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Donn Felker

Kaushik Gopal

Fragmented

We all know of ProGuard, we want to use it and like it. But let's face it proGuard ain't pretty. In this episode we have Jeb walk us through the magic of ProGuard.

We talk to Jeb Ware of American Express. Jeb works as an Android developer and has given some great talks on ProGuard. He walks us through what ProGuard is, how it works, advancements with R8 and more. 

By the end of this episode, you should have a new found appreciation for proGuard and bravely approach adding proGuard to your projects.

Shownotes: http://fragmentedpodcast.com/episodes/140/ 

We all know of ProGuard, we want to use it and like it. But let's face it proGuard ain't pretty. In this episode we have Jeb walk us through the magic of ProGuard.

We talk to Jeb Ware of American Express. Jeb works as an Android developer and has given some great talks on ProGuard. He walks us through what ProGuard is, how it works, advancements with R8 and more. 

By the end of this episode, you should have a new found appreciation for proGuard and bravely approach adding proGuard to your projects.

## Shownotes

* [How ProGuard works - Jeb at Droidcon Boston](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9ymcWoDEtc)
* [ProGuard Manual](https://www.guardsquare.com/en/products/proguard/manual/usage)
* [D8/R8 announcement](https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/08/next-generation-dex-compiler-now-in.html)
* [R8 issue tracker](https://issuetracker.google.com/issues?q=componentid:326788)

## Sponsors

* [American Express Jobs](https://americanexpress.io/android-jobs) - American Express is hiring Android developers!

## Contact

*   [@fragmentedcast][11] or [our Youtube channel][10]
*   [@jebstuart][12]
*   [@donnfelker][13] and [donnfelker][14] (on Instagram)
*   [@kaushikgopal][15] and [kaushikgopal][16] (on Instagram)

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Donn Felker

@donnfelker

Kaushik Gopal

@kaushikgopal

Fragmented · November 5, 2018

140: ProGuard with Jeb Ware

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