Ty Smith
@tysmith.me
Principal Engineer at Uber - AI, Dev Productivity, Mobile, & Open Source
Advisor, Investor, Founder, GDE, Public Speaker & Open Source Foundations
Formerly at Twitter (Fabric), Evernote.
@tsmith from Twitter
tysmith.me
Advisor, Investor, Founder, GDE, Public Speaker & Open Source Foundations
Formerly at Twitter (Fabric), Evernote.
@tsmith from Twitter
tysmith.me
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GREAT example by Yuan
Games is actually a fantastic example of what happens when you remove the obstacle that everyone thought was the biggest hurdle in building a game: needing to build a game engine
Easier to build games… still very hard to build great games!
Games is actually a fantastic example of what happens when you remove the obstacle that everyone thought was the biggest hurdle in building a game: needing to build a game engine
Easier to build games… still very hard to build great games!
June 27, 2025 at 12:57 AM
GREAT example by Yuan
Games is actually a fantastic example of what happens when you remove the obstacle that everyone thought was the biggest hurdle in building a game: needing to build a game engine
Easier to build games… still very hard to build great games!
Games is actually a fantastic example of what happens when you remove the obstacle that everyone thought was the biggest hurdle in building a game: needing to build a game engine
Easier to build games… still very hard to build great games!
Gen Z with their hip email signatures like "Would you like a slightly more persuasive version or one that sounds even more casual?"
June 27, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Gen Z with their hip email signatures like "Would you like a slightly more persuasive version or one that sounds even more casual?"
The video for using Agents, LLMs, and LSC techniques to migrate Java to Kotlin for Uber's Android apps from @kotlinconf.com is now public.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2PN...
#Kotlinconf
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#Kotlinconf
Large Scale Changes with AI – Migrating millions of lines of Java to Kotlin at Uber | Ty Smith
YouTube video by Kotlin by JetBrains
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June 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The video for using Agents, LLMs, and LSC techniques to migrate Java to Kotlin for Uber's Android apps from @kotlinconf.com is now public.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2PN...
#Kotlinconf
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2PN...
#Kotlinconf
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🚀 The Kotlin Foundation Annual Report 2024 is here!
🔹 2.5M+ developers coding in Kotlin
🔹 $182K+ invested in ecosystem growth
🔹 Student contests, grants and open-source contributions
Check out the full report to learn more and see what’s next! 👇
📖 kotlinfoundation.org/news/annual-...
🔹 2.5M+ developers coding in Kotlin
🔹 $182K+ invested in ecosystem growth
🔹 Student contests, grants and open-source contributions
Check out the full report to learn more and see what’s next! 👇
📖 kotlinfoundation.org/news/annual-...
The Kotlin Foundation Annual Report 2024
Kotlin Foundation – protect, promote and advance the development of the Kotlin programming language.
kotlinfoundation.org
February 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
🚀 The Kotlin Foundation Annual Report 2024 is here!
🔹 2.5M+ developers coding in Kotlin
🔹 $182K+ invested in ecosystem growth
🔹 Student contests, grants and open-source contributions
Check out the full report to learn more and see what’s next! 👇
📖 kotlinfoundation.org/news/annual-...
🔹 2.5M+ developers coding in Kotlin
🔹 $182K+ invested in ecosystem growth
🔹 Student contests, grants and open-source contributions
Check out the full report to learn more and see what’s next! 👇
📖 kotlinfoundation.org/news/annual-...
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@tysmith.me had some fantastic predictions. He has a front seat view at how engineering is changing in real time, given his influential role at Uber.
You'll find his thoughts here - jetpackcomposeapp.beehiiv.com/p/dispatch-i...
Not available in the main site yet so use this link in the meantime
You'll find his thoughts here - jetpackcomposeapp.beehiiv.com/p/dispatch-i...
Not available in the main site yet so use this link in the meantime
February 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
@tysmith.me had some fantastic predictions. He has a front seat view at how engineering is changing in real time, given his influential role at Uber.
You'll find his thoughts here - jetpackcomposeapp.beehiiv.com/p/dispatch-i...
Not available in the main site yet so use this link in the meantime
You'll find his thoughts here - jetpackcomposeapp.beehiiv.com/p/dispatch-i...
Not available in the main site yet so use this link in the meantime
Thanks for including my insights on the future of Android in the latest issue of Dispatch, @vinaygaba.bsky.social !
www.jetpackcompose.app/newsletter
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JetpackCompose.app's Dispatch: Get Smart About Android & Jetpack Compose
Keeping up with the Android Development landscape can be hard. Dispatch makes it easy, entertaining and rewarding. It's a newsletter that delivers just the bytes that matter.
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February 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Thanks for including my insights on the future of Android in the latest issue of Dispatch, @vinaygaba.bsky.social !
www.jetpackcompose.app/newsletter
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Some great opportunities to push the Kotlin ecosystem forward in this year's Google Summer of Code with Kotlin. Several will have you working closely with my team. kotlinlang.org/docs/gsoc-20...
Google Summer of Code with Kotlin 2025 | Kotlin
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February 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Some great opportunities to push the Kotlin ecosystem forward in this year's Google Summer of Code with Kotlin. Several will have you working closely with my team. kotlinlang.org/docs/gsoc-20...
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I was at @evernote.bsky.social when they started migrating to React Native in 2018. Against all advice from tech leads the SVP of engineering (coming from Amazon) pushed through. The quality of the Android app went downhill over the years not only performance wise.
February 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I was at @evernote.bsky.social when they started migrating to React Native in 2018. Against all advice from tech leads the SVP of engineering (coming from Amazon) pushed through. The quality of the Android app went downhill over the years not only performance wise.
