In this episode of the Android Developers Backstage podcast, Fabien Sanglard from the Android Studio team shares his journey of optimizing the Android Studio debugger and ADB. Drawing from his background in reverse-engineering classic video games, Fabien gained a deep understanding of low-level systems, which he leveraged to tackle major performance issues in ADB communication. His main goal was to cut down latency during debugging, addressing both coding flaws and long-standing design decisions. The result? A much faster debugging experience, especially beneficial for developers dealing with high-latency connections or subpar USB cables. Fabien also introduces tools he's developed, like Ziplinger, aimed at streamlining APK build and deployment times.
