Snow Leopard API's Finalized, A Step Closer to Release?
One tidbit that we failed to mention during our coverage of the newest Snow Leopard Mac OS X 10.6 developer release last Friday is the fact that it appears that Apple has stated that no further application programming interface (API) changes are planned for Snow Leopard. There was some debate in our mind if this referred to the entirety of Snow Leopard or a subportion, but others have interpreted it as the entirety of Snow Leopard.
The API's are the hooks that developers use to take advantage of the various features of Mac OS X. If true, this means developers can feel comfortable moving forward with their own applications with less concern that a future version of Snow Leopard will break their applications.
Apple is expected to release more information about Snow Leopard at WWDC next month. The release of Snow Leopard is expected roughly mid-year.
The API's are the hooks that developers use to take advantage of the various features of Mac OS X. If true, this means developers can feel comfortable moving forward with their own applications with less concern that a future version of Snow Leopard will break their applications.
Apple is expected to release more information about Snow Leopard at WWDC next month. The release of Snow Leopard is expected roughly mid-year.
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36 months ago
Have we seen anything of Marble yet?
Assuming the rumors are true, i bet apple will keep it undder wraps until WWDC to give the "normys" something to drool over :p
36 months ago
API is just a part of the OS, it doesn't really mean that the whole OS is finished in terms of new coding. They are most likely in the refactoring/stability/optimization stage of the development after the new code/feature implementations/phototyping stage.
36 months ago
API is just a part of the OS, it doesn't really mean that the whole OS is finished in terms of new coding. They are most likely in the refactoring/stability/optimization stage of the development after the new code/feature implementations/phototyping stage.
In otherwords it's gone from "Alpha" to "Beta" :)
36 months ago
In otherwords it's gone from "Alpha" to "Beta" :)
More like Pre-Alpha to Alpha. ;)
The first Beta will be the WWDC build.
36 months ago
September 2009 release I'd guess.
I don't think we'll see it in time for WWDC.
I don't think we'll see it in time for WWDC.
36 months ago
Ok does this still mean a September or October release or sooner? August?
It means absolutely nothing. We'll know a little bit at the WWDC.
I don't want Apple to rush to beat W7 release (Most likely Oct also) but I rather they just take all the time they need to make it really awesome at launch but I am betting Apple is doing a lot of analysis on the W7 release because there is one very important question that Apple has to answer. That is, if SL is ready shortly before the W7 release, when should Apple release it? Before, After, how long after?
Sign me up. I'm upgrading on Day One! :)
Heh. I'll be upgrading the week after the first day to make sure there are no major bugs that'll cause data loss. :eek:[ Read All Comments ]
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