Should You Learn XML or Jetpack Compose?

[ubersticks]

I have studied XML intensely for 3 or more years and am not bad at it, but I absolutely love the feel of Compose (in particular due to tutorials like Philip's !). I have used Compose exclusively for the past year and really hope not to turn back. Compose has settled down and is much more stable now.

[CriticasDeCriticas]

Newcomers should absolutely learn XML. And Dinosaurs should stop refusing to learn Compose, and embrace the future. Also, KMM+Compose is inevitable :)

[ilyichelgar]

I prefer to learn both of them. Xml still used by many companies but at the same time compose is the future, so for now I'm learning both of them :)

[yonagi]

Thank you. I was thinking of switching to compose, but I was worried I needed to be an expert in XML first. I guess a decent amount of experience is enough.

[Zero-dxkr]

Good advice. Learn the basics so ur not clueless during work and jump on compose for productivity and it’s the future anyways

[aisimo]

I moved from android mvp-xml to react-native 3 yeras ago, and now im happy to learn jetpack compose

[johnwilliams-qnmx]

goddamnit for school project 3 months after at last I learn the basic with xml, and now it suddenly appear to me that I was learning the outdated suff

[tibrec]

From companies: we need at least
3 to 5 years to begin with this big migration

[ahmadab]

İ worked will now with xml, and learn jetpack compose from one month

[theevan]

Thanks! Question. For the Android interview process, do you know if many require data structures and algorithms questions? Or many companies just have you build an app and ask Android/java/kotlin questions?

Thank you for your time in advance! I have built a few apps but now i'm on leetcode. not sure how much i should focus on this stuff. Still pretty useful stuff, it seems.

[dinunclv]

I think xml is great in android and very easy to use.

[Brakoose]

XML made android learning so simple. before i move to jetcompose and its all make sense

[whitemamba]

for business: xml
for freelance: jetpack compose

[syahidbaddry]

i have good understanding with xml, is jetpack compose really need to learn?like can we just stuck in xml?

[ArturoDevA]

xml with databinding & binding adapters = dead compose

[starry_shivam]

Biggest letdown for me with compose is you have to wait for like 5 mins to render your layout so you can see what exactly you've done, most of the times it's faster to actually build the app than to render a preview but it gets annoying overtime and you'll just end up procrastinating. The no immediate preview feature like XML is what keeps me away from compose