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Mac OS X

Getting Started

A guided introduction and learning path for developers new to Mac OS X.

Mac OS X is a uniquely powerful development platform, bringing a 32-bit and 64-bit architecture and multiprocessor capability to the desktop and server arenas. It provides an extremely productive high-level programming environment in Cocoa, the full power of real UNIX®, and a host of open source web, scripting, database, and development technologies. The built-in Xcode tools, combining time-tested stability and performance, standards-based technologies, and a remarkable user interface, make Mac OS X an amazingly multifaceted development platform. Mac OS X delivers revolutionary technologies like Spotlight, Dashboard, Automator, Core Data, Core Animation, Core Image, and many others. These powerful additions to the modern, UNIX-based foundation make Mac OS X the most advanced operating system available. Read More ...


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Leopard Technology Series for Developers: Objective-C 2.0 Overview
Objective-C 2.0 in Leopard brings new power and performance to your Cocoa applications.  Learn how Obj-C 2.0 will help you write applications more quickly and with less code. 

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Mac OS X Reference Library

Fundamentals

Essential information about Apple's Mac OS X operating system.

Mailing List

Carbon Mailing List

Developers may ask questions or share knowledge with their peers from around the world in this discussion forum about Carbon development.

Cocoa Mailing List

Discussions regarding native Mac OS X application developments using Cocoa frameworks.

Darwin Mailing List

Technical discussion list for general Darwin software development. This does not include Carbon, Cocoa, or Darwin Streaming Server.

Java Mailing List

Mailing list run by Apple about Java development on Mac OS.

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