Simple block-based API, significantly less lines of code to accomplish the same tasks, and smaller, more understandable codebase that uses Foundation classes (e.g. NSURLRequest, NSURLResponse, etc.), rather than re-inventing the wheel
And though I don't have the exact numbers, AFNetworking is really fast, maybe 2-3x over ASI in average cases, from my experience and what other users report.
Take a look at the examples in the README and compare that to how you'd do the same in ASI.
And though I don't have the exact numbers, AFNetworking is really fast, maybe 2-3x over ASI in average cases, from my experience and what other users report.
Take a look at the examples in the README and compare that to how you'd do the same in ASI.