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8 years ago :+1: nice work. The point of this homework was to explore a simple example of a full MVC application with a RESTful API.
Great job with search and the tab bar. It'd be great to see you handle the "no results" case very gracefully when someone searches for, say "xvsadsdxjjk". Also good job customizing the highlight effect of the cell, but it does show that your images aren't exactly as tall as the cell.
In general, you should challenge yourself to create visually polished applications. That's where you'll find all the rough edges of the iOS framework and earn the next level of mastery.
One of the most important part of these projects is that you add additional features and tweak the UI / UX because that will provide many more learning opportunities. I would encourage you to complete the projects each week with required stories early and then spend time adding your own UI elements and experimenting with optional extensions that will improve the user experience.
We have provided a detailed Project 1 Feedback Guide here which covers the most common points we see for this project. Read through the feedback guide point-by-point to determine other ways you could improve your submission. You should consider going back and implementing applicable feedback as well. Keep in mind that one of the most important parts of iOS development is learning the correct patterns and conventions.
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