Hour 6. Understanding How the User Interface Is Built

In the model-view-controller architecture, views are user interface elements that are responsible for drawing themselves to the screen and reacting to user interaction. Before delving into how they work, which is the subject of the next two hours, you’ll learn how to use them.

First you’ll learn about windows, the canvas into which views are drawn. Then you’ll learn how to combine views to create a complete user interface. The iPhone can display user interfaces in Landscape as well as Portrait mode. You’ll learn how to create your own Landscape mode application, and the ...

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