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2008-07-08 Xcode Build System Guide (HTML) (PDF)
New document that provides a detailed description of the Xcode build system and shows how to customize it.
 First Version Tools
2008-07-08 Xcode Project Management Guide (HTML) (PDF)
New document that provides practical descriptions of the major development tasks developers perform with Xcode.
 First Version Carbon, Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, Internationalization, Tools
2008-06-23 OpenGL Shader Builder User Guide (HTML) (PDF)
New document that explains how to use OpenGL Shader Builder to develop and test GPU programs.
 First Version Graphics & Imaging, Tools
2008-06-09 Extending Your Wiki Server (PDF)
New document that explains how to migrate content from other wikis, create custom themes, and enable JavaScript, YouTube, and Flash.
 First Version Enterprise IT, Internet & Web, Mac OS X Server
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Server Podcast Producer Workflow Tutorial (PDF)
New document that explains how to develop and customize Podcast Producer workflows. For Mac OS X Server Version 10.5.
 First Version Enterprise IT, Internet & Web, Mac OS X Server, Networking
2008-06-09 Xsan 2 Setup Guide (PDF)
New document that explains how to set up a volume on a storage area network (SAN) using Xsan 2.
 First Version Apple Applications, Mac OS X Server, Performance, Storage
2008-06-09 Xserve RAID Using RAID Admin 1.2 and Disk Utility (PDF)
New document that explains how to use RAID Admin and Fibre Channel Utility to configure and monitor Xserve RAID systems and Disk Utility to enhance hardware RAID arrays.
 First Version Mac OS X Server, Storage
2008-05-27 Xcode Installation Guide (HTML) (PDF) (日本語 HTML) (日本語 PDF)
New document that describes general installation issues for Xcode users.
 First Version Tools
2008-05-27 Xcode Overview (HTML) (PDF) (日本語 HTML) (日本語 PDF)
New document that describes the Xcode IDE and its major components, and provides and overview of the development process.
 First Version Carbon, Cocoa, Tools
2008-05-22 Xcode Workspace Guide (HTML) (PDF)
New document that provides an overview of the Xcode workspace, and shows how to use its components and features.
 First Version Carbon, Cocoa, Internet & Web, Tools
2008-05-19 Xcode Refactoring Guide (HTML) (PDF)
New document that describes source code refactoring and shows how to perform refactoring operations in Xcode.
 First Version Tools
2008-05-16 Xcode Debugging Guide (HTML) (PDF)
New document that describes the Xcode debugging facilities and the recommended debugging techniques.
 First Version Performance, Tools
2008-07-11 Dashcode User Guide (HTML) (PDF) (日本語 HTML) (日本語 PDF) (Français HTML) (Français PDF) (Deutsch HTML) (Deutsch PDF) (Español HTML) (Español PDF) (Nederlands HTML) (Nederlands PDF) (Italiano HTML) (Italiano PDF) (简体中文 HTML) (简体中文 PDF)
Added a new tutorial for web applications and descriptions for new templates and parts introduced in Dashcode 2.0.
 Content Update Apple Applications, Scripting & Automation, Tools, User Experience
2008-06-19 Debugging with GDB (HTML)
Content Update Carbon, Cocoa, Tools
2008-06-19 GDB Internals (HTML)
Content Update Tools
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Security Configuration Guide (PDF)
Update for Mac OS X Version 10.5.
 Content Update Enterprise IT, Internet & Web, Mac OS X Server, Networking, Security
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Server Security Configuration Guide (PDF)
Update for Mac OS X Server Version 10.5.
 Content Update Enterprise IT, Hardware & Drivers, Internet & Web, Mac OS X Server, Networking, Open Source, Security
2008-06-09 OpenGL Programming Guide for Mac OS X (HTML) (PDF)
Updated the Cocoa OpenGL tutorial and made numerous other minor changes.
 Content Update Games, Graphics & Imaging
2008-06-09 Xsan 2 Administrator's Guide (PDF)
Updated for Xsan 2. Replaces the Xsan Administrator's Guide for Xsan 1.4.
 Content Update Apple Applications, Mac OS X Server, Performance, Storage
2008-06-09 Xserve User's Guide (PDF)
Updated for Intel-based Xserve.
 Content Update Hardware & Drivers, Mac OS X Server
2008-05-22 What's New in Xcode (HTML) (PDF)
Updated for Xcode 3.1.
 Content Update Tools
2008-07-11 File System Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Revised information about initial file permissions.
 Minor Change Carbon, Cocoa, Darwin, Mac OS X, Open Source, Tools, User Experience
2008-07-11 Locales Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Updated a code example showing how to retrieve weekday symbols.
 Minor Change Carbon, Core Foundation, Internationalization
2008-07-11 Xcode Source Management Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Added details about the project root.
 Minor Change Tools
2008-07-11 Xsan Migration Guide for Xsan 2 (PDF)
Added instructions for updating from Xsan 2 to Xsan 2.1 and made minor revisions to the Second Edition for Xsan 2.
Minor Change Apple Applications, Mac OS X Server, Storage
2008-07-08 The Objective-C 2.0 Programming Language (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typographical errors.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Tools
2008-07-04 FxPlug SDK Overview (HTML) (PDF)
Minor corrections for FxPlug SDK 1.2.3.
 Minor Change Apple Applications
2008-06-09 Apple Human Interface Guidelines (HTML) (PDF)
Fixed minor errors.
 Minor Change Carbon, Cocoa, Java, Mac OS X, Porting, User Experience
2008-06-09 Core Image Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Added details on coordinate spaces.
 Minor Change Carbon, Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging
2008-06-09 Core Text Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Revised Figure 1-3 "Text layout data flow" to show that a CGPath object is provided in the creation of a CTFrame object.
 Minor Change Carbon, Text & Fonts
2008-06-09 Image Kit Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Added information about support for dragging image views.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging
2008-06-09 Image Unit Tutorial (HTML) (PDF)
Updated the table of input parameters to kernel routines.
 Minor Change Carbon, Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Server Administration (PDF)
Made minor corrections to the Second Edition for Mac OS X Server v10.5.
 Minor Change Enterprise IT, Mac OS X Server
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Server iCal Service Administration (PDF)
Made minor changes to the Second Edition for Mac OS X Server v10.5.
 Minor Change Apple Applications, Enterprise IT, Internet & Web, Mac OS X Server, Security
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Server Mail Service Administration (PDF)
Made minor changes to the Second Edition for Mac OS X Server v10.5.
 Minor Change Internet & Web, Mac OS X Server, Security
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Server Network Services Administration (PDF)
Made minor changes to the Second Edition for Mac OS X Server v10.5.
 Minor Change Internet & Web, Mac OS X Server, Networking, Security
2008-06-09 Mac OS X Server Open Directory Administration (PDF)
Made minor changes to the Second Edition for Mac OS X Server v10.5.
 Minor Change Mac OS X Server, Security
2008-06-05 Xcode Quick Tour Guide for Mac OS X (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor updates to several chapters. Changed the title from "Xcode Quick Tour Guide."
 Minor Change Carbon, Cocoa, Tools, User Experience
2008-05-06 Core Animation Programming Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Corrected typos.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging
2008-05-06 URL Loading System (HTML) (PDF)
Made minor editorial changes.
 Minor Change Cocoa, Internet & Web, Networking
2008-05-02 Xcode Unit Testing Guide (HTML) (PDF)
Updated for Xcode 3.0.
 Minor Change Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, Tools