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iOS Build a Simple iPhone App with Swift Creating a Data Model Finishing Up Our Model

Posted by Jonathan Letchford
Jonathan Letchford
1,718 Points

Wouldn't it be better to just show us the proper, readable way to code rather than wasting time w/ a poor way first?

Just feeling like we are wasting resources here.

1 Answer

miguelcastro2
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miguelcastro2
Courses Plus Student 6,573 Points
miguelcastro2
miguelcastro2
Courses Plus Student 6,573 Points

By showing the "poor way" to design a program, you can then see why the alternative "proper" way is better and more efficient. If you don't know why a particular design pattern is better than another then it's hard to make the right decisions when writing code. Most programmers have written inefficient code and by trial and error have learned how to write more efficient and well designed programs. In the end, writing good quality applications is a matter of experience.