14 DAY TRIAL // Developers eager to take advantage of the new technologies in iOS 8 and OS X 10.10 have been given the go ahead to download the necessary tools and start coding. The App Store won’t be taking submissions for at least a few more weeks/months, but that means more time to perfect the app.
Via two timely memos on its Dev Center, Apple informs the masses that everyone is free to start making apps that leverage everything new in iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite. For iOS coders, Apple has this to say:
“With over 4,000 new APIs and bold new technologies, iOS 8 lets you create custom app extensions, utilize exciting capabilities like HealthKit, HomeKit, and CloudKit, take advantage of advances in gaming like Metal, SceneKit, and SpriteKit, and more. Download the SDK to explore these new features as well as Swift, the innovative new programming language for Cocoa and Cocoa Touch.”
As usual, the Cupertino company includes a handy link to the iOS 8 for Developers page on its website, where it describes all the things enumerated above in greater detail. Programmers can download the iOS 8 beta along with Xcode 6 (which is also in pre-release state) and start making their next app today.
The announcement for Mac coders is fairly similar, “OS X Yosemite gives you the power to extend the OS X experience with app extensions, enabling access to app features and services from almost anywhere. And with the innovative new Swift programming language and advances in game technologies, Safari, iCloud, and more, your best apps are yet to come.”
This time, the learn-more link takes visitors to the OS X Yosemite for Developers page. OS X gets some extra new stuff, including Widgets for Notification Center. As with iOS 8, developers can download the OS X Yosemite Developer Preview and get started today.
There’s also a brief announcement for iOS developers looking to leverage the software in an Enterprise environment. Apple puts video sessions and various resources at their disposal to make the best-of-breed enterprise apps.
“Check out the latest videos from WWDC 2014 and learn how iOS 8 can transform your enterprise. Access resources and best practices for deploying and managing devices, protecting corporate data and user privacy, and creating an engaging user experience leveraging the latest technologies in iOS,” says the tech titan.