I wonder if there exists a list of videos and blogs that one should watch/read in order to understan...

# compose

[orangy]

I wonder if there exists a list of videos and blogs that one should watch/read in order to understand Compose better? Preferably not very Android-centric, but rather how the whole Compose system works from snapshots and states, through groups to slot table, then to build LayoutNodes, and how to properly use it all. Not very deep, like compose compiler plugin, but also not very shallow.

[Filip Wiesner]

Maybe not exactly what you are looking for but certainly full of information about Compose -> https://jorgecastillo.dev/book/

[Filip Wiesner]

Not yet finished but worth every penny imho

[José González D'Amico]

Connection rejected for that site here

[Filip Wiesner]

Try the leanpub page

[José González D'Amico]

that worked, 🙏

[orangy]

Wow, the book is something big :) Anything like “hitchhikers guide to compose” or Zachs video on snapshots? Those are manageable :)

[José González D'Amico]

maybe https://www.jetpackcompose.app/

[curioustechizen]

There are videos from Leland Richardson on some of this (maybe they don't go all the way to LayoutNodes but they do talk about the slot table etc). Sorry I don't have a link handy

[Oliver.O]

Some of the stuff I have accumulated:

Introduction and Reference
• Get started with Jetpack Compose | Android Developers
• Architecting your Compose UI | Jetpack Compose | Android Developers
• Jetpack Compose API Reference – androidx.compose.runtime | Android Developers
• Thinking in Compose | Jetpack Compose | Android Developers
• Understanding Jetpack Compose — part 1 of 2 | by Leland Richardson | Android Developers | Medium
• Recent Release Notes | Android Developers
Background
General
• Under the hood of Jetpack Compose — part 2 of 2 | by Leland Richardson | Android Developers | Medium
• Jetpack Compose Internals
State Management and Recomposition
• State and Jetpack Compose | Android Developers
• Compose state explained Series' Articles – Zach Klippenstein
• What is “donut-hole skipping” in Jetpack Compose? (Compose optimizations, how to check for and support smart recomposition)

[orangy]

This recent one by Leland is good short description of Modifiers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjGX2RftXsU&t=1s▾

[Ale Stamato]

speaking of Leland, this one is quite brilliant too: The Compose Runtime, Demystified

https://youtu.be/6BRlI5zfCCk▾

goes into slot table and snapshot state

[Ale Stamato]

Then you have A Hitchhiker's Guide to Compose Compiler and Opening the shutter on snapshots which are waaay more low level

[orangy]

I am looking for more advanced content, than Hitchhikers, e.g. would like to find something deeper on groups and slot table. Will check video from 2019, thanks!

[Colton Idle]

my fave on compose state explained/cheat sheet.
very readable. 7 part series. by none other than the GOAT @ Zach Klippenstein (he/him) [MOD]
https://dev.to/zachklipp/scoped-recomposition-jetpack-compose-what-happens-when-state-changes-l78