Google launches alpha release of Jetpack Compose to speed Android coding

Google launches alpha release of Jetpack Compose to speed Android coding

+Google launched the alpha release of Jetpack Compose, a development tool it has built to speed up the creation of Android apps.

The search giant started an early preview version of Jetpack Compose last October.

It’s aimed at speeding up Android development by streamlining the process of creating an app’s user interface, a time-consuming task that historically required writing a lot of custom code.

Android developers have traditionally had to write UI elements with the XML markup language.

The use of XML adds complexity to projects because an Android app’s core features have to be written in an altogether different language.

Jetpack Compose reduces the amount of boilerplate code required for an app by removing the need to use XML, nstead allowing developers to write both an app’s core features and UI in a single language.