Jimmy Ray

Principal Android Developer at Auto Trader UK

Talk Title

DIY Server-Driven UI: Building Auto Trader’s SDUI platform

Room

Glass

Date

31.10.2024

Time

16:05 > 40 min

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Join us as we take you through Auto Trader’s 4-year journey in crafting our hybrid Server-Driven UI framework (Composable) and the architecture that powers our mobile apps. We’ll delve into why we decided to build instead of buy, our choice of Kotlin and the designs that fuelled our success. From pitfalls to breakthroughs, this talk will be full of useful insights for anyone considering building SDUI themselves.

You should leave this talk with the following:
- Insights into our approach to SDUI
- Building with a small team without stopping feature work.
- Kotlin and Android tech insights of the system.
- How we're leveraging KMP to improve client logic.
- 4 years of learnings, did we make the right choice?
- Tips and tricks for anyone considering the same.

Speaker Bio

Jimmy, a Principal Software Engineer at Auto Trader, started developing software around 20 years ago and has led teams to build Android apps for over a decade. He is passionate about frameworks, engines, and APIs, clean code and software craftsmanship, driving personal development and growth and having fun doing it.

Jimmy began speaking in 2016 after a long time of attending events and networking. He’s presented to various audiences, from meet-ups to large conference talks. Whatever the talk, expect it to be relaxed, humorous, and informative.

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