Code Generation from A to Z
summary
An overview of code generation tools and techniques used in Android/Java development, covering Annotation Processing, AspectJ, bytecode weaving, and Jack plugins. It explains how these approaches go beyond common libraries like Dagger2, Butterknife, DataBinding, IcePick, Retrolambda, and LoganSquare, and gives practical examples for using each technology.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:27What is code generation
- 7:56Aspect-oriented programming
- 15:49Java Annotation Processing API
- 25:01APT problems and limits
- 33:39Bytecode transformation
- 40:01Conclusion and tools
- 42:09Q&A
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