Automate what you repeat: From boilerplate to automation

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Automating repetitive Android boilerplate by generating static code from templates and specifications. Presents a Gradle plugin that scaffolds a complete MVI feature, a Kotlin API client generator from an OpenAPI spec built with KotlinPoet, and live demos showing how to integrate generated code into a real multi-module Android project to boost productivity and consistency.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:02Boilerplate dangers in Android
3. 2:23MVI feature generator
4. 4:49One-command results
5. 5:12API layer repetition
6. 7:57Custom API client generator
7. 15:44Automate stable logic
8. 16:47Q&A

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