Some iOS APIs are just retarded.

Apple's retarded double negative:
myUIButton.isHidden = fasle

How about just:
myUIButton.isShown = true

How about `UIObject.visible`?
No indirection that way.
Nice and clear.

@Root
This. Visible in most rendering models is a compositor setting, whereas hidden is an instance exemption from display.

Personally I don't find a lot of value to the distinction and would be fine with visible being the only setting, even if there's slight variation in the mechanics.

@SortOfTested Fair point.

JavaFX does that, too with having disabledProperty(). So no surprise to me.

Depending on your logic, explicitly hiding something is more clear than the other way around.

Edit: 0x @cafebabe 's explanation seems better than mine.