Comments on: Developing iPhone Applications – Interface Builder http://www.summa-tech.com/blog/2009/09/10/developing-iphone-applications-interface-builder/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=developing-iphone-applications-interface-builder Summa Blog Thu, 17 May 2012 15:31:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Brian Gray http://www.summa-tech.com/blog/2009/09/10/developing-iphone-applications-interface-builder/comment-page-1/#comment-1439 Brian Gray Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:01:44 +0000 http://www.summa-tech.com/blog/?p=1183#comment-1439 @Narinder, thanks for the nice words! Your question brings up an interesting point: I certainly used IB extensively in my early iPhone development. And I think it did help me understand everything how the view works. I would stress here that I don't think there is a right or wrong about Interface Builder (e.g. use it or don't). It is more about tradeoffs. In addition to those mentioned above, IB has the added benefit for rookie developers of being easier to figure out (in terms of creating a UI). But eventually you will learn that IB itself adds extra complexity that wouldn't be there if you were just writing the code. Overtime, I had to learn when that complexity was worth it. @Narinder, thanks for the nice words! Your question brings up an interesting point: I certainly used IB extensively in my early iPhone development. And I think it did help me understand everything how the view works.

I would stress here that I don’t think there is a right or wrong about Interface Builder (e.g. use it or don’t). It is more about tradeoffs. In addition to those mentioned above, IB has the added benefit for rookie developers of being easier to figure out (in terms of creating a UI). But eventually you will learn that IB itself adds extra complexity that wouldn’t be there if you were just writing the code. Overtime, I had to learn when that complexity was worth it.

]]> By: Narinder Bansal http://www.summa-tech.com/blog/2009/09/10/developing-iphone-applications-interface-builder/comment-page-1/#comment-1436 Narinder Bansal Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:43:30 +0000 http://www.summa-tech.com/blog/?p=1183#comment-1436 Hi Brian. You guys are writing great articles in this blog.i am from java background. worked on JSf, struts, JSP, and other J2EE technologies.I am rookie in iPhone. started just 2 months ago. found Xcode lacks functionality as compared to eclipse. I completely agree with you that code is better than IB in case you need to refactor your code a lot. But what do you suggest for a rookie? I think for him going the IB way is better option. But as i am learning with time. I am trying to avoid IB as much as possible. Hi Brian. You guys are writing great articles in this blog.i am from java background. worked on JSf, struts, JSP, and other J2EE technologies.I am rookie in iPhone. started just 2 months ago. found Xcode lacks functionality as compared to eclipse. I completely agree with you that code is better than IB in case you need to refactor your code a lot. But what do you suggest for a rookie? I think for him going the IB way is better option. But as i am learning with time. I am trying to avoid IB as much as possible.

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