Nick Holcombe

Nick

Holcombe

Senior Engineer

Nick graduated from the University of Brighton with a degree in Computer Science and Biology. With over 25 years’ experience as a developer, Nick is also an Android enthusiast who is passionate about continuously learning and developing best practices.

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Blog Posts

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How to connect with your team in a remote setting

The events of 2020 gave most of us cause to rethink the ways we work.

Podcasting to those without Internet access

Podcasting to those without Internet access

Creating a phone number which plays podcasts over the phone from an RSS feed or JSON object

Firebase App Distribution: Improving our sharing process

We wanted to make sharing our apps with testers easier, Nick explains how we went about it

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Barcode Creation: How to Create a Barcode in Kotlin Android

At Brightec, we love learning and when we learn something new, we love sharing it with others. That’s why I wrote this article - to share how you can create a barcode in Kotlin Android like I did.

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Building a Fibonacci Watch Face for Wear OS

We've been exploring golden spirals and wearable devices.

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How to finish an Open Source project (gracefully)

Rate the app: our fourth and final instalment in a series about creating an Open Source library.

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How to Extend the ListAdapter with a Header View

For all Android app developers tackling the issue of scrolling, read on. In this article we share how to extend the ListAdapter with a Header View in Android.

Android O brings new features to Notifications

Notifications pose a tricky challenge for developers. Discover the extra tools Android O gives us to help.

Why you should care whether your app was built using Google Firebase

Are you looking for a Rolls-Royce, tried and tested solution for your app? Does Google Firebase provide that and, if so, should you care?

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Distributing your Library using JCenter

Rate The App - Part Three: Distributing your Library using JCenter

How much does an app cost

Android Pay arrives in the UK

Android Pay is finally here in the UK. Here's what we make of it.

Android library

Open source your Android Library

Rate The App - Part Two: Making your Android Library Open Source

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Creating an Android Library

Rate The App - Part One: The story of creating an Android Library.

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Android Marshmallow and SimpleDateFormat

Android Marshmallow and a breaking change with SimpleDateFormat

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Building Apps for Android TV

Our advice on designing and building apps for Android TV.

Google Developer Day for Agencies

We attended an invite-only Developers Day hosted by Google.

Android Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide

We reviewed the Android programming guide from The Big Nerd Ranch

Calling RESTful APIs with Retrofit

How to call RESTful APIs with Retrofit (in just 3 steps)

A taste of the Brighton Digital Catapult

A testing facility for modern day trebuchets? No. Well, not that we know of.

Best practice in app tracking

App tracking (analytics) holds obvious benefits to developers and their clients but it can be fraught with difficulty. How much and what tracking is needed? What is ‘best practice’ for tracking?

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