Top 10 Compose Mistakes in Large-Scale Apps
Article Summary
Jetpack Compose is the future of Android UI, but scaling it in enterprise apps? That's where most teams stumble.
Dobri Kostadinov breaks down the 10 most common Compose mistakes that plague large-scale Android applications. Each mistake includes real code examples showing what goes wrong and how to fix it.
Key Takeaways
- Monolithic modules kill build times: modularize by feature from day one
- Missing keys in LazyColumn causes poor scroll performance and unnecessary recompositions
- State hoisting done wrong triggers cascading recompositions across your UI tree
- AndroidView wrapper prevents memory leaks when integrating legacy views
- Type-safe navigation with sealed classes beats error-prone string routes
Critical Insight
These 10 pitfalls (from ignoring compiler reports to skipping UI tests) directly impact performance, maintainability, and accessibility at scale.
