synchronized when the network is available.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTMVVM or MVI? Start with who owns the statehttps://kiptechie.com/writing/mvvm-vs-mvi/https://kiptechie.com/writing/mvvm-vs-mvi/MVVM and MVI are often presented as competing Android architectures. The more useful decision is where state is authored, how events are ordered, and which screens genuinely need a reducer.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT