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Mac OS X Innovators Contest

Posted by pudge on from the last-place-goes-on-perversiontracker dept.

lisam writes "Have you created a Mac OS X application, plug-in, or some other type of innovative software that you believe is top in its class? Then check out the Mac OS X Innovators contest. Prizes include a ADC Premier Membership, WWDC pass, pass to the O'Reilly Mac OS X Conference, etc, etc. You can enter more than once, but the deadline is March 28, 2003."

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  1. Re:Coding on Non-Mac by Quixotic+Raindrop · · Score: 3, Informative

    Yes. You can buy CodeWarrior, and the Win32 version (at least, all the ones I've bought!) have all the Mac SDKs you need, including PowerPlant. Obviously, you won't be able to debug from your windows machine (not directly, anyway!).

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  2. Re:Coding on Non-Mac by CottonEyedJoe · · Score: 3, Informative
    You could also use GnuStep and write your app in objective C. I'm not sure about the current state of GnuStep, But I've seen apps written using it compile on OSX.

    You'd probably need to borrow a mac for making sure everything compiles and works ok in OSX but you could get surprisingly far (and have a working linux app) without it.

  3. Re:Tight deadline by sporty · · Score: 1, Informative

    I know. Was joke.

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  4. Re:Should I enter this??? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    I wouldn't bother. If you read the link, you'll see that applications will be based on 4 criteria (criteria 1-3 get 20 points each, criteria 4 is worth 40), and winner is highest culmulative score out of 100. Here are the criteria:

    1) Ease of Use -- Does the software deliver ease of use, including installation (Drag Install where appropriate), troubleshooting, easy completion of tasks, stability, clarity of displays and messages, smooth, uncluttered interaction with the user, etc?
    How easy is it to install MySQL, PHP and setup Apache? Not that difficult if you know what you're doing, but definately not for the "drag n' drop" crowd.

    2) Adherence to the Mac OS X Human Interface Guidelines -- Does the software comply with, for example, the Aqua layout guidelines, system appearance (including anti-aliased display of text), and correct organization of menus and use of keyboard shortcuts?
    If this is one of the criteria, then it looks like you'll probably get a "0" in this one... maybe you've done something to mimic a regular Aqua application, but why bother?

    3) Use of Mac OS X Technologies -- Does the application make use of relevant technologies (i.e. Quartz, Quartz Extreme, Velocity Engine, Rendezvous, Core Audio, AppleScript, ATSUI, MLTE, QuickTime, Apple Help, Etc?)
    Looks like another fat "0" in this category... none of the technologies you listed are Apple-brewed.

    4) Innovation -- Is the software a new, category-defining type of product with unique, groundbreaking features, functions, or interactions for Mac OS X? Does the application deliver a highly innovative solution to a common problem or set of problems faced by users? This is perhaps the one category you might be able to get a decent score in, but is another blogger "category-defining", "unique" or "groundbreaking?"

    Sorry to burst a bubble, as I have written a blog-type application as well and was dissapointed by the criteria.