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I'm not sure if they've changed this, but I had a hard time finding good documentation for using autolayout constraints in code for a layout that was mostly created in code due to it changing depending on what the situation demanded.

But I will agree Google's documentation is usually pretty short sighted and made by people that don't like writing documentation.

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I struggled for a long time trying to understand how Relative Layouts work. It just didn't gel with me and I found the documentation lacking. One day it clicked, but I very nearly gave up on the whole platform.

That said, the quality of the Android documentation has vastly improved since then. The training guides are excellent and the design section is good (although I much prefer the more practical Android Design in Action Youtube series).

Likewise, I got pretty good at it and love relative positioning (especially if you use it on a list). However, it is definitely a steep learning curve lol.

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