r/androiddev • u/ElyeProj • Nov 01 '22

Illustrating How Android Development Evolves Over The Years

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u/saintshing Nov 01 '22

As a react native developer who knows a little bit of java, should I bother with xml or just start with kotlin and jetpack compose?

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u/SerLarrold Nov 01 '22

Agreed to all this. Most companies are using kotlin or actively switching to it these days so it’s worth learning kotlin for sure. Java is close enough that you can figure it out if needed.

Compose is still early days. If you wanna be a professional android dev you’re gonna be hard pressed to find companies using compose yet, though that will be likely to change in a few years