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Building Reddit’s iOS and Android app
- Reddit’s native mobile apps for iOS and Android are complex, with about 2.5 million lines of code, 500+ screens, and 200 engineers working on them.
- In 2021, Reddit revamped its mobile apps, introducing a new tech stack called the “Core Stack” and enhancing user experience.
- On 'The Pragmatic Engineer' podcast, Reddit's mobile platform team discusses the app's evolution, architecture, testing strategies, and developer experience.
- The team transitioned to a modern architecture, utilized Jetpack Compose for Android, and focused on server-driven mobile UI.
- Challenges included the app's scale, compile time, testing, and migration to new frameworks like SwiftUI and GraphQL.
- Reddit's mobile team emphasized the importance of good developer experience and the impacts of modernizing their tech stack.
- Lessons learned included the complexity of native mobile development, the benefits of modern tools, and the value of platform engineering.
- The episode highlights the journey of Reddit's mobile apps, discussing team structures, architecture decisions, and experimental approaches.
- Key topics covered include iOS and Android engineering, codebase complexity, user experience improvements, and hiring traits for platform teams.
- Insights were shared on modernizing tech stacks, migration challenges, AI in workflows, testing strategies, and the culture of experimentation at Reddit.
- The podcast episode provided valuable insights on large-scale mobile rewrites, native mobile challenges, and the evolution of Reddit’s mobile app development.
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