WWDC 2022 is One Week Away: Five Ways to Get Ready

[CarlJ]

That is literally the only venue that makes sense. AR/VR is going to require developers to be all in. If they aren't onboard Apples AR/VR dies in the window.

Yeah, they might show some demo hardware, to convince developers that they really need to pay attention, but they've had numerous times before, at WWDC, where they've said things along the lines of "we strongly suggest you use these new frameworks for screen layout", and people say, "why bother, it doesn't help any with all the current screens", and then in September they release iPhones/iPads that actually need those new frameworks to work optimally. If you're developing for the Apple ecosystem, you need to listen to the things they say quietly at WWDC.

I'd say it's 50/50 whether we see some demo hardware next week. Maybe 5% chance there'll be a program for dev kits for something (like they've done when changing architectures). But I'd bet there's a pretty darn good chance they've put some new functions/frameworks in iOS/iPadOS that relate to AR/VR (whether they shout AR/VR or not), and it would be a good idea to implement this new stuff.

 

[justingone]

Anyone else think of this?

 

[sherwinzadeh]

Was hoping they'd stop the silly macOS names after they finally went to version 11.0.

 

[citysnaps]

Apple has been collaborating closely with Stanford University's AR/VR laboratory for the last 6+ years. I suspect when Apple releases their device it will come with a full suite of outstanding apps useful across a range of disciplines at launch time.

 

[Realityck]

Every user participates in beta testing, it's just that Apple calls that its full public release.

Hey we're not talking Tesla's here, just Apple devices.

 

[PsykX]

You know Apple doesn't create emojis right? They just conform to the unicode standard and not doing so can lead to a ton of bugs and crashes.

Apple holds an important position on the board though. So yes, they do have a great influence on new emojis.

 

[Unregistered 4U]

Apple holds an important position on the board though. So yes, they do have a great influence on new emojis.

Here’s something I didn’t know, Apple’s a voting member, 1 out of 16 of the Unicode Consortium.

Members

Members Your organization could be here, too. Apply to join now.

home.unicode.org

What does that vote entail?
As a Full Member, your organization can participate in technical work and receives one vote in technical committees including the right to vote for the board and the right to vote at Full membership meetings.

The Unicode Consortium define what emoji’s will be included, Apple has little control over what gets selected. I’d imagine they can make suggestions, but if the other 15 don’t agree, then it’s not happening. Not a “great” influence, it appears. Still curious about other details, though.

 

[emrahaslan]

The middle green character in the picture wears the long rumored Apple AI Glass??? Or am I just thinking too much?

 

[MajorFubar]

I like the WWDC because it gives me an insight into the OS's I'll be downloading to my iPhone, iPad and Macs next March after the dot 3 or dot 4 patches have made them actually usable and stable.

 

[svish]

Excited for the event. Will be watching it live on Apple website.

 

[Razorpit]

Could also be the look when they announce iOS 16 requires 3 GB of RAM. Want more flexible windows and multitasking something has to change.

iPadOS is such a let down. While I use my current gen 11" Pro as much as possible, I still turn to my MBP or Mac mini any time I need to do even the most moderate of "professional" tasks.

 

[Karma*Police]

I feel like we will be underwhelmed in a normal way.

I used to relish Apple events. The past few years, I’ve found myself skimming through most of it.

 

[macsplusmacs]

I still love and relish them.

 

[Unregistered 4U]

I still love and relish them.

Aww, how sweet!

 

[return2sendai]

Fitting graphic. Most developers really are elementary school age.

 

[PsykX]

Here’s something I didn’t know, Apple’s a voting member, 1 out of 16 of the Unicode Consortium.

Members

Members Your organization could be here, too. Apply to join now.

home.unicode.org

What does that vote entail?
As a Full Member, your organization can participate in technical work and receives one vote in technical committees including the right to vote for the board and the right to vote at Full membership meetings.

The Unicode Consortium define what emoji’s will be included, Apple has little control over what gets selected. I’d imagine they can make suggestions, but if the other 15 don’t agree, then it’s not happening. Not a “great” influence, it appears. Still curious about other details, though.

They have a bit more control than 1 out of 16.

Apple has 1 out of 10 directors at the head of Unicode

Executive Officers and Staff

unicode.org

As well as 5 out of 24 in the Technical Committee

TC and WG Chairs

unicode.org

They cannot do whatever they want, but they're holding onto a pretty important seat though.

 

[Unregistered 4U]

They have a bit more control than 1 out of 16.

Apple has 1 out of 10 directors at the head of Unicode

Executive Officers and Staff

unicode.org

As well as 5 out of 24 in the Technical Committee

TC and WG Chairs

unicode.org

They cannot do whatever they want, but they're holding onto a pretty important seat though.

Apple as a voting member receives 1 vote on the technical committee, as referenced above, regardless of how many people they have on the committee. So, they have exactly 1 out of 16 voting control. The 5 members in the technical committee just means that Apple has resources allocated that the 501 non-profit organization can call on to direct towards whatever the committee votes should be done.

Google has 9 out of 24 in the Technical Committee. They also have 1 vote out of 16.