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Evaluating the Future of Open Source in Modern Android
25. Juni 2025 um 17:05:00
unsolved unconference
Open-source frameworks are increasingly shaping the Android ecosystem, offering alternative solutions to Google’s standard libraries. This session will examine the practical benefits and trade-offs of adopting open-source frameworks at scale, addressing key gaps they fill and how they influence architectural decisions in mobile teams.
>What is the current industry balance between open-source frameworks and standard Android libraries?
>What challenges do state-machine architectures like Circuit, Workflow, and Appyx solve for mobile orgs?
>How do open-source frameworks impact long-term maintainability, scalability, and team onboarding?
>What are the key architectural bottlenecks in Android development today, and how do these frameworks address them?
>trelWhat organizational investment is required to adopt, maintain, or contribute to open-source frameworks?

Stephen Edwards
Android Engineer @ Square
Working on Client Foundations @ Square. Helps to maintain the Workflow Kotlin library.
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