When storyboards were first introduced in late 2011, I was excited to use them. However, some developers did not (and still do not) like storyboards for many different reasons. I am a visual person; so, for me, storyboards give me the ability to see my app UI and be able to design it without having to run the app every time.
With the introduction of storyboards came static Table Views. For me, static Table Views changed the game, because I could create a complex layout all within storyboard without any, or with very little, code. Static Table Views can be used in many different ways, including for login screens, project settings, detail views, and so much more.
In this chapter, we are going to work with static Table Views; as you see, you can create complicated looks with very little code.
We will cover the following in this chapter:
- Creating our restaurant detail
- Understanding more UI elements
- Getting comfortable with Auto Layout
- Setting up our static Table...