This varies by team. The Android core frameworks team was historically extremely lean in relation to their responsibilities. But as a steady state, you're absolutely right. This is a large part of the reason I left, my productivity has gone way up.
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This varies by team. The Android core frameworks team was historically extremely lean in relation to their responsibilities. But as a steady state, you're absolutely right. This is a large part of the reason I left, my productivity has gone way up.