From Linux to Android: the samurai's journey

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The talk covers reusing C/C++ code between Linux terminal and Android, including JNI difficulties, porting legacy code, Android platform limitations and benefits, and why a custom View-based navigation was implemented instead of using Activity/Fragment. It also describes a custom integration library created for the app and practical release-time problems encountered while defending and deploying this approach amid competing development strategies.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:57Migrating from Linux to Android
3. 7:14Legacy code and team limits
4. 13:43Android for terminal dev
5. 18:44Syncing UI states
6. 22:34UI rendering fixes
7. 25:25Model integration
8. 26:30Third-party app integration
9. 28:19Migration results
10. 29:02Q&A

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