Retrofitting Legacy Code with Jetpack Compose at Scale
By Ryan Simon
Jetpack Compose sounds great on paper, but how does it work on Android projects with tons of existing code, features, and modules?
Spoiler: it works quite well! At Monzo, we adopted Compose while it was in alpha, and we’ve scaled our implementation across many of our hundreds of feature modules.
We’ve trained up our developers, and have gained incredible speed when delivering new features because of Compose. Our product managers are still shocked at how fast we can be!
Here’s what you’ll be able to take away from this talk:
Why you should consider Compose for new and existing projects of any size
The real-world advantages of Compose over the existing View system
What building a custom design system in Compose can do for your team
Some things to look out for when adopting Compose with existing View UI
Tips on how to sell Compose to your team and managers!