Facebook Open-Sources AsyncDisplayKit, the iOS Tool Behind Paper’s User Interface

The iOS tool behind the user interface for Facebook’s Paper iPhone application was open-sourced by the social network Wednesday, iOS engineer Nadine Salter, Instagram iOS engineering manager Scott Goodson and software engineer Andrew Pouliot revealed in a post on the Facebook engineering blog.

AsyncDisplayKitDiagram650The iOS tool behind the user interface for Facebook’s Paper iPhone application was open-sourced by the social network Wednesday, iOS engineer Nadine Salter, Instagram iOS engineering manager Scott Goodson and software engineer Andrew Pouliot revealed in a post on the Facebook engineering blog.

Salter, Goodson and Pouliot introduced AsyncDisplayKit as follows:

Have you ever noticed apps stuttering as you scroll and swipe around? Tapped a button and watched the entire interface freeze as it tries to react? iOS is well-known for its user-experience quality bar, but meeting that bar can be difficult, especially on older iPhones and iPads.

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