If you're building a UIView subclass that needs to set up a mess of subviews this can get old really quick. Best option I've found so far? Just initialize them with a default value like you would a regular variable. Now the compiler's off your back and and you can move on with your life, or at least what's left of it after choosing software development as a career.Justin Driscoll
This is something people who create elaborate mechanisms to force people to "Do the Right Thing" never seem to understand: they hardly ever achieve what they are trying to achieve. Instead, people will do the minimal amount of work to get the compiler off their backs. Compare Java's checked exceptions.
