Update Android Roadmap – Transition from XML Views to Jetpack Compose

[Tiago-Vier-Preto]

Roadmap URL

https://roadmap.sh/android

Suggestions

Description

The current Android roadmap contains references to legacy UI components based on the XML View system (e.g., TextView, ImageView, RecyclerView). While these were foundational in the past, Jetpack Compose is now the industry standard for Android UI.

To ensure the roadmap remains relevant, we need to restructure the UI section to prioritize or exclusively feature Jetpack Compose. By making this change, we provide new learners with a direct path to modern Android development, preventing them from spending weeks learning a layout system that is increasingly being phased out in new recent projects.

Proposed Changes

I suggest one of the following two paths:

• Keep XML Views as a "Legacy" section but move Jetpack Compose to the primary "Starting Point" of Interface & Navigation

• Remove the XML-specific citations entirely and replace them with their Compose equivalents to create a streamlined, modern learning path.

Screenshots

Section which I think should change.

[jcanalesluna]

Hi! Thanks for the feedback. It makes sense. I've changed the roadmap from backoffice to illustrate your point. Have a great day!