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by mattgreenrocks 5158 days ago
In the Ars article, I noticed the author mentions you can't use XCode's layout tools.

In practice, how big a problem is that?
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RandallBrown 5158 days ago
Some people hate interface builder and don't use it at all. I really like it and would have a really hard time getting rid of it. The amount of code you would need to write to make all of your views would be terrible.

I would liken it to not using HTML when you're making a web app and you can only use javascript to generate (by hand) all of the UI.

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elsurudo 5158 days ago
Except that I feel the control you lost by using IB is smaller compared to the control you lose by using an HTML builder. But then again, it's been forever since I last used an HTML builder.

In both cases, there are border cases that need to be handled in code (or markup).

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elsurudo 5158 days ago
I quite like Interface Builder, and this sounds like a bit of a deal-breaker for me. I'd rather not have my controllers cluttered with UI-positioning code, etc. It's a much more elegant way to create you UI (most of the time).

I bet they are working on it, though...

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hlidotbe 5158 days ago
I tried a bit, technically it works but currently you have to compile your xib to nib manually using ibtool.

That may have changed tough because I dropped the xib as I didn't really needed it.

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mattgreenrocks 5158 days ago
How does that work? Layout the view, convert the XIB to NIB, and load it at runtime?
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noinput 5158 days ago
In relation to working with Appcelerator or a similar system that allows you to load in images/views/visuals & position programmatically, I wouldn't say it's a problem, more a shift in practice.
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