SDK in Beta?

[DuFFy]

I know there were rumors before March 6 saying the SDK would be released only in beta on the 6th, but i dont remember them saying anything at the roadmap event about it being beta, so is it a final release? I just read an article that said it was only the beta version, and i was completely confused. I was under the impression that since they never said at the event that it was only beta, that is what the final SDK, but my memory could be wrong and have missed them saying, just need some clarification. Thanks.

Oh and heres the article i was reading just in case you're curious:
http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Will_iPhone_SDK_Bring_The_Killer_Application_for_iPhone_15025.html

 

[arkitect]

CUPERTINO, California—March 6, 2008—Apple® today previewed its iPhone™ 2.0 software, scheduled for release this June, and announced the immediate availability of a beta release of the software to selected developers and enterprise customers. The iPhone 2.0 beta release includes both the iPhone Software Development Kit (SDK) as well as new enterprise features such as support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync to provide secure, over-the-air push email, contacts and calendars as well as remote wipe, and the addition of Cisco IPsec VPN for encrypted access to private corporate networks.

So, yes, SDK beta it is…

 

[robhedin]

yes it most definitely is in beta.

rob.

 

[AGSHender]

I know there were rumors before March 6 saying the SDK would be released only in beta on the 6th, but i dont remember them saying anything at the roadmap event about it being beta, so is it a final release? I just read an article that said it was only the beta version, and i was completely confused. I was under the impression that since they never said at the event that it was only beta, that is what the final SDK, but my memory could be wrong and have missed them saying, just need some clarification. Thanks.

Oh and heres the article i was reading just in case you're curious:
http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Will_iPhone_SDK_Bring_The_Killer_Application_for_iPhone_15025.html

The SDK is final (though they might add to it later, hypothetically), the 2.0 firmware for the iPhone is what's in beta.

That linked article also says the "final" version of the SDK is due in June, 2009. I'm pretty sure that's a typo....

 

[davidjearly]

The SDK is final (though they might add to it later, hypothetically), the 2.0 firmware for the iPhone is what's in beta.

That linked article also says the "final" version of the SDK is due in June, 2009. I'm pretty sure that's a typo....

No, the SDK is in beta, including the latest version of Xcode Tools and Dashcode.

 

[AGSHender]

No, the SDK is in beta, including the latest version of Xcode Tools and Dashcode.

OK, the tools may be in beta, but I'm pretty sure the APIs are final. Whether that makes the whole SDK beta if not if the framework is finalized and in place is entirely up to you.

Regardless, I think it should be cleared up that the June (2008, to boot, not 2009) release is not the "final" version of the SDK as the link in the original post inferred. The June release is for the iPhone 2.0 firmware, which is currently in beta. The SDK is out and available for download now.

 

[robhedin]

Actually, according to Apple, the SDK is in beta. Just picking the "readme" for the SDK clearly states this:

"This beta release of the iPhone SDK includes..."

While it is possible and likely that most, if not all of the framework is in place, since the restrictions placed on the use of the SDK revolve around access to "public" interfaces, it is possible that the extent of what will be made fully public as opposed to Apple Internal is not yet complete. Hence, the public API is also in beta.

rob.

 

[AGSHender]

Actually, according to Apple, the SDK is in beta. Just picking the "readme" for the SDK clearly states this:

"This beta release of the iPhone SDK includes..."

While it is possible and likely that most, if not all of the framework is in place, since the restrictions placed on the use of the SDK revolve around access to "public" interfaces, it is possible that the extent of what will be made fully public as opposed to Apple Internal is not yet complete. Hence, the public API is also in beta.

rob.

Well. Maybe I should stop talking about stuff I don't know everything about, then.