/Flixster

Week 1 Training for Code Path Tech Fellowship

Primary LanguageSwift

Flix

Flix is an app that allows users to browse movies from the The Movie Database API.


Flix Part 2

User Stories

REQUIRED (10pts)

  • (5pts) User can tap a cell to see more details about a particular movie.
  • (5pts) User can tap a tab bar button to view a grid layout of Movie Posters using a CollectionView.

BONUS

  • (2pts) User can tap a poster in the collection view to see a detail screen of that movie.
  • (2pts) In the detail view, when the user taps the poster, a new screen is presented modally where they can view the trailer.

App Walkthrough GIF


Notes

I found it very challenging to get all the view controllers working in the correct order. Also little things like how the label works was very tedious to fix.


Flix Part 1

User Stories

REQUIRED (10pts)

  • (2pts) User sees an app icon on the home screen and a styled launch screen.
  • (5pts) User can view and scroll through a list of movies now playing in theaters.
  • (3pts) User can view the movie poster image for each movie.

BONUS

  • (2pt) User can view the app on various device sizes and orientations.
  • (1pt) Run your app on a real device.

App Walkthrough GIF


Notes

I think one of the most challenging parts of this project was properly getting cocoapods to install because I had to find a specific version. Also making sure all the class names were properly matching