[Intro to iOS] Assignment 1

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Hi, this is my submission for assignment 1. Please go to folder MovieDB Client.

Thanks so much.

[coderschoolreview]

:+1: nice work. The point of this homework was to explore a simple example of a full MVC application with a RESTful API. You learned about UITableViews, custom UITableViewCells, navigation from a UITableView, and basic networking.

Grading Summary:

• Functionality: Good
• Code Style: Excellent
• Visual Design: Good
• Usability: Good
• Overall: Good

Detailed Notes

• Great clean code. Good job utilizing the best parts from the style guide:
  • Ray Wenderlich Swift Style Guide
• Nice work implementing the FilmModel.
• Nice work with the custom Movie cell and encapsulating it so that it can configure itself based on the movie instance.
• You use the textView to display movie summary, and the user can edit the text inside. This should be a label.
• Nice work loading the images asynchronously.
• Note that your images are stretched. You should observe the UIContentMode of the UIImageView. By default, it will stretch the image to match your dimensions, which is probably not what you want.
• Your error message should be displayed if a network request fails and hidden again if it succeeds. You shouldn't use the UIAlertController, when user taps on OK, your HUD keeps spinning forever.
• Nice job implementing a UIScrollView. UIScrollView is the parent class of UITableView.

• Keep alignment in mind when designing a mobile app. Alignment makes a design more neat and organized so that it's easier to read or use. This means that readers will find what they want without frustration For more information about grid theory, you can read the article here.

  To use alignment properly, imagine there are evenly-spaced vertical lines running through the entire length of the design. Both the left and right edges of every single item should fall along these lines, which designers call a grid.

  You want to align as many items as possible along the same grid lines. Instead of looking at layout like the game Tetris, where the goal is to fill every available space, try to arrange elements in neat columns.

• Not a big deal, but when you search and find no result, you should display No result

Homework is the core part of this class. Through the homework assignments you'll create real apps that you should be proud to show anybody. The more time you spend, the better your portfolio will be and the more you will learn. Try to spend a little more time next week!