# Databinding Episode II; Past Mistakes

DevFeed: [Databinding Episode II; Past Mistakes](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/databinding-episode-ii-past-mistakes-29057.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://dmitrysamoylenko.com/2021/10/13/databinding_past_mistakes.html>)

Author: Dmitry Samoylenko

Published: 2021-10-13T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Dmitry Samoylenko - Android Developer Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dmitry-samoylenko-android-developer-blog.md>)

Topics: [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [android-development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android-development.md>), [Kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kotlin.md>), [Java](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/java.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Jetpack](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/jetpack.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [android-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android-development.md>), [bugs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bugs.md>), [java](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/java.md>), [jetpack](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jetpack.md>), [jetpack-compose](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jetpack-compose.md>), [kotlin](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kotlin.md>)

## AI overview

This short Android development article examines a databinding problem involving inheritance between Kotlin and Java classes. It concludes that Java classes should not inherit from Kotlin classes in this situation and briefly suggests considering Jetpack Compose.

## Source excerpt

Databinding Episode II; Mistakes of the Past