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For those of you who use Aperture, a new version of the SDK for the popular photo management app has arrived. If you can’t remember straight, Aperture 2.1 added a greater ability to write and create plugins, extras, and even editing tools. A month later, the SDK has arrived, allowing the general public to stop looking at and finally create these add ons. Hopefully with the SDK out, Aperture’s functionality will be greatly improved (sorry, I’m a Lightroom fan.) The SDK is available for download from ADC, so go, check it out, and start coding!

[ADC] via [TUAW]

Leopard is an awesome upgrade for consumers. There is a ton of iCandy that makes your computer more beautiful, and usable, as well as some really cool features that I use every day. But the real power of Leopard is when you look under the hood. Developer tools in Leopard make coding and developing applications easier than ever. And it’s free. Just grab your Leopard disk, and install the additional Developer tools onto your Mac, and start playing with them. While all these apps and demos are fun to play with, they are a little hard to get your head around. That is why Apple has just introduced Coding Headstarts.

Coding Headstarts is a section in Apple’s Developer Connection. It provides you with an introductory video, along with step-by-step lesson guides, and even Xcode sample projects for you to follow along with. These Headstarts are good for both the first time coder, and the first-time Leopard coder. most of the videos are online and free, but if you want all the details (and you are probably a full-time coder if you do), you have to have a paid-for ADC Premier or Select member.

[Coding Headstarts] Via [AppleGazette]

Apple has posted, in a lovely new design, it’s iPhone web development guidelines on the Apple Developer Connection site. The document give tips such as “think windowless”, “adjust text size for readability”, and “lay out forms appropriately”. It also delves into how to integrate a web app with iPhone’s built-in applications and summarizes which technologies the iPhone, and it’s underlying Safari browser, full support. If you are even interested in potentially developing an app for the iPhone, this is the document to read.

Read [Apple.com] via [MacRumors]