🚀 Jetpack Compose for Beginners: What 'Compose' Means and Why `@Composable` Matters

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If you're new to Jetpack Compose, one of the first questions that comes to mind is:

🤔 What exactly are we "composing"?

And what’s up with this @Composable annotation?

In this beginner-friendly article, I break down:

✅ What "Compose" really means in Android

✅ The power and purpose of @Composable functions

✅ How Jetpack Compose replaces the old XML-based UI system

✅ Real-world analogies (like LEGO blocks!) to make the concepts click

🧱 LEGO Analogy in Compose

Jetpack Compose UI is built like LEGO — small, reusable building blocks. You combine them to create complex UIs, just like snapping LEGO pieces together.

Did You Know? LEGO stands for "Leg Godt", which is Danish for "Play Well".

In the Compose world, you "Play Well" by combining Composables to create flexible, modular UIs.

📖 Read the full post on Medium:

👉 Jetpack Compose for Beginners – What Compose Means and Why @Composable

💬 Let me know what you think, or share how you got started with Compose!