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by AllThatGroks 1404 days ago
I converted the Android App I work on to Compose with zero problems everything just worked. Everything that didn't work was my fault because I didn't grok something about how recomposition worked. I was able to convert everything in small encapsulated pieces without breaking other parts of the app.

I'm converting the iOS version of the app from UIKit app to SwiftUI and it is a nightmare. Nothing works, everything is tightly coupled, and nothing works out of the box without some hacky modification and much googling. I've also come to the conclusion that they don't use SwiftUI before releasing it.

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So why are you doing it? Why not just leave it UIKit. Is it just a learning experience? Clearly, UIKit is not going anywhere for a LONG time, so I don't feel compelled to update old code.

  > everything is tightly coupled
just curious, but what do you mean specifically?