I'll admit it has been a long time -- androidx was only just showing up when I stopped developing for the platform. > AppCompat, AndroidX, and their other libr

I'll admit it has been a long time -- androidx was only just showing up when I stopped developing for the platform. > AppCompat, AndroidX, and their other library projects have basically made SDK concerns something you rarely have to think about at this point. I kinda wish this meant they would spread out the releases a bit more, say 2-3 years apart. At least then they'd have even more motivation to ensure that the support libs et al offered compelling features that don't require manufacturers to stop being lazy.