Document Revision History
This table describes the changes to Mac Technology Overview.
Date | Notes |
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2015-09-16 | Update content for OS X v10.11 |
2014-10-16 | Updates for OSX 10.10 |
2014-07-15 | Updated the Migrating from Cocoa Touch chapter. |
2013-10-22 | Made minor formatting corrections. |
2012-07-23 | Described new technologies available in OS X v10.8. |
Added a section on Notification Center. | |
Added a section on Game Center. | |
Added a section on Sharing. | |
Added a section on Social Media Integration. | |
Added a section on Gatekeeper. | |
Added sections on the following new frameworks: Game Kit, GLKit, Scene Kit, Audio Video Bridging and Video Toolbox (both described in Other Media Layer Frameworks), Accounts, Event Kit, and Social Framework. | |
Updated the sections on Apps, Resume, Cocoa Auto Layout, and iCloud Storage. | |
2012-01-09 | Added descriptions for several new technologies first available in OS X v10.7. |
Added a section on iCloud Storage. | |
Added a section on Maps. | |
Added a section on Popovers. | |
Added a section on Store Kit. | |
Added a section on In-Kernel Video Capture. | |
Updated the sections on Cocoa Auto Layout, File Coordination, App Sandbox, Code Signing, XPC Interprocess Communication and Services, AV Foundation, Core Data, and Foundation and Core Foundation. | |
Removed the section on Sync Services, which described a framework that was deprecated in OS X v10.7. If you need information on Sync Services, see the Legacy OS X Developer Library. | |
2011-04-30 | Updated document for OS X v10.7, with extensive reorganization and rewriting. Added the chapter "Migrating from Cocoa Touch." |
2009-08-14 | Updated for OS X v10.6. |
2008-10-15 | Removed outdated reference to jikes compiler. Marked the AppleShareClient framework as deprecated, which it was in OS X v10.5. |
2007-10-31 | Updated for OS X v10.5. The document was also reorganized. |
2006-06-28 | Associated in-use prefix information with the system frameworks. Clarified directories containing developer tools. |
2005-10-04 | Added references to "Universal Binary Programming Guidelines." |
2005-08-11 | Fixed minor typos. Updated environment variable inheritance information. |
2005-07-07 | Incorporated developer feedback. |
Added AppleScript to the list of app environments. | |
2005-06-04 | Corrected the man page name for SQLite. |
2005-04-29 | Fixed broken links and incorporated user feedback. |
Incorporated porting and technology guidelines from "Apple Software Design Guidelines." Added information about new system technologies. Changed "Rendezvous" to "Bonjour." | |
Added new software types to list of development opportunities. | |
Added a command-line primer. | |
Added a summary of the available development tools. | |
Updated the list of system frameworks. | |
2004-05-27 | First version of OS X Technology Overview. Some of the information in this document previously appeared in System Overview. |
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