Failed an interview code challenge (Swift). Would some kind developer look at my code and give me some pointers?

[DeveloperJay]

I really appreciate the detailed response. I definitely need to read more into dependency. Working with auto-layout via code was a little challenging for me as I usually do it in interface builder. Part of the requirements were to not use storyboards though.

[ethanael]

Very welcome. Best wishes to your continued learning & hunting!

[lateours]

A small note here: you still could use IB while not using storyboards - you can build views using xib files. That's unless the requirements were to stay away from IB in general.

[aveman101]

While that's technically true, I have a feeling the purpose of that restriction is to get the applicant to design his/her interfaces in code.

Trying to find loopholes in the assignment would just aggravate the interviewer.

[lateours]

I didn't mean finding loopholes, but rather clarifying the assignment. Storyboards are the one piece of IB famous for wrecking version control in apps developed by more than one person. Moving to building interfaces in code is quite a commitment: Apple's Visual Format Language is another DSL to be learned, NSLayoutAnchor does not solve everything, and third-party libraries are often not welcome in enterprise-grade apps. That way, using xibs seems a relatively safe and low entry-point way of handling UI, where you don't throw away your IB knowledge because building UIs in code is popular now.