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Apple Updates Official WWDC App With New Look, Apple TV Compatibility
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Still doesn't make sense that they would go dark when iOS 7/8/9 were white if they weren't testing dark mode/dark UI.
I agree with you. There were some elements of the previous WWDC apps that turned out to be new things that were introduced. I remember when WWDC was orange, and in that WWDC, they introduced Swift. No one knew they were working on a new programming language.
I'm just saying the possibility is high.
I like it. Clearly they are attempting to highlight the clarity and simplicity of Swift code. Im not a programmer but from I understand Swift really is designed to be easily written by basically just writing in plain english what you want the program to do. Or otherwise in pseudo code as you described it.
Swift is definitely better than most (imo), but it's really not *super* different syntax-wise from other object oriented languages. Python on the other hand, while not object oriented, was built to be concise and natural. I agree with you though on them highlighting Swift; they hint at big changes in Swift 3.0 in the event descriptions.
To me this suggests what the dark theme will look like. Wonder if they'll make any other changes to the general feel of the UI
Not bothered. If the rumours are true they're not going to announce anything exciting.
Starting to feel like the WWDC will be rather devoid of new hardware -- even new watch bands.
Seems like more of a reversion to me. Regressions are negative - you beat a personal record but then can never get near it again, you stop a bad behavior for a year but then go back doing it.
This would be Apple going back to the name it once used, which is at worst neutral. But to me it seems like a smart move because OS X -- which everyone thinks is OS "ex" seems generic because of the "X". OTOH Mac OS tells you exactly what the OS is for - Mac. Yes, everyone in this forum knows what OS X is. I guarantee you the vast majority of non-geek population does not, so going back to Mac OS is good branding and more accurate, esp. if Apple wants to move on to say, version 11.0.
Seems like more of a reversion to me. Regressions are negative - you beat a personal record but then can never get near it again, you stop a bad behavior for a year but then go back doing it.
This would be Apple going back to the name it once used, which is at worst neutral. But to me it seems like a smart move because OS X -- which everyone thinks is OS "ex" seems generic because of the "X". OTOH Mac OS tells you exactly what the OS is for - Mac. Yes, everyone in this forum knows what OS X is. I guarantee you the vast majority of non-geek population does not, so going back to Mac OS is good branding and more accurate, esp. if Apple wants to move on to say, version 11.0.
This would be disappointing but not surprising. If Apple is going to overhaul their MacBook lineup, it would make sense to do so after the Back to School sale clears out old inventory.
Also, I wonder if Apple slipped out the latest hardware rumor to gauge feedback.
More remote is the possibility that the Skylake CPU bug is so problematic (looking at you Surface Pro 4) that Apple has chosen to wait for Kaby Lake in October. The only question is whether the Kaby Lake CPUs needed by Apple would actually be ready or whether it too will utilize a staggered launch like Skylake.
Actually, no. All the videos from the Keynote/Platform State of the Union to session videos from previous years (all the way back to 2012) are accessible from within the app.
Well this would certainly fit with the MBP OLED function strip, in essence another display, and would tie the LCD display together with it without significantly adding to the power consumption overhead.
Next gen they go OLED for everything.
Even though they just updated the wireless keyboard and trackpad, they could add an OLED function strip to them as well to make sense of this on the desktops as well ...
Me too. One of their variables starts with a capital letter, and why does learnAbout take 4 parameters instead of just an array?
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Yeah. I have easily-triggered migraines and have to sit at the computer for 9 hours a day, so I make everything dark if I can.
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Just a wild idea ... what about renaming it to OSX and not calling it OS 10. I have always called it OS X like the letter not the number. I know it's technical wrong but I don't really care either 
For the dark theme, my guess is a dark mode XCode. I am reaching here, but maybe XCode for iPad ? I know they said they won't do it.
For the dark theme, my guess is a dark mode XCode. I am reaching here, but maybe XCode for iPad ? I know they said they won't do it.
