Storyboards vs. XIBs vs Code

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Storyboards vs. Interface Builder vs. Code

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Different Methods

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Storyboards Has more than one view and manages transitions

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Supported by Apple

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Interface Builder

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Interface Builder Circa 1993

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Code

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Storyboards

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One application, one storyboard

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One application, one storyboard

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Storyboards

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Storyboards

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BREAK INTO PIECES » Authentication / Registration

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BREAK INTO PIECES » Authentication / Registration » Multi-step Order Forms

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BREAK INTO PIECES » Authentication / Registration » Multi-step Order Forms » Wizards, Tutorials, etc.

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BREAK INTO PIECES » Authentication / Registration » Multi-step Order Forms » Wizards, Tutorials, etc. » Master-Detail

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BREAK INTO PIECES: WHY?

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BREAK INTO PIECES: WHY?

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CONFLICT

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WHEN TO USE ADVANTAGES » Easier Transitions

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WHEN TO USE ADVANTAGES » Easier Transitions » No alloc] init]

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WHEN TO USE ADVANTAGES » Easier Transitions » No alloc] init] » Visual Tool

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WHEN TO USE ADVANTAGES » Easier Transitions » No alloc] init] » Visual Tool » Static Table Views

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WHEN TO USE ADVANTAGES » Easier Transitions » No alloc] init] » Visual Tool » Static Table Views » More than one Cell Templates

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WHEN TO USE ADVANTAGES » Easier Transitions » No alloc] init] » Visual Tool » Static Table Views » More than one Cell Templates » Less ﬁle count

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WHEN NOT TO USE » Complex custom UI » UI with too many clear backgrounds » Already implemented with code or XIBs

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Storyboard Pros +

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Storyboard Pros + PERFORMANCE » Only the initial view is allocated

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Storyboard Pros + PROTOTYPING » Can be used to quickly create prototypes

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Storyboard Pros + VISUAL » For those who are better with visuals

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Storyboard Pros + AUTO-LAYOUT » We'll come back to this

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I should use storyboards then.

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Storyboard Cons - REUSABILITY

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Storyboard Cons - DATA FLOW

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Storyboard Cons - DATA FLOW » prepareForSegue:

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Storyboard Cons - CONFLICT

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Interface Builder

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Interface Builder Old.

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Interface Builder Old. But NSString is old too.

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Interface Builder Multiple Files for Single views or Single Files for Multiple related views

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Interface Builder Every view has its own XIB ﬁle.

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Interface Builder Every view has its own XIB ﬁle. “After all, that's what Object-Oriented programming stands for.” -- Some programmer dude

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WHEN TO USE » Modal Views

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WHEN TO USE » Modal Views » Login/Register screens

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WHEN TO USE » Modal Views » Login/Register screens » Reusable Views (templates, table cells)

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WHEN TO USE » Modal Views » Login/Register screens » Reusable Views (templates, table cells) » Everywhere basically

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Interface Builder Pros + Reusability » Prepare once, use everywhere

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Interface Builder Pros + Visual Tool » See what you are making

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Interface Builder Pros + Auto-Layout

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Interface Builder Cons - Localization » It's not easy for the unexperienced

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Code

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Code » When IB and Storyboards aren't enough

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Code » Understanding what's under the hood.

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Code » Use coding only for a project at least once.

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Code Pros + Performance

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Code Pros + Reusability » Good for small changes on similar views » Open Source

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Code Cons - Donkey Corpse amount of Code

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Code Cons - Seeing Results Ain't Easy » Iterate/Run/Debug/Iterate Cycle

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Code Cons - Not Imminent » Changes to the layout can't be applied that fast.

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Code Cons - Anti-Prototyping » Say farewell to your loved ones if you are trying this.

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Code Cons - Auto-Layout [NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:self.button1 attribute:NSLayoutAttributeRight relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:self.button2 attribute:NSLayoutAttributeLeft multiplier:1.0 constant:-12.0];