Android Databinding - Writing Better Android UI Code

Writing user interface code for Android applications has some inherent shortcomings that can lead to runtime errors that can hamper a developer's productivity. Third party libraries like Butterknife try to solve certain aspects of these problems, but fall short of fully addressing them. See how the Android Databinding library can eliminate these issues, as well as providing helpful features to increase your productivity.

Speaker: Matthew Inger (https://twitter.com/mattinger)

Matt has over 20 years of professional software development experience, in both commercial and open source software. As an undergraduate student at Drexel
University, he learned java from it's early days. He successfully contributed to space systems while at Lockheed Martin, mobile device management software while at Fiberlink Communications (now IBM MaaS360), as well as numerous other products. Most recently, he has worked on the systems that power the data behind the Xfinity TV website and mobile apps, as well as the Xfinity MyAccount Android app, and the newly announced Xfinity Digital Home app.

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