FLEX vs SwiftUI
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FLEX (Flipboard Explorer) is a set of in-app debugging and exploration tools for iOS development. When presented, FLEX shows a toolbar that lives in a window above your application. From this toolbar, you can view and modify nearly every piece of state in your running application. | Provides views, controls, and layout structures for declaring your app's user interface. The framework provides event handlers for delivering taps, gestures, and other types of input to your app. |
Inspect and modify views in the hierarchy.;See the properties and ivars on any object.;Dynamically modify many properties and ivars.;Dynamically call instance and class methods.;Access any live object via a scan of the heap.;View the file system within your app's sandbox.;Explore all classes in your app and linked systems frameworks (public and private).;Quickly access useful objects such as [UIApplication sharedApplication], the app delegate, the root view controller on the key window, and more.;Dynamically view and modify NSUserDefaults values. | Declarative Syntax;
Design Tools;
Drag and drop;
Dynamic replacement;
Previews;
Native on All Apple Platforms;
Generate dynamic, interactive previews of your custom views;
Define interactions from taps, clicks, and swipes to fine-grained gestures;
Control and respond to the flow of data and changes within your app’s models;
Integrate SwiftUI views into existing apps, and embed AppKit, UIKit, and WatchKit views and controllers into SwiftUI view hierarchies;
Present your content onscreen and handle user interactions |
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