Apple Announces First Sessions & Labs for WWDC '09

Apple has announced the first sessions for its Worldwide Developers Conference 2009. WWDC is the place where developers and members of the media, as well as Apple fans, gather to learn and use the maker's latest development tools and hardware, while being presented with newly achieved feats in computing technologies.

“The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) provides developers and IT professionals with in-depth technical information and hands-on learning about the powerful technologies in iPhone OS and Mac OS X from the Apple engineers who created them,” Apple says.

“At the heart of your WWDC experience are technical sessions and hands-on labs presented by Apple engineers,” reads a post on Apple's Developer Connection page. “Get in-depth information on the technologies that power iPhone OS, Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard, gain insight into new development techniques, and learn best practices on integrating features that will define your product’s success.”

Apple encourages developers to view the first set of sessions and labs to get a preview of their five days exploring Apple technologies at WWDC '09. For instance, in the 64-bit Kernel Lab, developers get to meet the engineers behind the 64-bit kernel and see the fresh development tools in action. Developers are encouraged to discuss strategies for preparing their kernel extensions to run 64-bit, as well as test their KEXTs and devices with the 64-bit kernel on modern hardware.

Or, how about an introduction to OpenCL? “OpenCL (Open Computing Language) lets a Mac OS X application tap into the vast computing power of the modern graphics processor (GPU),” Apple explains. “Discover the OpenCL architecture, its approachable C-based language and powerful API for managing parallel computations,” the company says, addressing developers that may be interested in this session. As such, Apple encourages them to attend to see how OpenCL can dramatically improve the speed and responsiveness of their application.

Check out the first set of WWDC '09 sessions and labs listed by Apple over at its Developer Connection page.