Flixster is an app that allows users to browse movies from the The Movie Database API.
- User can tap a cell to see more details about a particular movie.
- User can tap a tab bar button to view a grid layout of Movie Posters using a CollectionView.
- User sees an app icon on the home screen and a styled launch screen.
- User can view and scroll through a list of movies now playing in theaters.
- User can view the movie poster image for each movie.
- User can view the app on various device sizes and orientations.
- Run your app on a real device.
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One of the challenges I faced was when I pulled from Github on Xcode and my entire code was wiped out, but I was able to figure out how to restore my code. Another challenge I faced was when I attempted to install CocoaPod, eventually, found out I had to use brew and manipulate some paths to successfully install the dependency manager. The other challenges I encountered were in the bonus tasks...
Constrains are SO tricky. Understanding where the bounds are and how to manipulate was a bit confusing, but I was able to bound all my objects and keep them from continuing off the screen for multiple devices! Constrains also fixed all objects to accomodate multiple screen sizes. The effort was totally worth it; the outcome of my work looks really clean. My curiosity in what more I can do with Swift really paid off in the final product.
I was also able to run the app on my personal iPhone 11 Pro device; just had to add my Apple account and authorize a developer team.
I really love how I'm able to have my own applications on my personal phone!
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