# Copy Paste Compose

DevFeed: [Copy Paste Compose](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/copy-paste-compose-32045.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.maiatoday.net/p/copy-paste-compose/>)

Published: 2021-11-14T14:27:39Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [maiatoday](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/maiatoday.md>)

Topics: [Jetpack Compose](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/jetpack-compose.md>), [Compose](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/compose.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

Tags: [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [compose](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compose.md>), [devfest](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devfest.md>), [jetpack-compose](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jetpack-compose.md>), [modifiers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/modifiers.md>), [pitfalls](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pitfalls.md>), [talk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/talk.md>)

## AI overview

A lighting talk examines copy-paste as an early form of code reuse in Jetpack Compose projects, explaining why composable architecture and modifiers can make snippets easy to transplant while highlighting associated pitfalls and sources for code examples.

## Source excerpt

Devfest 2021 West Sweden lighting talk about Copy Paste Jetpack Compose. CopyPaste is often the first attempt at re-using code, but it has its pitfalls. Some musing on why it seemed easier to copy and paste snippets of code in a Jetpack Compose project. It seems to relate to the composable architecture. Composables can be transplanted easily and modifiers can be grafted from one Composeable to another. Some pitfalls and things to watch out for and some good places to find code snippets.