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Hallelujah (but it's Baby Got Back) - FULL SONG
YouTube video by There I Ruined It
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January 30, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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** It's happening!! **
We managed to convince Google to open source PebbleOS. Took a while, but they just did it today! github.com/google/pebble
With that, we're bringing Pebble back! I blogged about it - ericmigi.com/blog/why-wer...
We managed to convince Google to open source PebbleOS. Took a while, but they just did it today! github.com/google/pebble
With that, we're bringing Pebble back! I blogged about it - ericmigi.com/blog/why-wer...
Why We’re Bringing Pebble Back
Eight years later, you still can’t beat a Pebble
ericmigi.com
January 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
** It's happening!! **
We managed to convince Google to open source PebbleOS. Took a while, but they just did it today! github.com/google/pebble
With that, we're bringing Pebble back! I blogged about it - ericmigi.com/blog/why-wer...
We managed to convince Google to open source PebbleOS. Took a while, but they just did it today! github.com/google/pebble
With that, we're bringing Pebble back! I blogged about it - ericmigi.com/blog/why-wer...
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Calling for Kotlin for Server-Side Content Creators
blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2025/...
#KotlinServerSide
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#KotlinServerSide
Kotlin for Server-Side Content Creators | The Kotlin Blog
Calling all Kotlin for server-side developers! Share your articles, videos, or projects with #KotlinServerSide, and let us help amplify your work.
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January 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Calling for Kotlin for Server-Side Content Creators
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#KotlinServerSide
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#KotlinServerSide
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New Square Feature Allows Customers To Tip With Bible Quote
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January 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
New Square Feature Allows Customers To Tip With Bible Quote
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adrian dittman is elon musk confirmed
January 3, 2025 at 12:20 AM
adrian dittman is elon musk confirmed
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There are 21 million Black people in the US.
Fewer than 6% of us earn over $100K a year.
The median net worth of Black households fluctuates between about $20K and $40K, depending on how much scamming happens that year (eg crypto, asset forfeiture).
Black. People. Are. The. Working. Class.
Fewer than 6% of us earn over $100K a year.
The median net worth of Black households fluctuates between about $20K and $40K, depending on how much scamming happens that year (eg crypto, asset forfeiture).
Black. People. Are. The. Working. Class.
December 29, 2024 at 10:13 PM
There are 21 million Black people in the US.
Fewer than 6% of us earn over $100K a year.
The median net worth of Black households fluctuates between about $20K and $40K, depending on how much scamming happens that year (eg crypto, asset forfeiture).
Black. People. Are. The. Working. Class.
Fewer than 6% of us earn over $100K a year.
The median net worth of Black households fluctuates between about $20K and $40K, depending on how much scamming happens that year (eg crypto, asset forfeiture).
Black. People. Are. The. Working. Class.
I can never go back to a browser without vertical tabs. Fortunately Brave and Firefox both implemented it, even if not quite as good.
December 30, 2024 at 12:40 AM
I can never go back to a browser without vertical tabs. Fortunately Brave and Firefox both implemented it, even if not quite as good.
Depends how in the weeds you want to get. I considered this option, but ended up building my own running TrueNAS with ZFS to get better hardware at a better $ value. At first I run it as my home server and storage, but eventually moved most services to different proxmox hardware.
December 30, 2024 at 12:38 AM
Depends how in the weeds you want to get. I considered this option, but ended up building my own running TrueNAS with ZFS to get better hardware at a better $ value. At first I run it as my home server and storage, but eventually moved most services to different proxmox hardware.
And if we already lost it when we did it, and someone else took it?
December 18, 2024 at 12:22 AM
And if we already lost it when we did it, and someone else took it?
I would pay for this super power
December 17, 2024 at 7:26 AM
I would pay for this super power
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More to say on burnout and I'm probably going to boost it a few times because folks need to hear it:
Burnout is a form of brain damage. It happens when stress conditions persist until they damage our brains.
It's an injury that needs to heal, not a weakness that needs to be pushed through.
Burnout is a form of brain damage. It happens when stress conditions persist until they damage our brains.
It's an injury that needs to heal, not a weakness that needs to be pushed through.
Man burnout can mess you up for a very long time.
And it can sneak up on you: things can seem stressful but mostly manageable until suddenly they're not manageable.
Self care and vacation are great, but they're guardrails: they don't help when you've already fallen in.
And it can sneak up on you: things can seem stressful but mostly manageable until suddenly they're not manageable.
Self care and vacation are great, but they're guardrails: they don't help when you've already fallen in.
December 13, 2024 at 2:14 PM
More to say on burnout and I'm probably going to boost it a few times because folks need to hear it:
Burnout is a form of brain damage. It happens when stress conditions persist until they damage our brains.
It's an injury that needs to heal, not a weakness that needs to be pushed through.
Burnout is a form of brain damage. It happens when stress conditions persist until they damage our brains.
It's an injury that needs to heal, not a weakness that needs to be pushed through.
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Benchmarking can be tricky! In this blog post, I show an example of how easy it is to get the wrong results and how to fix it: www.romainguy.dev/posts/2024/y...
You Are Going to Need It
Optimizing code can be a difficult task because there are so many traps you need to avoid at every step of the way. Today I want to focus on one of the (numerous) benchmarking traps, which you may hav...
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December 13, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Benchmarking can be tricky! In this blog post, I show an example of how easy it is to get the wrong results and how to fix it: www.romainguy.dev/posts/2024/y...
DRG during winter is always super fun.
December 13, 2024 at 7:29 AM
DRG during winter is always super fun.
and the new Elden Ring trailer!
December 13, 2024 at 7:28 AM
and the new Elden Ring trailer!