Android XML Views Standards
Priority: P1
Implementation Guidelines
ViewBinding
- •Standard: Use ViewBinding for all XML layouts.
- •Synthetics:
kotlin-android-extensionsis Dead. Remove it. - •KAPT: Avoid DataBinding unless strictly necessary (impacts build speed).
RecyclerView
- •Adapter: Always inherit
ListAdapter(wraps AsyncListDiffer). - •Updates: Provide a proper
DiffUtil.ItemCallback. NEVER callnotifyDataSetChanged().
Layouts
- •ConstraintLayout: Use for complex flat hierarchies.
- •Performance: Avoid deep nesting (LinearLayout inside LinearLayout).
Anti-Patterns
- •findViewById:
**Deprecated**: Use ViewBinding. - •Synthetics:
**Deprecated**: Remove import kotlinx.android.synthetic.*.