Aalaa Fahiem

A SoftWare Engineer who turns complex problems into elegant solutions.

Cairo,Egypt Joined on Apr 3, 2026 alaaelarabiii@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/aalaa-fahiem-19117621b

Aalaa Fahiem

Jul 16

I Didn't Memorize the Android ViewModel, I Derived It From 8 Problems( Interview Prep)

#programming #mobile #beginners #interview

6 min read

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Aalaa Fahiem

Jul 9

I'm Starting the 100 Days of Cloud Challenge and I Don't Want to Do It Alone

#aws #cloud #beginners #career

2 min read

Aalaa Fahiem

Jul 7

My API Functions Had No Code Inside Them. So Who Was Actually Fetching the Data? (Interview Prep)

#android #kotlin #retrofit #interview

4 min read

Aalaa Fahiem

Jul 5

Gson silent bug that Never Said a Word(Interview Prep)

#kotlin #android #json #interview

4 min read

Aalaa Fahiem

Jul 5

How to derive data classes for any API

#android #kotlin #beginners #json

4 min read

Aalaa Fahiem

Jun 23

I Thought Coroutines Were Enough. (Flow, StateFlow, MutableStateFlow)

#android #beginners #flow #stateflow

4 min read

Aalaa Fahiem

Jun 22

My App Froze Every Time It Loaded Data. That's When I Finally Understood Coroutines.

#beginners #android #mobile #coroutines

4 min read

Aalaa Fahiem

Jun 17

As a Junior Android Dev Should I Memorize All Retrofit Code or Just Ask AI?(Interview Questions)

#kotlin #beginners #retrofit #android

4 min read

Aalaa Fahiem

Jun 16

The Complete Retrofit Lifecycle in a Real Android App

#retrofit #mobile #android #beginners

4 min read

Aalaa Fahiem

Jun 10

Jetpack Compose Navigation(Interview Prep)

#interview #android #navigation #beginners

4 min read

Aalaa Fahiem

Jun 9

I Thought Passing Data Between Screens Would Be Easy. It Was Not.

#ai #android #beginners #navigation

4 min read

How instant answers bypass critical judgment

Aalaa Fahiem

Jun 9

The Junior Dev Who Never Had to Google Anything — Is That a Superpower or a Problem?

#discuss #ai #career #productivity

5 min read

Aalaa Fahiem

Jun 2

AI Is the GPS That Made Me Forget How to Read a Map" — you can still get anywhere, but you couldn't explain how

#discuss #ai #programming #productivity

5 min read

Aalaa Fahiem

May 19

That Weird `{ }` After Button? I Had No Idea What I Was Actually Writing{Lambda function}

#android #beginners #kotlin #mobile

5 min read

Aalaa Fahiem

May 18

I Had No Idea How My Screens Were Talking to Each Other. Then I Learned Compose Navigation.

#androiddev #kotlin #navigation

5 min read

Aalaa Fahiem

May 12

How Sealed Classes Make Navigation Safer in Jetpack Compose

#navigation #sealedclasses #kotlin #beginners

6 min read

Aalaa Fahiem

Apr 25

Plugins

#android #kotlin #beginners #gradle

5 min read

Aalaa Fahiem

Apr 23

Gradle Said No. Here's How I Learned to Actually Read the Error.

#android #kotlin #beginners

5 min read

Aalaa Fahiem

Apr 20

Your App Has Three SDK Numbers and a Secret Evil Twin as your app has two version!

#beginners #mobile

5 min read

Aalaa Fahiem

Apr 15

Dependency: That One Line in build.gradle You Copy Without Thinking? Let's Actually Understand It.

#android #kotlin #beginners #gradle

5 min read

Aalaa Fahiem

Apr 15

Gradle for Android Beginners: The Mental Model That Changes Everything

#beginners #android #kotlin #gradle

5 min read

Aalaa Fahiem

Apr 5

My MainActivity Was 700 Lines Long. That's When I Finally Learned MVVM.

#android #architecture #beginners #kotlin

4 min read

Aalaa Fahiem

Apr 3

5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Writing My First Android App

#android #architecture #beginners #kotlin

4 min read

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I Didn't Memorize the Android ViewModel, I Derived It From 8 Problems( Interview Prep)

Want to connect with Aalaa Fahiem ?

I'm Starting the 100 Days of Cloud Challenge and I Don't Want to Do It Alone

My API Functions Had No Code Inside Them. So Who Was Actually Fetching the Data? (Interview Prep)

Gson silent bug that Never Said a Word(Interview Prep)

How to derive data classes for any API

I Thought Coroutines Were Enough. (Flow, StateFlow, MutableStateFlow)

My App Froze Every Time It Loaded Data. That's When I Finally Understood Coroutines.

As a Junior Android Dev Should I Memorize All Retrofit Code or Just Ask AI?(Interview Questions)

The Complete Retrofit Lifecycle in a Real Android App

Jetpack Compose Navigation(Interview Prep)

I Thought Passing Data Between Screens Would Be Easy. It Was Not.

The Junior Dev Who Never Had to Google Anything — Is That a Superpower or a Problem?

AI Is the GPS That Made Me Forget How to Read a Map" — you can still get anywhere, but you couldn't explain how

That Weird `{ }` After Button? I Had No Idea What I Was Actually Writing{Lambda function}

I Had No Idea How My Screens Were Talking to Each Other. Then I Learned Compose Navigation.

How Sealed Classes Make Navigation Safer in Jetpack Compose

Plugins

Gradle Said No. Here's How I Learned to Actually Read the Error.

Your App Has Three SDK Numbers and a Secret Evil Twin as your app has two version!

Dependency: That One Line in build.gradle You Copy Without Thinking? Let's Actually Understand It.

Gradle for Android Beginners: The Mental Model That Changes Everything

My MainActivity Was 700 Lines Long. That's When I Finally Learned MVVM.

5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Writing My First Android App