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Apple Developer Profile Changing?

Posted by simoniker on from the larger-ears dept.

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."

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  1. Yes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    iThink it is.

  2. Developer Profile Changing? by lukewarmfusion · · Score: 4, Funny

    "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.

    1. Re:Developer Profile Changing? by UserAlreadyExists · · Score: 4, Funny

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

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    2. Re:Developer Profile Changing? by Jim+Hall · · Score: 2, Funny

      "Apple Developer Profile Changing?"

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

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

  3. New focus by abzorb · · Score: 3, Funny

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

    I hope it comes in PINK!

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    1. Re:New focus by lukewarmfusion · · Score: 4, Funny

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

      So does your wife.

      Zing!

  4. good for them by happyfrogcow · · Score: 0, Funny

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

  5. I was working on source code on my dad's PC... by Fortunato_NC · · Score: 5, Funny

    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

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  6. Re:In other news, it's confirmed, the sky is blue by grub · · Score: 3, Funny


    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!"

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  7. I think Apple can describe their userbase as... by Jerk+City+Troll · · Score: 5, Funny

    Developers! Developers! Developers! Developers!

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  8. Re:2/3 button mice by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

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

  9. Re:Correct me if I am wrong, but by rthille · · Score: 5, Funny

    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) :-)

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  10. Re:Correct me if I am wrong, but by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    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.