Where Should Initial Load Logic Actually Live in Jetpack Compose? A production decision guide born from 3 LinkedIn posts, 50+ engineers disagreeing, and the humbling realization that everyone was …

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A comprehensive guide to deciding where initial data-loading logic should live in Jetpack Compose apps. Covers four patterns: LaunchedEffect(Unit) as a code smell (Pattern 0), init{} in ViewModel (Pattern 1), explicit action dispatch with sealed interfaces (Pattern 2), and reactive .onStart+stateIn pipelines (Patterns 3 and 4). Each pattern is analyzed with real trade-offs around configuration changes, process death, backstack behavior, retry support, and unit testability. A decision flowchart helps teams pick the right pattern based on their specific constraints. The meta-lesson: the real issue is using the UI layer as a business trigger rather than a lifecycle signal, and the ViewModel should always own state and logic.