A common use for LinearLayout is to evenly space (weight) views, for example:
How do you implement evenly spaced views like this using the new ConstraintLayou
Well if it helps someone
the key is here app:layout_constraintHorizontal_weight="1"
and
the best thing about constraint layout is that it supports circular dependency and here this is what I have done using exactly that.
For first child
app:layout_constraintEnd_toStartOf="@+id/textInputSecondChild"
For second child
app:layout_constraintLeft_toRightOf="@+id/textInputFirstChild"
here is the complete demo