'Marble' Project Actually Xcode 4?

[MacRumors]

In January 2009, both MacRumors and Daring Fireball's John Gruber began hearing rumors that Apple was working on a project code-named "Marble" that was believed to be an overhaul of the Mac OS X interface set to appear with Snow Leopard later that year.

As time went by, however, Gruber noted that "Marble" was unlikely to appear in Mac OS X Snow Leopard, and indeed the new operating system did not carry the significant overhaul many had been hoping for, leading to speculation that it could still appear in Mac OS X 10.7 whenever that sees the light of day.

Yesterday, Gruber revealed that "Marble" actually appears not to be a Mac OS X interface revamp but an overhaul of Xcode, Apple's developer tools for Mac OS X and iOS. A beta version of Xcode 4 was previewed at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference earlier this month, but with the sessions covered by non-disclosure agreements, it was taken some time for details on the update to come out. One of the major changes in Xcode 4 is the integration of Interface Builder into the larger Xcode application, creating a unified interface that comprises the "Marble" project.

Xcode 4 is still in beta, Apple doesn't have screenshots available, and what was shown at WWDC 2010 is covered by NDA. But if you have a developer account, you can get a tour of the new interface by watching the Developer Tools State of the Union session. It is, to say the least, a major overhaul - primarily focused on doing more within a single window, even going so far as to bake Interface Builder into Xcode itself. According to several informed sources at WWDC, that's the "Marble" project.

It is unknown when Xcode 4 will make its official debut, but it appears to promise a significantly enhanced development environment for creating and testing applications.

Article Link: 'Marble' Project Actually Xcode 4?

 

[Tronic]

now we know.

 

[GroundLoop]

now we know.

And knowing is half the battle...

GL

 

[AtariMac]

now we know.

And knowing is half the battle. GO JOE!

 

[GroundLoop]

And knowing is half the battle. GO JOE!

Beat ya to it...

 

[guzhogi]

Now I know why I haven't been allowed to download Xcode 4: it hasn't been released yet. I thought it would've come out w/ iOS 4. Wonder why I still can't download the beta, even as a paid developer.

 

[uberamd]

I am looking forward to integrated Interface Builder. And as always, the price is right.

 

[tropic10]

I would still be surprised if 10.7 didn't have some sort of UI refresh.

 

[Stella]

From the details leaks on Internet ( quite a few on Twitter ), XCode 4 looks like its going to be fanstatic. There's a few screenshosts as well - but they don't reveal much though.


a screenshot ( there's a few more but I don't have the links at the moment )
http://twitpic.com/1vjcml/full

Itching for XCode 4 to be released.

 

[dagamer34]

It's a shame no production code can use XCode 4, I'd love to move over to that for my work!

 

[invertedworld]

WWDC videos including XCode 4 now available to registered developers

I got an email from Apple a couple of days ago inviting me to view WWDC sessions via iTunes. I am a registered developer (cost = free) and had to agree to the NDA when I joined up. The videos include a preview of XCode 4 but more than that I can't say. However as it's free to sign up, I can't see why anyone interested can't do what I did.

 

[Gauthic]

I'm very impressed with that I've seen in the changes to XCode4 via the recently release iTunes University movies released to registered developers earlier this week (http://developer.apple.com/videos/wwdc/2010/).

This really puts XCode in league with Visual Studio in terms of integration and power. Sure it's no double-click to create a function, but it's pretty darned close! Register to see the changes yourself.

 

[vile]

xcode4 is pretty awesome if you check out the wwdc videos. Really looking forward to it.

 

[odedia]

Now I know why I haven't been allowed to download Xcode 4: it hasn't been released yet. I thought it would've come out w/ iOS 4. Wonder why I still can't download the beta, even as a paid developer.

Because it's still not in beta, it's a developer preview. They gave it only to WWDC attendees at the moment. It has a ton of work left.

 

[brent0saurus]

I would still be surprised if 10.7 didn't have some sort of UI refresh.

Definitely. Windows 7 actually looks really good. The gap is hardly there anymore! I mean, for YEARS OS X looked a million times better than Windows and that's no longer the case.

I personally can't wait to see what Apple has in store for 10.7... Let's just hope it's not iOS

 

[realgenius]

I find it quite interesting that while Xcode 4 is moving to a single window display, Microsoft is trumpeting "multi-monitor support" for its new version of Visual Studio.

Check the preview and be jealous of the shiny, Xcoders:

Yes, that was sarcasm.

 

[CristobalHuet]

There better be a UI refresh in 10.7

 

[longofest]

I've heard from developers using XCode 4 that it is truly a "beta". Among the complaints:

- extremely long install time (1 hour +)
- gets slower after extended use, requiring quit and restart.

 

[-SD-]

Well I'm certainly looking forward to Xcode 4...

 

[knightlie]

That's kind of why they use code names, so people don't know what things are.

 

[Erwin-Br]

I find it quite interesting that while Xcode 4 is moving to a single window display, Microsoft is trumpeting "multi-monitor support" for its new version of Visual Studio.

Check the preview and be jealous of the shiny, Xcoders:

Yes, that was sarcasm.

Very original joke to customize a screen like that. We haven't seen that before.

Yes, also sarcasm.

And most professional developers work with two screens. Having your code in one, while checking out the results in another is very convenient and efficient.

 

[ibgarrett]

I'm wondering how closely XCode4 will be tied to 10.7. That might be part of the hold up that 10.7 will be required to run the latest XCode software... just a thought.

 

[slb]

I'm wondering how closely XCode4 will be tied to 10.7. That might be part of the hold up that 10.7 will be required to run the latest XCode software... just a thought.

WWDC attendees can already download and run Xcode. It requires 10.6.

 

[irwcll94]

Sweet!

Going to watch it now.

 

[Saladinos]

Thanks for noting XCode 4. IMO, it was Apple's other show-stopping moment at WWDC.

iPhone 4-like in magnitude and excitement. You've got to watch the Developer Tools' State of the Union to really get it.