Modern Android Development using MVI architecture

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Argues that MVI pairs naturally with Jetpack Compose by treating the model as the single source of truth and using a reducer function in the model to create new immutable states, with a ViewModel transforming UI events into intents. Recommends Kotlin channels (queued single-use events) for one-off UI actions, shows a sample project implementing the reducer and navigation-from-UI approach, demonstrates a time machine to log every state for reproducible debugging, and warns about extra boilerplate and class churn.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 0:51Android architecture evolution
3. 4:28MVP to MVVM transition
4. 7:19MVI principles
5. 10:16MVI components
6. 12:58UI events and state updates
7. 14:04Debugging with state machine
8. 15:28Configuration changes handling
9. 17:21Navigation in MVI
10. 18:49Unidirectional data flow benefits
11. 20:38MVI challenges and scalability
12. 22:07Summary and Q&A

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