Could you boldly clarify that compose beta doesn't...
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Paul Woitaschek
02/25/2021, 6:41 AMCould you boldly clarify that compose beta doesn't mean ready-to-use?
I see many voices where people think that it's now production ready. That's because there is this kind of google definition of stable which has established over the last year. By that definition beta is already stable but api changes can occur.
But the compose beta seems to rather match the regular definition of beta.
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Colton Idle
02/25/2021, 7:11 AMThey discussed this specifically in the compose beta release show today. Here's the timestamp to the question and answer:
Basically, compose is not in stable. It's in beta. The api shouldn't break anymore. But there's still work to be done, and you should know the trade-offs before adopting it.
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Paul Woitaschek
02/25/2021, 7:13 AMI know that, I just want this information to be more public because people will start using it right now in production
Paul Woitaschek
02/25/2021, 7:14 AMFor example this post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/lrhq9l/jetpack_compose_is_now_in_beta/
Paul Woitaschek
02/25/2021, 7:14 AMofficially in Beta and ready to use starting today
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Colton Idle
02/25/2021, 7:14 AMMore public than a public launch show? They said you can use it right now in production if you understand the trade offs. I'm shipping my "about screen" in compose since alpha 9 since I understand the trade offs. I don't really think they can hold anyones hand more than they are doing now.
"It depends"
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Paul Woitaschek
02/25/2021, 7:15 AMThis isn't the 90's, not everyone watches videos, this needs to be prominent in the blog post / compose introduction
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Colton Idle
02/25/2021, 7:17 AMlol what does the 90s and watching videos have to do with this? They had a blog post too
Do you have any other questions this doesn't answer? https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2021/02/announcing-jetpack-compose-beta.html
With this beta release, Compose is API complete and has all the features you need to build production-ready apps. Beta also means API stable, so we won’t change or remove APIs. Now is a great time to start learning Compose and begin planning for how you will use it in an upcoming project or feature once it reaches 1.0 later this year.
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Fabio
02/25/2021, 10:34 PMthis should be pinned arrow