Apple Developer
The Apple Developer Connection (ADC ) is an Internet portal by Apple for software development on the Macintosh platform. In addition to the Macintosh platform came in the wake of the iPod added technical articles about the music industry. The pages are designed to help developers deal with Apple's technology platform (hardware and software), by educational materials such as tutorials, technical articles, and extensive documentation is provided. Most of the material on pages is written in English. However, there are national ADCs, ask what content in the local language.
Apple Reference Library
The Apple Reference Library is a collection of teaching material, which is provided inside the ADC. Each registered developer (except the free version ) gets a monthly package containing the latest version on CD or DVD by post. Since December 2007, Apple has restricted sales of DVDs, the DVDs so that you only get when you have explicitly objected to download the monthly DVDs on the ADC website.
Worldwide Developers Conference
Main article: Worldwide Developers Conference
The WWDC is held annually in California by Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, will be presented at the new versions of the operating system Mac OS X and other Apple products. The conference will begin, as usual, also by 2009 Macworld, with a keynote address, the (then CEO) has been held since 1998 by Steve Jobs. Due to an illness, she was held by Apple's senior vice president of marketing Phil Schiller, 2009. The first WWDC took place in 1983 in Monterey instead. Meanwhile, it takes place in San Francisco 's Moscone Center.
All participants must sign a confidentiality agreement (NDA - " Non Disclosure Agreement " ) sign. This was previously also for the keynote, but many sites offer a live ticker on, the report almost simultaneously via text about what is happening. Approximately one day after the event, a video recording on the Apple website is provided also always. In the past usually only software was presented during the last years hardware was, however, treats the same place. Thus, the newest generation iPhone were introduced in the years 2008 and 2009. Also dedicated the keynote for quite some time getting the next version of the operating system Mac OS X. there also the transition to the Intel platform was announced in 2005.
Variants of membership
The ADC provides multiple, partially paid, memberships.
Registered Apple Developer
The online membership is open and provided free of charge for everyone. In addition to the already free access to documentation, etc. This membership provides access to the " Downloads" area, where you can download, for example, Apple's Xcode development environment directly ( both old and newer versions, the Mac App Store is only the latest find version).
IOS Developer Program
Membership in the iOS Developer Program costs 79 euro per year, provides access to pre-release versions of iOS and it allows applications in the App Store to offer. Furthermore, developers can test their programs directly on their device and distribute to testers.
Enterprise Program
For companies, Apple offers the $ 299 per year expensive " iOS Developer Enterprise Program." This is aimed at larger companies that want to distribute their own programs through alternative channels of distribution to the employees. For example. about the iPhone Configuration Utility or the Apple Configurator.
University Program
The University program is aimed at students who are taught in the development of iOS programs. It allows, in addition to the benefits of a free membership, just to test your own programs on an iPhone, iPod or iPad.
Mac Developer Program
Membership of the Mac Developer Program also costs 79 euro per year, provides access to pre-release versions of Mac OS X and allows applications in the Mac App Store to offer.