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07/11/2020, 10:03 AMTimo Drick
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07/11/2020, 10:14 AMPhilip Blandford
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07/11/2020, 11:13 AMAdrian Blanco
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07/11/2020, 11:44 AMMark Murphy
07/11/2020, 12:11 PMin 3 months it will probably have been released alreadyNot according to Google. We should have an alpha within two months, but a stable release is not planned until 2021. Personally, while I am hopeful that they will ship a stable release in 2021, there are no guarantees. For example, the first alpha of
androidx:constraintlayout
2.0.0 was released two years ago, and we do not yet have a stable release (or even an RC, though one should show up soon). While I think there are many more engineers on Compose, Compose is also a massive undertaking. If a stable Compose release slipped into 2022, I would not be shocked.
Better than writing everything with a framework that will have to be replaced sooner or laterEvery line of code that you write will have to be replaced or abandoned sooner or later. The Android
View
system will be supported indefinitely.
Obviously, you are welcome to ship apps based on Compose -- that is your decision. My concern is only with a couple of bits of your rationale.iex
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07/11/2020, 2:45 PMTimo Drick
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