AndroidX was announced in May of this year and is becoming more mature each month. We're starting to see libraries migrate to AndroidX so we'd also need to migrate to keep using the latest versions. As a result, we decided it was time to take the plunge.

These are just a few simple examples on how Koin can help with Android development, particularly making Architecture Component ViewModels more concise. Setup is quick and easy, and adding it to an existing application can be done relatively painlessly.

First, what is Kotlin? It's a language created by IntelliJ that runs in the JVM and Google announced official support for it in Android development at last year's Google I/O.

As written about previously, Rocket has been developing new Android apps using Android Architecture Components. Overall, it has been a good experience with clear separation of concerns, a prescribed, defined architecture, and some useful classes along with it.