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iOS

Jakub Kusmierz
Jakub Kusmierz
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Posted by Jakub Kusmierz
Jakub Kusmierz
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Adding UI Programmatically

I am working through the initial iOS material, and have a question about best practices in regards to how to create an app.

Amit goes through how to add the background image programmatically, but what are the arguments for and against adding UI elements this way as opposed to using the Storyboard?

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Nathan F.
Nathan F.
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Nathan F.
Nathan F.
30,773 Points

Actually, the Treehouse Blog has a nice little article about this: Sam Soffes wrote why he doesn't use Interface Builder. I don't know if this always applies, but I think a lot of iOS developers encourage doing things programmatically. Storyboard can still be useful for visualizing and prototyping applications, I think.

It's worth reading the comments as well, where some people give their reasons for why they like using Storyboards.