GCC will still be the compiler shipped with XCode, but you'll be able to plug in the Intel compiler as a replacement if you need the speed. By speed, I mean that it will produce faster executable code in many situations.
No, the Intel C++ compiler will not compile Objective-C for the forseeable future. Outside of Apple, I imagine that the great majority of commercial software programs are written with C++ and Carbon in order to share code with other platforms.
IIRC, Photoshop 3.0 was available for Solaris. I'm sure it would be a big task for Adobe to make a production version of Photoshop for Linux. I wouldn't be surprised if they have an internal proof-of-concept version though.
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If Microsoft knows that there is more work to do, why call it a release candidate?
GCC will still be the compiler shipped with XCode, but you'll be able to plug in the Intel compiler as a replacement if you need the speed. By speed, I mean that it will produce faster executable code in many situations. No, the Intel C++ compiler will not compile Objective-C for the forseeable future. Outside of Apple, I imagine that the great majority of commercial software programs are written with C++ and Carbon in order to share code with other platforms.
IIRC, Photoshop 3.0 was available for Solaris. I'm sure it would be a big task for Adobe to make a production version of Photoshop for Linux. I wouldn't be surprised if they have an internal proof-of-concept version though.