I am just starting with Android development and there are at least two ways to build a grid: using GridLayout or using a RecyclerView with a GridLayoutManager.
I want to build a grid of cards, likely around max. 50 cards.
It's absolutely fine to just use GridLayout if you don't need the functionality of the RecyclerView. Nevertheless, you should get involved with the RecyclerView asap(it's a very strong tool).
Up to a certain size, the solo GridLayout will render/load faster but at some point, this effect will reverse:
Recycle (view): A view previously used to display data for a specific adapter position may be placed in a cache for later reuse to display the same type of data again later. This can drastically improve performance by skipping initial layout inflation or construction.
