The Apple Developer Connection is Apple Computer's developer network. It is designed to make available resources to help software developers write software for the Apple hardware platform. Apple Computer, Inc. ... A software developer is an entity, either a company or individual, that creates software. ... Computer software (or simply software) refers to one or more computer programs and data held in the storage of a computer for some purpose. ... Hardware is equipment such as fasteners, keys, locks, hinges, wire, chains, plumbing supplies, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine parts, especially when they are made of metal. ...
Premier, Select, Student and online memberships are available, with online membership being free of charge.
The ADC network is available in many nations and in many languages. For example, there is an ADC branch in the People's Republic of China, and content on the ADC site is available in Chinese, Japanese, German, French, as well as other languages.
Support from Apple engineers - ADC members are eligible to receive help.
Apple products are regularly seeded whenever a build occurs.
Eligibility to attend the World Wide Developers Conference - With an ADC membership comes the eligbility to attend the WWDC, one of the premier Mac conferences held throughout the year.
The Darwin team at Apple is pleased to announce that version 2.0 of the Apple Public Source License has been certified as a "Free Software License." APSL 2.0 includes numerous changes and simplifications to make it even easier to use Apple Open Source software as part of your programs.
Apple is pleased to announce the 2.0 version of the Apple Public Source License.
Now the same Apple ID you use for AppleDeveloperConnection, the Knowledge Base, the Apple Store, the iTunes Music Store, or your.Mac account may be used to view and download APSL-licensed Darwin source code.