Hey everyone, beginner Android dev here. I just finished building a LocationApp tutorial (live tracking and geocoding). I didn't just blindly follow it; I actually get what's happening under the hood and even built a custom Jetpack Compose UI instead of using the instructor's layout.
I’m feeling super comfortable with Compose and the UI side of things. But when it comes to the logic side—like setting up Retrofit or Coil for the first time in a project—my mind just goes blank. I can never write it from scratch and always end up copying from my previous projects to get it wired up.
- Is this normal? Do you actually memorize all this setup code, or is referencing old projects just part of the job?
- What are your best tips for speeding up my learning progress when it comes to the logic and architecture side of Android?
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