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I'm mainly an iOS guy but the way Android manages layouts and resources in XML beats the pants off of xibs + interface builder for non-trivial UIs.



You've gotta be kidding. What user interface tool does android + eclipse provide? There is nothing there, you've gotta hand roll it in xml. The UI tool is limited and a pain to work with.

I think android's ability to use folders to support different layouts and resources beats the file naming conventions necessary for supporting the same scenario in iOS... i.e. myLogo~ipad.png


I leave the WYSIWYG for the designer - it quickly falls apart for actually programming complex UIs. My job is to translate PSDs into working UI. There's a good reason we abandoned WYSIWYG for web design years ago and a modern mobile app is no less dynamic.

I can change the underlying grid size, padding and item spacing for every screen in my entire app in one line. Have fun doing that in iOS.


Try the UI tool for Android on Intellij IDEA, much better.




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