Tuesday, October 19, 2004

The next version of Apple's powerful UNIX-based operating system, Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger, will be the most important release for developers since Mac OS X was first released in 2001. Tiger is loaded with a number of cutting edge technologies that translate into new and interesting opportunities for almost every type of developer. In fact, developers working with pre-release versions of Tiger—ADC Select and Premier members, and WWDC 2004 attendees—are already finding innovative ways to use the powerful new features, APIs, and frameworks.

This article will highlight some of the most exciting new technologies in Tiger and show what they will mean for developers. They are:

- Spotlight
- Dashboard
- 64-bit Development
- Xcode 2.0
- Automator
- Core Image
- Core Data

As well, there are a few other features that we'll tell you about and we'll give you details on how you can get started developing applications for Tiger.