What I Learned in Two Years as an Android Engineer

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Covers practical lessons from two years as an Android engineer: break features into small testable implementations (examples: setOnClickListener, XML onClick, data binding, Butter Knife), verify libraries before adopting (moved from Volley to OkHttp due to SDK issues), prefer support libraries (use support-v4 fragments), test early on real devices (recommends Nexus 5), and enforce coding style, auto-formatting, and design documents to speed reviews and onboarding.

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1. 0:00Two years of Android learning
2. 1:40Breaking features into parts
3. 7:21Choosing tech and libraries
4. 17:10Material Design compatibility
5. 20:42Real devices in development
6. 25:00Solo vs team differences
7. 29:39Summary

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