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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.

• GoldenMonkey 14y ago
  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
  • cageface 14y ago
    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.
  • yareally 14y ago
    Try the UI tool for Android on Intellij IDEA, much better.