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Enrique López-Mañas

@eenriquelopez.bsky.social

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CTO @ Snapp Mobile. Android/Kotlin Google Developer Expert, runner and investor in my free time. Author of the book "Android High Performance" and some other things. https://lopez-manas.com

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Enrique López-Mañas @eenriquelopez.bsky.social · 1d

Brad Thomas on the AI trap:

www.widemoatresearch.com/wide-moat-da...

The AI Trap Is Set. Will You Fall for It? | Wide Moat Research

You'll want to be cautious about which AI investments you throw money after, now more than ever.

www.widemoatresearch.com

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kotlinweekly.bsky.social @kotlinweekly.bsky.social · 3d

Kotlin Weekly #479 has just been published! - mailchi.mp/kotlinweekly...

kotlin Weekly #479

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Enrique López-Mañas @eenriquelopez.bsky.social · 5d

...and even to have people unexpectedly remember my name when we meet again.

It gives running a deeper purpose, beyond the pursuit of speed of distance.

#running

Enrique López-Mañas @eenriquelopez.bsky.social · 5d

I feel grateful to have integrated so deeply into the running community.

Today, I paced my 20th race. While twenty may not be a remarkable milestone, it is enough to keep seeing the same familiar faces at local runs across Bavaria...

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Enrique López-Mañas @eenriquelopez.bsky.social · 7d

Our November KTUG Munich Meetup has been announced. RVSP before we run out of space, and looking forward to meeting you.

www.meetup.com/kotlin-user-...

Kotlin Meetup November, Wed, Nov 26, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup

Hello folks! We will have our November Meetup at JetBrains! There will be an Agenda following soon 18:00 - Doors Open TBD

www.meetup.com

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Enrique López-Mañas @eenriquelopez.bsky.social · 8d

Munich, the place where you can buy a house for over a million € that:

- Needs absolute renovation
- It is far away from any urban centre
- Includes a Wohnrecht (somebody will stay in the house without paying any rent until they die, but you have to carry all the maintenance costs).

Enrique López-Mañas @eenriquelopez.bsky.social · 9d

I am assuming stable too. Alpha or Beta is a different story. I would generally do not consider keeping any project on the latest non-stable version.

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Enrique López-Mañas @eenriquelopez.bsky.social · 9d

Pinged you on ASG.

Enrique López-Mañas @eenriquelopez.bsky.social · 9d

On the other hand, staying on older versions accumulates technical debt that, like any debt, needs to be paid with interests.

I generally found a good trade-off to establish some period (which depends on many factors) to update and carry out necessary migrations, ideally without waiting too long.

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Enrique López-Mañas @eenriquelopez.bsky.social · 9d

My slides from the Droidcon Berlin: "Guardrails and Sanity Checks: Verifying LLM Input and Output for Developers"

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Guardrails and Sanity Checks: Verifying LLM Input and Output for Developers

Presentation at the Droidcon Berlin 2025

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kotlinweekly.bsky.social @kotlinweekly.bsky.social · 10d

Kotlin Weekly #478 has just been published! - mailchi.mp/kotlinweekly...

Kotlin Weekly #478

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Enrique López-Mañas @eenriquelopez.bsky.social · 12d

Hello friends,

Do I know any developers in my network who are using ExoPlayer APIs in their current project, ideally in depth, like developing custom components? Ping me!

Enrique López-Mañas @eenriquelopez.bsky.social · 14d

Thursday morning, 7:00 AM? I will ask on Slack too.

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Enrique López-Mañas @eenriquelopez.bsky.social · 15d

Are there any fandom runs planned during @droidcon.bsky.social Berlin this year?

I’d be glad to join, either early in the morning before the conference starts or right after the last session on Thursday.

Enrique López-Mañas @eenriquelopez.bsky.social · 15d

A pair of Nike Zoom Pegasus that is about 5 years old and is still holding up 😀, despite a couple of holes. I believe it can last another 5 years, maybe 10 if I am not very picky.

Enrique López-Mañas @eenriquelopez.bsky.social · 15d

They have been the shoes I have been using for a few years now.

You certainly run faster with them, if you can tolerate.

- The price.
- Their fragility.
- Their discomfort.

I use them only for races, not for training

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Enrique López-Mañas @eenriquelopez.bsky.social · 15d

I will be pacing the Munich Marathon on October 12th and just received a really nice surprise from the organizers: a pair of Brooks Hyperion Max. A European brand would have been even better, but I really appreciate the gift.

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Enrique López-Mañas @eenriquelopez.bsky.social · 17d

There is no cure for ego, such as finishing an ultra and watching the top finisher's time.

#ultrarunning

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kotlinweekly.bsky.social @kotlinweekly.bsky.social · 17d

Kotlin Weekly #477 has just been published! - mailchi.mp/kotlinweekly...

Kotlin Weekly #477

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Enrique López-Mañas @eenriquelopez.bsky.social · 17d

Mind if I ask which dietary changes you have started that you didn't apply before?

Enrique López-Mañas @eenriquelopez.bsky.social · 17d

Are you just loosing weight by focusing on diet?

I was never able to do it. The only two things that worked for me are very intense sport periods and intermittent fasting.

Enrique López-Mañas @eenriquelopez.bsky.social · 18d

I finished my first 100K. I am glad everything work out, and I can join the 100K club. Worried about the remaining club, the 100 miles.

It was painful and very very hard, but everything happened as I expected.

Enrique López-Mañas @eenriquelopez.bsky.social · 19d

Tomorrow I am attempting to run for the first time a 100K ultra. The organization gave a nice temporary tattoo with the race profile.

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Enrique López-Mañas @eenriquelopez.bsky.social · 20d

AI is going to kill some jobs, but DevOps engineers are going to stay employed till the Heat Death of the Universe.

Enrique López-Mañas @eenriquelopez.bsky.social · 23d

The CfP for the KotlinConf 2026 has just been published: sessionize.com/kotlinconf-2...

KotlinConf 2026: Call for Speakers

KotlinConf is an official conference by JetBrains. It is devoted to the Kotlin programming language and is the place for the community to gather and d...

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