> On 22 Apr 2016, at 03:34, Hunter Hillegas <li...@lastonepicked.com> wrote:
> 
> Nope, I’m a huge fan, especially with newer tools like UIStackView and the 
> layout guide stuff.
> 
>> On Apr 21, 2016, at 12:19 PM, Charles Srstka <cocoa...@charlessoft.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Am I the only one who likes autolayout?
> 
> 

I also like autolayout. Always loved the theory and the layout engine, thinking 
about UI in terms of constraints I thinks is very natural. 

The initial implementation in IB was atrocious because it tried to guess what 
you wanted to do and keep the layout satisfied at all times, which meant a 1px 
move destroyed 10 minutes of work. The current implementation strikes the right 
balance for me, add the stuff and constraints you want, look at any warnings 
you get, fix them. You can exercise the interface quickly in the preview pane, 
you can leave constraints off bits you don’t care about yet and come back to 
them later. The trait-specific bits, where you can install constraints or even 
whole views automatically as traits change has let me remove chunks of code 
messing with constraints in code, now I can just bang through a few iterations 
of a view design in one place in IB in a few minutes, ‘test’ it on various 
devices in all orientations without writing a line of code. 

For me AL in the current iteration in IB is a huge time saver and I wouldn’t 
want to go back. 
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