Apple Developer Profile Changing?

rocketjam writes "According to InternetNews.com, Apple Computer is seeing large numbers of UNIX, Java and Open Source developers moving to its Mac OS X platform. Apple Vice President of Worldwide Developer Relations Ron Okamoto mentions that, in the three years since the introduction of OS X, 'people who have experience in those areas are showing a great interest in our OS. We're seeing a lot of first timers. It's really impressive.' The company said it has recently surpassed the 300,000 member threshold of registered developers. Apparently, the increase in enterprise code writers has prompted Apple to add more sessions focusing on enterprise and IT to its upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference."

Yes

[Anonymous Coward]

iThink it is.

Developer Profile Changing?

[lukewarmfusion]

"Apple Developer Profile Changing?"

What, like - no more single, fat, balding, Mountain Dew drinkers?*

Oh wait, that's not just Apple Developers...

*I'm a developer, too. Yes, it's self-deprecating humor. Thanks, I know.

New focus

[abzorb]

"Apple to add more sessions focusing on enterprise and IT"

I hope it comes in PINK!

Re:New focus

[lukewarmfusion]

"Every time I leave my house I get screwed!"

So does your wife.

Zing!

good for them

[happyfrogcow]

I for one do not welcome our sugar coated OSX overlords.

Re:Developer Profile Changing?

[UserAlreadyExists]

I think what they mean is a different kind of single, fat, balding, Mountain Dew drinker.

I was working on source code on my dad's PC...

[Fortunato_NC]

And all of a sudden, visual studio was like BEEP BEEP BEEP, and my source code was, like GONE. The PC totally ate my source code!

And it was GOOD source code, too.

I had to retype my source code from scratch, like, REALLY FAST, and my boss thought it was really lousy and so my job got, like, outsourced to like, India.

But my dad got me a new iBook G4 with Xcode, now I never get outsourced!

My name is Ellen Feiss, and I'm a software developer.

http://www.apple.com/switch

Re:In other news, it's confirmed, the sky is blue

[grub]

When I read "Developer Profile Changing", my first thought is "Shit, I hope they don't want me to start wearing a suit to work!"

I think Apple can describe their userbase as...

[Jerk City Troll]

Developers! Developers! Developers! Developers!

Re:2/3 button mice

[Anonymous Coward]

I don't need two or three balls either, but I like them all the same. So, thx but I'll pass...

Re:Developer Profile Changing?

[Jim Hall]

"Apple Developer Profile Changing?"

By "Profile", I think Apple means that more Mac developers will look like this. [akamai.net]

Hell, if more Mac developers/users had a profile like that, I'd switch to MacOS! :-)

Re:Correct me if I am wrong, but

[rthille]

Another poster has replied that Cocoa > NeXTStep, but I'd just like to point out that the main thing that Cocoa has that NeXTStep was lacking that might have made it easier for Tim is WebCore(tm) :-)

Re:Correct me if I am wrong, but

[Anonymous Coward]

Cocoa in LISP? That's the most bizzare marriage of APIs and languages I've seen since Microsoft slapped a GUI on BASIC.

I have GOT to try this.